Essays about: "pragmatic awareness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words pragmatic awareness.

  1. 1. "Grammar and syntax are of course important building blocks, but you need to know what it is you are building" : A Qualitative Study Investigating Nine Upper Secondary English Teachers' Awareness, Beliefs and Practices when Dealing with Pragmatics in the EFL Classroom

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Malin Ringqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Pragmatics; Pragmatic competence; EFL Classroom; Teacher Awareness and Beliefs; Interculturality;

    Abstract : This essay investigates nine upper secondary English teachers’ awareness, beliefs and practices when dealing with pragmatics in the EFL classroom in relation to the intercultural dimensions of the subject. The study was conducted using a phenomenological approach where nine semi-structured interviews with upper secondary English teachers were conducted. READ MORE

  3. 2. “It is just pretty much given to us” : A mixed-methods study of Swedish EFL students’ views, experiences and preferences of written corrective feedback in connection to language awareness

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Malin Eiman Hanslip; [2022]
    Keywords : Language awareness; written corrective feedback; EFL; SLA; noticing; engagement with language; Sweden;

    Abstract : In recent years, language awareness (LA) has received increasing attention and is an aim for the English subject in the Swedish curriculum for upper secondary school. The present study aims to connect LA to a practice that teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) perform on a regular basis, namely written corrective feedback (WCF), which focuses on linguistic or pragmatic errors in students’ texts. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sustainable web design in the e-commerce sector : Evaluation and proposed improvement of existing guidelines

    University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Avdelningen för datateknik och informatik

    Author : Viktorija Bernataviciute; Ráhel Anna Balogh; [2022]
    Keywords : UX design; sustainable web design; sustainable UX; sustainable e-commerce website; sustainable web design guidelines; green web;

    Abstract : In recent years, the web development industry has made websites more sustainable through green hosting and sustainable approaches in both back-end and front-end levels of websites. This study evaluates and aims to improve existing guidelines for designing lower-impact websites in the e-commerce sector. READ MORE

  5. 4. A European CSR study about the deviation of valuation

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Pontus Persson; Tatiana Dykina; [2021]
    Keywords : “ESG”; “sustainability”; “CSR”; “Market value”; “intrinsic value”; “Beta”; “CAPM”; “Cost of Equity”; “residual earning”;

    Abstract : For the last decades, public authorities and private firms have emphasized their focus on integrating sustainability into corporate disclosure. The shift towards CSR instead of the traditional profit maximization narratives is evident in increased demand among various stakeholders for sustainability awareness. READ MORE

  6. 5. So, what you’re saying is …? : A study of year 9 students’ attitudes towards and perceived knowledge of communicative competence

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Daniel Sandström; [2019]
    Keywords : communicative competence; second language learning; pragmatic awareness; teaching focus; learner perception; lower secondary school language teaching;

    Abstract : Swedes’ proficiency in English is often high up in the world rankings among the countries in which English is an L2[1]. Learners of English are routinely tested in the Swedish school system, using standardized national tests to measure how well students are doing nationwide, whilst also providing teachers with sometimes essential assistance in grading students’ language skills. READ MORE