Essays about: "pronunciation instruction"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words pronunciation instruction.

  1. 1. Sentence Stress in Songs: The Potential of Using Authentic Songs for Teaching English Sentence Stress to EFL Learners in Swedish Lower-Secondary School

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska; Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Teo Mattiasson; [2023]
    Keywords : sentence stress; pronunciation teaching; musical instruction; English as a foreign language; English songs; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Using music as a tool for teaching a foreign language has been shown to positively affect the language learning process (Balčytytė-Kurtinienė, 2018; Cañete García et al., 2022; Heidari- Shahreza & Moinzadeh, 2012), and this essay suggests that authentic English songs can be used in the teaching of EFL in lower-secondary school in Sweden to efficiently meet many aspects of the syllabus. READ MORE

  3. 2. Teachers’ Views on Teaching English Pronunciation : A Phenomenographic Study of Upper-secondary Teachers’ Views and Reported Practices

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Axel Tegnered; Jonas Rentner; [2021]
    Keywords : English pronunciation; pronunciation instruction; pronunciation teaching; teachers’ views on pronunciation; English as a foreign language; language instruction; language skills; intelligibility; comprehensibility; nativeness; pronunciation model;

    Abstract : This study investigates Swedish upper-secondary teachers’ views and reported practices regarding pronunciation instruction in the English-as-a-foreign-language classroom. It adopts a mixed-method design, analysing qualitative data collected from a focus-group interview (N=4) and quantitative data collected from an online survey (N=54). READ MORE

  4. 3. The Importance of Pronunciation Instruction in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Axel Tegnered; Jonas Rentner; [2020]
    Keywords : Pronunciation; explicit pronunciation instruction; teacher views pronunciation; learner views pronunciation; comprehensibility;

    Abstract : The field of pronunciation instruction has long been a neglected area. In recent years, however, researchers have found a renewed interest in the subject. For example, research has been conducted to investigate the views on pronunciation instruction held by teachers and learners. READ MORE

  5. 4. MA-students’ lecture comprehension of EMI courses at a Swedish university

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Isabelle Neptune; [2016]
    Keywords : EMI; English Medium Instruction; higher education; lecture comprehension;

    Abstract : The present quantitative study investigates MA-students’ comprehension of lectures in the first language (L1) and in English at a large university in Sweden. Forty-five students responded to a self-assessment questionnaire survey regarding their comprehension of lectures in the L1 and lectures in English. READ MORE

  6. 5. "It's like going fishing without a fishing-net" : a study on how students in Tanzania perceive the transition of language of instruction from Kiswahili to English.

    University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Sektionen för lärande och miljö

    Author : Mikaela Persson; [2013]
    Keywords : tanzania; language of instruction; focus groups; bourdieu´s social theory; said´s orientalism; code-switchin; secondary schools;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to contribute to previous research on the subject of language transition in Tanzania. The aim is also that the information gained in this study can be used to improve students' prospects when they undergo the linguistic transition from primary school to secondary school. READ MORE