Essays about: "second home"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 242 essays containing the words second home.

  1. 1. Unfold the Untold Stories: Journey of Permanent Resident, Bangladeshi Migrant Student in Sweden.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : MD Raihan Khandaker; [2024]
    Keywords : Aspirations and achievements of migrant students; Transnationalism and Bangladeshi student migrants in Sweden; Social anthropology; Socio-cultural challenges for migrant students in host countries; Spider net connections; and hidden barriers; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study investigates the experiences of Bangladeshi migrant students who have obtained permanent residency (PR) status in Sweden. This study examines the Bangladeshi migrant students’ aspirations and achievements, daily experiences, and challenges in maintaining their transnational identities in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Behind grades: Extramural, environmental and individual factors in learning English as a foreign language

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Amanda Milla Moilanen; [2024]
    Keywords : English as a Foreign Language; EFL; Extramural English; Environmental Factors; Individual Differences;

    Abstract : The EF English Proficiency Index has presented high English proficiency levels for Swedish students. Previous investigations have studied different factors that contribute to high proficiency in a second language, such as the engagement with the language in the free time, or personal characteristics such as motivation or learners’ home environment. READ MORE

  4. 3. "They call us corona boys". A qualitative study of multilocal lifeworlds and social implications of multilocality during the Covid-19-pandemic in the area of Åre, Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Nicolai Ekecrantz; [2023-03-17]
    Keywords : Multilocality; urban-rural mobility; the COVID-19 pandemic; nonpermanent residents; remote working;

    Abstract : In accordance with contemporary scholars, the identified increase of urban-rural mobility during the pandemic testifies that multilocality, in terms of living an everyday life in more than one place, is gaining momentum (Di Marino, 2022; Willberg, 2021). In a Swedish context, however, the qualitative research on this emerging housing phenomena is sparse, despite the rich tradition of examining nonresidential housing in terms of second homes. READ MORE

  5. 4. Pleasure reading for development of English as a second language : Pleasure reading at home and its effects in the English classroom. How pleasure reading in English can improve children’s comprehension of and proficiency in English as a second language.

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Elin Moberg; [2023]
    Keywords : English; Swedish; grades 4 to 6; English as a second language; language development; reading; pleasure reading; reading for language acquisition; language learning; Engelska; svenska; årskurs 4 till 6; engelska som andra språk; språkutveckling; läsning; nöjesläsning; läsning för språkinlärning; språkinlärning;

    Abstract : This study aims to find an understanding of how pleasure reading outside of a classroom context can assist in the development of English as a second language. The study primarily seeks to examine what teachers and parents say about how the access to and active reading of English books in children’s home environment can benefit their language skills development in the classroom, and this has been done through qualitative interviews. READ MORE

  6. 5. Strategies for Teaching and Maintaining Chinese as Heritage Language for Chinese Children in Sweden : An investigation for identifying strategies that Chinese parents use helping their children learn and maintain their heritage language

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Bertil Wanner; [2023]
    Keywords : Heritage language maintenance; mother tongue education; children learning Chinese; language proficiency; language maintenance; 承袭语言传承 母语教育 儿童汉语学习 语言能力 语言传承;

    Abstract : Chinese as a heritage language is one of the fastest lost languages in the world. In fact, in most Chinese families that have left China, the heritage language is lost by the second generation. READ MORE