Essays about: "second language comprehension"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 58 essays containing the words second language comprehension.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. Investigating reading comprehension in Reading While Listening and the relevancy of The Voice Effect

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Edvin Hedenström; Axel Barck-Holst; [2023]
    Keywords : RWL; Reading-while-listening; Multimedia learning; Multimodal Learning; TTS; text-to-speech; reading comprehension;

    Abstract : Various forms of multimedia learning have been shown to aid learners time and time again. One form of multimedia learning that has not been thoroughly studied is reading while listening (RWL). This is especially the case when it comes to the immediate impacts on reading comprehension from practising RWL. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Impact of Social Support, Age, and Education in Second Language Acquisition of Adults

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Subeh Zakarias; [2023]
    Keywords : language; cognition; linguistics; learning; science; språk; kognition; lingvistik; inlärning; forskning;

    Abstract : The topic of second language learning is frequently discussed in linguistics and social science, and several factors differentiate between second language learning in children and adults. Adults are faced with additional complications when learning a new language, including social factors, exposure to natural learning situations, and neurobiological factors. READ MORE

  5. 4. Voice or Choice? : A study about students’ attitudes towards reading aloud in English classrooms in upper-secondary school

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

    Author : Rana Hanna Aranki; [2023]
    Keywords : reading aloud; English as a second language; attitudes; language backgrounds; questionnaire; upper-secondary school; qualitative approach; Sweden;

    Abstract : This study aims to explore and investigate students’ attitudes towards reading aloud in English in an upper secondary school in Sweden and whether the students’ previous experiences in reading aloud in L2 (English as a second language), as well as their language backgrounds have an impact on their attitudes towards reading aloud in L2. Additionally, the study will investigate which factors that might affect students’ attitudes towards reading aloud in L2. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Class of Us: A Study Across Several Schools in Sweden Comparing the EFL Comprehension of Playing the Video Game The Last of Us Versus Viewing the Television Adaptation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Robert Bång; Simon Torffvit; Anton Grandi; [2023]
    Keywords : Comparative; Comparative Study; Quantitative; English; EFL; English as a Foreign Language; SLA; Second Language Acquisition; Comprehension; Test; Video Games; Video Game; CALL; Computer assisted language learning; The Last of Us; TLoU; The Last of Us: Remastered; Naughty Dog; PlayStation; HBO; Home Box Office; Game; Games; Computer Games; Skolverket; Upper Secondary School; Gymnasiet; Gymnasieskolan; Sweden; Control Group; Immersion; Multimodality; Interactivity; Interactive; Television; Television series; Media; Audiovisual media; Audiovisual; Large-scale; Gender; Program; Video Game Literacy; Game Literacy; Narrative; Educational; Serious Games; Mature; Problem of Content; Attitudinal; Survey; Likert-scale; Likert; Interventionist; Narratology; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Contemporary English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms in upper secondary schools in Sweden make frequent use of receptive media such as movies and television to facilitate language learning. The more interactive medium of video games is seldom used for the same purpose, despite previous research indicating that the added layer of interactivity can bring benefits such as improvements to vocabulary, written production and reading comprehension. READ MORE