Essays about: "sfi"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 40 essays containing the word sfi.

1. 21. SMARTPHONE USE FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF TECHNOLOGY USE BY ARABIC SPEAKING STUDENTS IN AN SFI CLASSROOM SETTING

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Hala Alaraj; Maisaa Abughalioun; [2018-07-04]
   Keywords : Mobile learning; smartphones; digital technology; technological affordances; learning practices; classroom setting;

   Abstract : Using smartphones in a classroom setting for educational purposes is quite popular in the world in general and in Sweden in particular. This study explores the use of smartphones in the language-learning classroom. A qualitative approach was used to understand how Arabic-speaking students use smartphones to learn Swedish as an additional language. READ MORE

3. 22. Welcome to Sweden : Can visual language facilitate entry into Swedish society for preliterate?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)

   Author : Gabriela Mas; [2018]
   Keywords : illiteracy; preliteracy; change; visual language; visual illiteracy; immigration; integration;

   Abstract : During the fall of 2015, Sweden had the biggest incoming refugee wave since 19921, where more than 80 0002 people searched refuge in Sweden, unfortunately it will not be the last. Using 2015 as a case study, I explore the question: Can visual language facilitate entry into Swedish society for preliterate? Preliterate tends to be set aside in many situations like in 2015. READ MORE

4. 23. Language education and the employment rate : A quantitative study examining the impact of language education on the employent rate of immigrants in Swedish municipalities

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Julia Mikkola; [2018]
   Keywords : immigration; integration; labor market; unemployment; language education; sfi;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the impact of language education on the employment rate of immigrants in Swedish municipalities. Based on previous research and the theory of Hermut Esser, it aims to find a positive correlation between learning the Swedish language and the employment rate of immigrants. READ MORE

5. 24. The uses of news media in the context of acculturation A quantitative study among foreign-born in Sweden.

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Tony Börjesson; [2017-10-26]
   Keywords : News use; News media; Acculturation; Gratifications; Integration; Mass communication; Intercultural communication;

   Abstract : News media are an important function in a democracy by providing news and information to the citizens and at the same time considered to facilitate adaptation and integration into society. Recent Official Reports of the Swedish Government have stressed concerns regarding the development showing that part of the population with a foreign background in Sweden does not use traditional news media. READ MORE

6. 25. Perceptions and Experiences of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Education among Students at Swedish for Immigrants – A qualitative study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

   Author : Johanna Selander; [2017]
   Keywords : Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights; SRHR; Education; Swedish for Immigrants; Medicine and Health Sciences;

   Abstract : Background The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a global public health issue. Sweden has a national strategy for prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and migrants are one of the target groups. READ MORE