Essays about: "sociocultural norms"

Showing result 11 - 14 of 14 essays containing the words sociocultural norms.

  1. 11. Attitudes toward English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and its position in contemporary English language curricula in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Victor Emanuel Chiorean; [2016]
    Keywords : English as a Lingua Franca ELF ; teaching attitudes; linguistic rights and representation; nativespeakerist norms; English Language Teaching ELT ; International Baccalaureate; English 7.;

    Abstract : As a result of various historical, political, economic and sociocultural factors, English today witnesses a unique situation as its non-native speakers represent a clear majority in the world. This has implications for the ownership of the English language as such, the linguistic rights of its speakers and the points of departure for English Language Teaching (ELT) worldwide. READ MORE

  3. 12. Learning mathematics - how norms and a second language may affect the  understanding of subtraction with borrowing : A study in some classes in Kenya

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för matematikdidaktik (MD)

    Author : Erlandsson Susanne; [2015]
    Keywords : finger counting; influencing factors; interaction; Kenya; second language; sociocultural perspective; subtraction with borrowing; andra språk; interaktion; Kenya; påverkansfaktorer; räkna på fingrarna; sociokulturellt perspektiv; subtraktion med växling;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to observe some factors that may affect the understanding of subtraction with borrowing. The study is done in a foreign environment, in Kenya. Factors that will be looked into are: the classroom environment, the situation of learning in a second language. READ MORE

  4. 13. Widening Gender Norms with Literature: Teaching Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere and Gender in a Sociocultural Language Classroom

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Isabel Runo; [2013-06-26]
    Keywords : literature; sociocultural theory; poststructural feminism; feminist theory; gender; neverwhere; Neil Gaiman;

    Abstract : The aim of the essay is to argue why and how the novel "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman can be used to introduce students to gender issues in an English as a foreign language classroom where sociocultural theory is applied. By using authentic literature in the language classroom students can gain insight into social structures and as well as develop their four language skills in different pre-, post-, and while reading tasks. READ MORE

  5. 14. Why honor is worth more than a life : A literature review about ’so called’ honor violence

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för hälsa

    Author : Malin Paulusson; [2013]
    Keywords : honor culture; honor; values; honor; violence; honor; killings; collective; society;

    Abstract : Background: In honor culture the family’s honor is valued by the girl’s or the woman’s social and sexual behavior, in her virginity, and is therefore dependent on how well she can manage the deeply rooted traditional norms that describes what is acceptable or not. Anyone who violates these norms and rules must be punished, and the most extreme form is killings, ‘so called’ honor killings, sanctioned by the community. READ MORE