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1. 1. An Errors Analysis of Grammatical Errors in The Written Productions of Swedish Students in a Vocational High School

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap

   Author : Maryam Nezamabadi; [2023-02-01]
   Keywords : Error analysis; Verb errors; Common grammatical errors; English written productions; Grammar teaching; Second language learning; Errors based on word class categories;

   Abstract : As an approach to spotting and analyzing students' errors, error analysis provides information that gives us a better understanding of students' knowledge of second language grammar, so we can offer them more effective teaching. This study is an error analysis that investigates the most common grammatical errors focusing on verbs, prepositions, articles, and pronouns in English writings produced by first-year high-school students at a vocational school in southern Sweden. READ MORE

3. 2. Using Literature as a Teaching Medium in English Classes in Sweden  

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Lamar Aziz; [2021]
   Keywords : teaching fiction; language development; critical thinking; social and cultural awareness; English curriculum for secondary school.; Att undervisa skönlitteratur; språkutveckling; kritiskt tänkande; social och kulturell medvetenhet;

   Abstract : There is a great tendency in using literature as a medium of language teaching because literature plays an essential role in developing the students’ language skills. It also helps them in acquiring cultural experiences and to attain a better understanding of the literary texts. READ MORE

4. 3. English in mathematics : Swedish EFL students’ and teachers’ experiences with learning and teaching mathematics in English

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

   Author : Heba Dhia Peter; [2020]
   Keywords : EFL; English; mathematics; upper secondary school; mathematical word problems; EMI;

   Abstract : This study is intended to explore what difficulties students and teachers in international and IB programs in Sweden encounter when they learn and teach mathematics in English. Students enrolled in these programs tend to have English as a second or foreign language, and their being taught mathematics in a language that is not their native language might limit their understanding and the possibility to communicate and express themselves in the subject. READ MORE

5. 4. Do extramural activities in English have an impact on students’ ability to correctly apply the rule of subject verb agreement?

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Ann-Chatrine Hedlund; [2020]
   Keywords : Extramural activities; subject verb agreement; second language learning;

   Abstract : Swedish learners of English have problems in managing the subject-verb agreement rule (Källqvist and Petersson 2006, Estling Vannestål 2015). Studies show that extramural activities in English improve language acquisition and language production (Sundqvist 2009). READ MORE

6. 5. A qualitative study on students’ perceptions of (un)willingness to communicate in English as a foreign language

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

   Author : Linn Fager; [2020]
   Keywords : willingness to communicate; L2; English as a foreign language; upper secondary school; Sweden;

   Abstract : This study aims at exploring (1) the circumstances under which some Swedish learners of English are likely to participate in conversations in the target language, and (2) how teachers in upper secondary school might increase these students' willingness to communicate (WTC) in English during lessons. Five students retaking the mandatory first course of English in Swedish upper secondary school volunteered for the study. READ MORE