Essays about: "student performance in english"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words student performance in english.

  1. 1. Demanding a Seat at The Table: Brazil’s and South Africa’s Role Conception in their Quest for Permanent Seats at the United Nations Security Council

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Betty Wehtje; [2023]
    Keywords : Brazil; South Africa; emerging middle power; UNSC Reforms; role conception; international society; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In a changing world order, emerging middle powers from the global South may seek new positions in international societies. Using the United Nations as an international society, this thesis aims to investigate what roles the emerging middle powers, Brazil and South Africa, enact in pursuing permanent seats at the Security Council. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Effects of Different Assessment Methods on EFL-Students’ Speaking Performance. A Literature Review

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

    Author : Alicia N Rådeström; Wilma Åkesson; [2022-11-30]
    Keywords : oral proficiency; speaking performance; EFL; assessment; dynamic assessment; peer-assessment; holistic assessment; analytic assessment;

    Abstract : Nowadays, it can be argued that it is becoming increasingly more important to be proficient in speaking the English language due to globalization. Examining teaching and assessment of oral proficiency is therefore important for establishing how EFL-learners’ speaking skills are most effectively taught and assessed. READ MORE

  4. 3. Providing Written Formative Feedback for the Diverse Classroom : A case study of a Swedish lower-secondary EFL classroom

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Bianca Carter; [2022]
    Keywords : EFL; Diversity; Formative Feedback; Sociocultural Theory; Quadrant Model.;

    Abstract : The study, designed as a case study, aimed to explore an EFL teacher’s process of producing individualised written formative feedback to further the English language development of the diverse student body of one eighth-grade class in southern Sweden. The research questions were approached from a teacher’s perspective. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Influence of Working Memory, Language Learning Experience and Language Background on LLAMA_F Test Performance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Maria Tomm; [2022]
    Keywords : language aptitude; grammatical inferencing; LLAMA_F; working memory; language learning experience; language background; agglutinative languages; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This experimental study investigates how individual variation in cognitive functioning, specifically working memory, previous experience with language learning but also language background, influence language aptitude, in particular grammatical inferencing - the capacity to spot patterns in grammar - as measured by the LLAMA_F test. Firstly, the study explores individual factors hypothesised to influence grammatical inferencing performance. READ MORE

  6. 5. Task-agnostic knowledge distillation of mBERT to Swedish

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

    Author : Added Kina; [2022]
    Keywords : Natural Language Processing; Transformers; Knowledge Distillation; BERT; Multilingual Models; Cross-Lingual Transfer; Naturlig bearbetning av språk; Transformatorer; Kunskapsdestillation; BERT; Flerspråkiga modeller; Tvärspråklig inlärningsöverföring;

    Abstract : Large transformer models have shown great performance in multiple natural language processing tasks. However, slow inference, strong dependency on powerful hardware, and large energy consumption limit their availability. READ MORE