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  1. 1. Modal auxiliaries in English and Swedish A contrastive study of English can/could, may/might, and Swedish kunna and få

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Gustav Landälv; [2024-01-22]
    Keywords : Modal auxiliaries; English; epistemic modality; dynamic modality; deontic modality; can; could; may; might; kan; kunde; får; fick;

    Abstract : The results suggest that English can and could, when expressing dynamic modality, are mainly translated as respectively kan and kunde. When omitted in the translation, the main verb with which they co occur is often a verb of perception, such as see, or a private verb involving a thought process, like understand or remember. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Impact of Collaborative Learning on Motivation and Speaking Anxiety in the Young EFL Classroom

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

    Author : Maria Amini; Helin Bicen; [2024]
    Keywords : English as a Foreign Language; Collaborative learning; motivation; anxiety; speaking anxiety; learning motivation; primary school;

    Abstract : This study explores the influence of collaborative learning on motivation and speaking anxiety in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom for young learners. The study highlights a crucial research aspect by examining the role of collaborative learning in addressing speaking anxiety. READ MORE

  4. 3. Writer/Reader Visibility in EFL Writing : A Corpus-based Analysis of Young Swedish Students' Writing Development

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Francis Mwangi; [2024]
    Keywords : Corpus Linguistics; Writer Reader Visibility; English as a Foreign Language; Language Development; Second Language Writing;

    Abstract : This corpus-based study explores writer-reader visibility (WRV) features in the writing by young Swedish learners of English. Specifically, using Petch-Tyson’s (1998) framework, this study examines the use of WRV features in essays written by young Swedish learners in lower and upper secondary school, and compares their use to that of Swedish university-level learners. READ MORE

  5. 4. Teaching pronunciation effectively in an EFL classroom; a literature review

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

    Author : My Olsson; Alice Osborne; [2024]
    Keywords : effective teaching; English as a Foreign Language; intelligibility; secondary education; pronunciation;

    Abstract : This study provides a literature review of the most effective ways to teach pronunciation to EFL secondary school students in Sweden. There is limited time allocated to pronunciation leading to a scarcity of available effective methods. This impacts the important role which intelligibility holds in pronunciation. READ MORE

  6. 5. "We live in Sweden; We use Swedish to understand" : A study on L1 functions and students' attitudes toward L1 use in a Swedish L2 English learning environment

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

    Author : Johanna Pettersson; [2024]
    Keywords : Sweden; L1 use; L1 functions; English; L2 learning environment; student attitudes; codeswitching; translanguaging; monolingual learning environment; multilingual learning environment; bilingualism;

    Abstract : This study aims to explore Swedish upper secondary students’ attitudes toward first language (L1) use in a second language (L2) English learning environment. In addition, it aims to explore the functions of L1 use. Through a qualitative approach with both observations and interviews, a pattern of L1 use was noticed. READ MORE