Essays about: "teach language"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 169 essays containing the words teach language.
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1. Teaching pronunciation effectively in an EFL classroom; a literature review
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)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
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2. Self-Supervised Learning for Tabular Data: Analysing VIME and introducing Mix Encoder
University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionenAbstract : We introduce Mix Encoder, a novel self-supervised learning framework for deep tabular data models based on Mixup [1]. Mix Encoder uses linear interpolations of samples with associated pretext tasks to form useful pre-trained representations. READ MORE
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3. Cultural studies in multicultural classrooms: Implementing language and culture-reflexive approaches in language acquisition practice How can reflective approaches lead to the advancement of cultural studies in language education for immigrants?
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : Aim: This research aims to investigate how the concepts of culture-reflexivity, intercultural citizenship and translanguaging are understood and implemented by language teachers’ who teach cultural studies in multicultural classroom settings of immigrant language learners. This is done by engaging withtwo analytical foci: i) an in-depth examination of the establishment of language and culture-reflexive concepts and the development of intercultural citizenship for immigrant language learners and ii) language teachers’ perceptions of these concepts and their reflective thoughts about application in practice. READ MORE
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4. Challenges and strategies of teaching swedish to low – literacy skilled immigrants
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : Aim: The present study aims to investigate the challenges SFI teachers face when teaching basic Swedish to low-literacy skilled immigrants, and the strategies they implement to teach these groups. Particularly, this study looks for any indications of Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory (SCT) in the teaching methods used while teaching SFI to individuals who lack literacy. READ MORE
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5. Is it enough to be understood? A study of teacher attitudes towards accent in the EFL classroom
University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelskaAbstract : This study investigates teacher attitudes towards accent in the EFL classroom. The central theoretical base for this study is English as a lingua franca (ELF), which proposes that intelligibility is the key to communication in English between people from different backgrounds. READ MORE