Essays about: "teach speaking"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words teach speaking.

  1. 1. 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 engelska

    Author : Martin Silva; [2023]
    Keywords : accents; teacher attitudes; pronunciation; English as a lingua franca; World Englishes; nativelikeness; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : 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

  3. 2. Family Language Policies in English-speaking Families in Sweden: Insights into Bilingualism and Language Maintenance

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

    Author : Emelie Larsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Family language policy; FLP; Bilingualism; Strategies in language learning; Bilingualism in Sweden; Children’s bilingualism; Strategies to maintain English at home;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to present the views of some English-speaking parents and their children based in Sweden on the relationship between language learning and family language policies. To this end, interviews were conducted with six families living in Sweden who had spoken English at home with their children. READ MORE

  4. 3. Students with English as an L1 in EFL-classes in Swedish Schools

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Emily Crowe; [2022]
    Keywords : English as an L1; native English speakers; English as a foreign language; EFL; teaching EFL; home language lessons; TLM; first language acquisition; second language learning; proficiency; competence;

    Abstract : Abstract:Much research has been conducted on bilingualism, L2 learning and teaching/learning English as a foreign language (EFL) in Sweden. However, few studies are concerned with the situation that may arise when students in Sweden speak English as their first language. READ MORE

  5. 4. Listen Up! : A study of how teachers in SLA approach the listening skill within upper secondary schools in Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Julia Andersson; Elin Lagerström; [2020]
    Keywords : Auditory input; One-way listening; Two-way listening; Dialogic listening; Implicit approach; Explicit approach; Affective filter; Scaffolding; Instructional Scaffolding; Zone of Proximal Development; National Exams; Top-down processing; Bottom-up processing; Metacognitive Awareness; Communicative Language Teaching; Pre-activities; Comprehension checks; Effective listener;

    Abstract : Listening comprehension and listening strategies plays a crucial role in the process of acquiring a language. This study aims to investigate to what extent the listening skill is practised in upper secondary schools in the south of Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 5. Pronunciation Teaching in the Swedish EFL Classroom

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

    Author : Sigrid Andersson; [2020]
    Keywords : English as a Foreign Language; EFL; Pronunciation; Syllabus; Native Speaker Ideal; NS; Native Speaker; Teaching in Sweden;

    Abstract : This essay aims to explore how Swedish teachers of English view the shift from a Native Speaker ideal to English as a Global Language in connection to pronunciation teaching. The essay also aims to explore how the teachers teach this in practice. READ MORE