Essays about: "teaching elt"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 29 essays containing the words teaching elt.

  1. 6. The Inclusivity and Representation of Cultural and Sexual Diversity in Swedish ELT Textbooks

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för individ och samhälle

    Author : Isabel Spiik; Jonas Rönni; [2022]
    Keywords : : inclusivity; representation; ELT; textbooks; cultural diversity; sexual diversity; Swedish upper secondary school;

    Abstract : With the rising societal awareness of inclusivity and accurate representation in films and other forms of media, it has become increasingly important that cultural and sexual diversity are not neglected in the material used in education, especially in English Language Teaching (ELT) where the chosen material is supposed to represent the whole English-speaking world. Previous research often focuses on the difference between national and international textbooks and compares the results between them. READ MORE

  2. 7. Motivation and different types of feedback : A study on Focus on Form (FonF) and student motivation

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Catarina Stål; [2022]
    Keywords : SLA; ELT; FonF; student motivation; corrective feedback; pre-emptive FonF; reactive FonF; motivational strategies;

    Abstract : This study investigates whether there is a relationship between student motivation and Focus on Form (FonF) frequency in English language teaching (ELT), with a focus on Swedish upper secondary school. The goal is to identify potential patterns of inefficiency in ELT that may need remediation, and to investigate potential benefits of promoting student motivation in ELT. READ MORE

  3. 8. A multimodal critical discourse analysis of Swedish teaching materials for English

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

    Author : Kate Varga; Ronja Cato; [2021]
    Keywords : Arts; CDA; English language teaching; ELT; ELT textbooks; ethnicity; gender; MCDA; multimodal; representation; social semiotics; visual grammar.;

    Abstract : Education in the Swedish school system should aim to assist pupils in the development of fundamental values. This study investigates to what extent different groups of people are represented within two textbooks for English language teaching (ELT), produced in Sweden and commonly used in Swedish schools and how these representations correlate with the values indicated in the curriculum. READ MORE

  4. 9. The representation of speech acts in EFL textbooks in Sweden : An investigation of greetings, requests and refusals in input and output and teacher insights

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Cristina Alfranca Ramón; [2021]
    Keywords : Speech acts; requests; refusals; greetings; EFL textbooks; pragmatic competence;

    Abstract : The teaching of pragmatics is often neglected in foreign language classes despite the wellknown importance of pragmatic competence. No matter how well a learner masters thetarget language, errors of a pragmatic nature may lead to major communicative failure orturbulence. READ MORE

  5. 10. English Errors in Swedish Upper Secondary School : A study of grammatical errors and errors as a result of transfer, produced by Swedish Upper secondary students

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Catarina Kulborg; [2020]
    Keywords : Error analysis; Swedish learners of English; Second Language Acquisition SLA ; Transfer; Language and Gender; English Language Teaching ELT ; Uppsala Learner English Corpus ULEC ;

    Abstract : This is a study that employs error analysis to investigate written production in English, by Swedish upper secondary learners of English, in order to determine which linguistic errors most commonly occur amongst this group, and to compare the results between first-year students and third-year students for a possible indication of which error types continue to occur throughout upper secondary school. The error categories included in this study are grammatical errors and errors as a result of transfer. READ MORE