Essays about: "theory of english language"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 223 essays containing the words theory of english language.

  1. 6. The evolution of listening comprehension in Swedish policy documents for EFL between 1970 and 2022. : A content analysis of EFL policies for upper secondary school

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Randy Younan; [2023]
    Keywords : Listening comprehension; English; curricula; educational policies; development; globalization;

    Abstract : This paper aims to examine the evolution of the depiction of listening comprehension in Swedish curricula and attached policy documents for upper-secondary schools from the 1970s onwards to the contemporary ones by analyzing the content and placing it in relation to curriculum theory. The research approach for this paper was inductive since the prior knowledge in this field was limited. READ MORE

  3. 7. Cooperative learning as a teaching approach that cultivates pupils’ language development and learning : A study of four teachers' use of cooperative learning in the subject of English

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

    Author : Vera Listrup; [2023]
    Keywords : : Cooperative learning; language learning; Individual achievement; Sociocultural perspective;

    Abstract : To operate in our modern society students’ education, need to contribute to lifelong learning by promoting desirable social interaction and improving the way in which people overcome difficulties and establishing relationships in different contexts. The present study sets out to examine the practice of cooperative learning for students' learning in the subject of English. READ MORE

  4. 8. Promoting Multilingualism as a Resource in Education : A Minor Field Study on a Senior Secondary School in The Gambia

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för skolutveckling och ledarskap (SOL)

    Author : Melinda Malmström; [2023]
    Keywords : Access to the Curriculum; Didactic Design; First Language; Language of Instruction; Language Domination; Linguistic and Cultural Diversity; Multilingualism;

    Abstract : AbstractThe study aims to explore how students’ linguistic resources are used for learning in a school in Gambia. The study is a field study and was conducted at a Senior Secondary School during January and February 2023. READ MORE

  5. 9. Translating Metaphors An Analysis of the Translation of Conceptual Metaphors from English to Swedish in an Academic Text

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Patricia Loggarfve; [2023]
    Keywords : Conceptual metaphor; metaphor; metonymy; personification; translation studies; translation theory;

    Abstract : This essay investigates the author’s translation of a non-fiction text about literary theory. The study examines the metaphors found in the original text and how they have been translated from English to Swedish.  The analysis uses Lakoff and Johnson’s (1980) description of conceptual metaphors to categorize the metaphors found in the text. READ MORE

  6. 10. Harry Potter and racial hierarchies in the English language classroom : A thematic study on racial inequality in Harry Potter

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Munira Ahmed; [2023]
    Keywords : Fantasy; Democratic values; Critical Race Theory; Racial inequality; Anti-oppression education.;

    Abstract : This essay focuses on the pedagogical benefits of using fantasy literature in the classroom as it relates to the Swedish school’s democratic values of anti-racism and working for a just society. It examines the representations of racial prejudice, discrimination, and othering among wizards and muggles which are explicitly or implicitly present throughout the Harry Potter series as well as what the representations of inequality can offer in terms of inculcating democratic values and critical thinking in a Swedish upper secondary classroom. READ MORE