Essays about: "third-language learning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words third-language learning.

  1. 1. A Literature Review of Trends, Attitudes and Multilingual Learning in Research on Cross-Linguistic Influence

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

    Author : Malin Bergman; Alma Engström; [2023-11-14]
    Keywords : cross-linguistic influence; transfer; multilingualism; third language acquisition; language learning;

    Abstract : This literature review identifies what trends and attitudes can be found and how the multilingual learning process is depicted in research on cross-linguistic influence (CLI) between 2009 and 2023. The aim of this is partly to investigate the changes that have followed the EU’s commitment to reinforce multilingualism and to compare current research with historical findings. READ MORE

  3. 2. Mother Tongue Influence when Learning a Second Language : A Contrastive Analysis of Swedish Gymnasium Students

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

    Author : Ebba Müller; Stephanie Dahlquist; [2023]
    Keywords : Linguistics; contrastive analysis; mother tongue; influence; interference; errors;

    Abstract : The intended purpose of this essay was to examine student essays to find out if there are any first language interferences in Swedish students’ written English. First language interference has been researched before, which will be presented in the essay, amongst other terms such as translanguaging, acquisition and language transfer, all explained in the theoretical concepts section. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Difficulties found in the English classroom at the upper secondary level when teaching English as an L3 : English teachers and students view on teaching and being taught English as a third language

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Ida Wallin; [2022]
    Keywords : English; L3; L2; Difficulty;

    Abstract : The study aimed to investigate the difficulties English teachers in Sweden experience when teaching English to students studying English as an L3. A second aim is to investigate what students at the upper secondary level in Sweden experience as difficult when learning English as an L3. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Swedish Perspective on Japanese as a Third Language. The Effects of English as Second Language

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Rebecca Malmborg; [2021-03-15]
    Keywords : japanska; Third language acquisition; L3 Japanese; L2 English; L1 Swedish;

    Abstract : Higher Japanese language studies in Sweden are exclusively taught through English textbooks. Previous research within the field of third language (L3) acquisition has studied the effects of mediating languages on L3, but not on Japanese specifically. READ MORE