Essays about: "upper secondary education"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 354 essays containing the words upper secondary education.

1. 21. To Laugh or Not to Laugh in Class, that is the Question : Functions of and attitudes towards humour in three different second language classrooms in Sweden

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

   Author : Cia Strandsten; [2023]
   Keywords : Classroom; Humour; Humour theories; Second language learning; Teaching; Positive; Negative;

   Abstract : The aim of the present study is to explore humour in English language education further by investigating three Swedish upper-secondary teachers’ experiences of and attitudes towards humour in an L2 language classroom, and what types of humour are used, if any, in these teachers’ lessons. The data is collected qualitatively through three observations and three interviews. READ MORE

3. 22. The Use and Effects of Explicit Reading Strategies in the EFL Classrooms of Upper-Secondary School

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

   Author : Angelica Bercic; Petter Gleisner; [2023]
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   Abstract : The study aims to investigate the impact of reading strategies within the EFL educational context. It emphasises their implementation within the educational context of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in upper-secondary schools, addressing the current decline of adolescents’ reading comprehension in English. READ MORE

4. 23. The Four Dimensions of Western-centric Ideologies in Upper Secondary English Textbooks in Sweden : An ideological square analysis of Blueprint A 3.0 & Solid Gold 1

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Aleyna Baser; [2023]
   Keywords : Ideological square; qualitative research; postcolonialism; English education in Sweden; textbook evaluation; semantic discourse; Orientalism.;

   Abstract : Swedish upper secondary schools are assigned the responsibility to promote cultural diversity and foster democratic global citizens according to Läroplanen för gymnasieskolan (Skolverket, 2022). Naturally, as English textbooks try to incorporate this, the potentially problematic outcome arises of the depictions of the Westerner and the non-Westerner. READ MORE

5. 24. Why read classic literature? : A mixed method study of English teachers’ and students’ attitudes toward classic literature in upper secondary school in Sweden

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

   Author : Helin Levin; [2023]
   Keywords : English; classic literature; canon; teaching; attitude; upper secondary school; Sweden; questionnaire; interviews;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate both teachers’ and students’ attitudes toward classic literature in English language classrooms. The importance of the canon in education is also examined in the study. READ MORE

6. 25. "90% of my English isn't learned in school" : A study on Swedish upper secondary students' extramural English and their motivation regarding the English language and the English school subject

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

   Author : Isabelle Jofalk; [2023]
   Keywords : English; motivation; extramural English; upper secondary school; Sweden; questionnaire; correlations;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate the ways in which a number of Swedish upper secondary students encounter and use English outside of the language classroom – i.e. extramural English (Sundqvist, 2009) – and to what extent this correlates with their motivation regarding the English language and school subject. READ MORE