Essays about: "upper secondary schools"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 298 essays containing the words upper secondary schools.

  1. 1. "We live in Sweden; We use Swedish to understand" : A study on L1 functions and students' attitudes toward L1 use in a Swedish L2 English learning environment

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

    Author : Johanna Pettersson; [2024]
    Keywords : Sweden; L1 use; L1 functions; English; L2 learning environment; student attitudes; codeswitching; translanguaging; monolingual learning environment; multilingual learning environment; bilingualism;

    Abstract : This study aims to explore Swedish upper secondary students’ attitudes toward first language (L1) use in a second language (L2) English learning environment. In addition, it aims to explore the functions of L1 use. Through a qualitative approach with both observations and interviews, a pattern of L1 use was noticed. READ MORE

  3. 2. “There Is No Quick Fix” to Building Vocabulary. Teacher Cognition of EFL Vocabulary Development and Instruction in Swedish Upper Secondary Schools

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

    Author : Jane Ekenberg; [2023-06-12]
    Keywords : English as a foreign language; language teacher cognition; vocabulary development; vocabulary knowledge; vocabulary instruction;

    Abstract : Vocabulary is a central component to learning any language, but learning a foreign language requires particular attention to vocabulary development. As teacher cognition influences teachers’ instructional choices, their understanding of vocabulary development merits attention. READ MORE

  4. 3. Frankenstein; or, A Multimodal Strategy to Teach Othering in the Context of Swedish Upper Secondary Education : An Analysis of Othering in the Story About Frankenstein and His Creature, from a Multimodal Perspective

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Per Nyberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Curriculum; Didactics; Exclusion; Exoticism; Frankenstein; Gothic; Graphic novel; Literature; Multimodal; Multimodality; Othering; Racism; Shelley; Students;

    Abstract : The curriculum for Sweden’s upper secondary schools emphasises that specifically exclusion should be prevented, and that equality between all humans should permeate the education. This essay maintains that the post-colonial concept of othering, with help from Mary Shelley’s story about Frankenstein and his monster, could be used to educate upper secondary school students about these important matters. READ MORE

  5. 4. Effects on EFL Students’ Motivation and Development using Formative Assessment

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

    Author : Nora Asllani; Rahmana Kosuta; [2023]
    Keywords : Formative assessment; Student motivation; Student development; Second language acquisition; EFL; Upper secondary school;

    Abstract : In recent years, research has been done on formative assessment and its connection to student motivation and development, showing both benefits and disadvantages of using the practice. This study investigates further how formative assessment affects students’ motivation and language development in an EFL (English as a foreign language) context, and the possibilities of implementing formative assessment in Swedish upper secondary classrooms. READ MORE

  6. 5. Reviewing the Effects of Explicit and Implicit Grammar Instruction in Second Language Acquisition : A Literature Review

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Jonathan Grahn Sherin; [2023]
    Keywords : Second Language Acquisition; Grammar Instruction; Explicit Grammar Instruction; Implicit Grammar Instruction;

    Abstract : The syllabus for English 5 in Swedish upper secondary school has a strong communicative focus, and grammar is only explicitly mentioned once throughout the syllabus. This raised my interest about the role and importance of explicit grammar teaching in Swedish upper secondary schools. READ MORE