Essays about: "vocabulary usage in a english essay"

Found 5 essays containing the words vocabulary usage in a english essay.

  1. 1. The effectiveness of using children’s literature in an ESL classroom to develop vocabulary acquisition

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

    Author : Julia Griffin; Amanda Travell; [2023]
    Keywords : Children s literature; vocabulary acquisition; children s books; vocabulary development; English as a second language; ESL classroom;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to determine the benefits of using children's books to promote vocabulary acquisition for young learners in an English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom. Researchers have been debating the use of children's literature to develop a new vocabulary. READ MORE

  3. 2. Keeping Mum: An Exploration of Contemporary Kinship Terminology in British, American and Swedish Cultures

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

    Author : Gerd Bexell; [2021]
    Keywords : American English; anthropology; British English; communication; culture; etymology; genealogy; kinship terms; referential; relations; respect; social control; Swedish; vocatives;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to briefly clarify the categorization and usage of kinship terms in American and British English in comparison with the Swedish kinship terms, both considering the vocative use and the referential function. There will also be a comparison with previous studies. READ MORE

  4. 3. Using texts in the EFL classroom : A study of English teachers' use of text types in the lower grades

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Victoria Söderlund; [2020]
    Keywords : English; teacher usage; text types; English as a foreign language; elementary education;

    Abstract : This essay investigates the usage of text types in the younger English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom among preschool class and grade 1-3 teachers in Sweden. The essay focuses on identifying what type of texts teachers use, why they use them and how they are used. A combined quantitative and qualitative method was used to collect data. READ MORE

  5. 4. Teaching and learning English in a Swedish school : A case study of television media usage

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Rickard Drifalk; [2008]
    Keywords : English grammar; film; pronunciation; pupil attitudes; second language learning; teacher attitudes; teaching; TV-series; television media; vocabulary.;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay was to investigate how films and TV-series were used in a Swedish lower secondary school, but also the pupils’ and teachers’ attitudes towards using television media. A questionnaire was handed out to 49 pupils asking them, for example, if they thought they learned grammar from watching films. READ MORE

  6. 5. Code-Switching in Chinua Achebe's Novels

    University essay from Institutionen för kommunikation och information

    Author : Hanna Larsson; [2008]
    Keywords : Code-switching; Nigerian Pidgin English; Chinua Achebe;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to point out how Chinua Achebe uses different features of Igbo and Nigerian Pidgin English (NPE) in four of his novels. Firstly, there will be an explanation of the terms code switching and proverb, followed by an overview of Pidgin Languages and Nigerian Pidgin English. READ MORE