Essays about: "weak students in english"
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1. Behind grades: Extramural, environmental and individual factors in learning English as a foreign language
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : The EF English Proficiency Index has presented high English proficiency levels for Swedish students. Previous investigations have studied different factors that contribute to high proficiency in a second language, such as the engagement with the language in the free time, or personal characteristics such as motivation or learners’ home environment. READ MORE
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2. Autonomy-Support and Student Motivation in Swedish EFL Classrooms
University essay from Lunds universitet/EngelskaAbstract : Despite discussions in Swedish education that English teaching in Sweden does not provide students with relevant contents that support their learning and motivation, no measurements have been made when it comes to the connection between Swedish students’ L2 motivation and pedagogy. The study at hand used a measure of self-determination to examine the L2 motivation of 159 Swedish upper secondary school students taught by six different teachers and a measure of perceived autonomy-support and the relationship between these factors. READ MORE
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3. Examining correlations between using video streaming services and English language proficiency : A study of upper secondary school learners in Sweden
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : Streaming video services have been ingrained into everyday life among Swedish teens, and the media content is often considered to benefit English language learners. The present study aims to verify that elevated English language proficiency and avid consumption of online streaming media appear synchronously in upper secondary school students. READ MORE
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4. The Accuracy of EFL Self-assessments made by Swedish Primary School Students
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : The objective of this study was to examine the accuracy of Swedish primary school students’ EFL self-assessments. Self-assessment is an important component of formative assessment, which is the main tool used by Swedish primary school teachers when evaluating EFL proficiency. In the study, a survey and a vocabulary picture test were conducted. READ MORE
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5. “We’re Never Going to Make Readers if Reading Is Always Difficult”: How Students’ Reading Habits Affect Upper-Secondary-School Teachers’ English Literature Instruction
University essay from Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteternaAbstract : Despite the consensus that reading is good for the individual, teachers seem to report the existence of a different mindset in the classroom as they struggle to motivate students to read. Research has indicated the existence of a growing gap between weak and strong readers, and that the fast-paced and technologically advanced society of today is noticeably affecting students’ reading habits. READ MORE
