Essays about: "what is didactics"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 26 essays containing the words what is didactics.

  1. 11. We need to talk about erm linguistic fillers : Students' use of linguistic fillers in varying situation

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Oskar Jonsson; [2016]
    Keywords : communicative competence; EFL; language didactics; linguistic fillers; participant observation; secondary school students; strategic competence .;

    Abstract : The following essay presents a case study based on participant observation of a group of Swedish secondary school students’ interaction in English. The study focused on what is commonly referred to as communicative competence, or more specifically strategic competence, which represents how language speakers overcome linguistic breakdowns or gaps in their communicative skill. READ MORE

  2. 12. An argument for a postcolonial canon of literature for upper-secondary schools in multicultural Sweden : Course book analysis and didactic questions regarding the teaching of literature in the English subject

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Andreas Signell; [2016]
    Keywords : Postcolonialism; canon; didactics; multiculturalism; syllabus;

    Abstract : This essay investigates the possibility of a postcolonial canon of literature for upper-secondary schools in multicultural Sweden. It uses an in depth course book analysis as a basis for looking at didactic questions regarding the teaching of postcolonial literature. READ MORE

  3. 13. Racking one’s brain : Vocabulary teaching and the retention of idiomatic expressions

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Niclas Söderqvist; [2016]
    Keywords : Idioms; Idiomatic expressions; Retention; Frequency; Experimental study; Pedagogical relevance; Didactics; Vocabulary; Formulaic language; Transparency;

    Abstract : This essay presents a study of retention of idioms delving into a pedagogical approach by presenting them to a group of lower secondary students. The study also explores students’ memory retention whilst concurrently investigating if certain types of idioms are retained to a greater extent than others. READ MORE

  4. 14. A comparison between World Wide English and In Real Life : A content analysis of two English textbooks for upper secondary school in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Agnes Nassar; [2015]
    Keywords : Teaching materials; didactics; English teaching materials;

    Abstract : This study is about the structure and content of two specific English textbooks used in upper secondary school. The aim of the study is to get a deeper understanding of the structure of textbooks in English teaching, and what topics are used and what skills are emphasised when teaching English as a second language with the guidance of those textbooks. READ MORE

  5. 15. Language and Culture : A Study about the Relationship between Postcolonial Literature and Intercultural Competence in the EFL Classroom

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Svensson Filip; [2015]
    Keywords : Postcolonial literature; intercultural competence; the EFL Classroom;

    Abstract : Abstract The purpose of this study was to ascertain to what extent English teachers at the upper secondary level in Sweden use postcolonial literature in their teaching and in that case if it is used in order to teach intercultural competence. The reason for this was the claim that there is a strong connection between postcolonial literature and intercultural competence as well as between postcolonial literature and the curriculum for the upper secondary school, and specifically the English courses. READ MORE