Essays about: "why i need to study english language"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words why i need to study english language.

  1. 1. "Grammar and syntax are of course important building blocks, but you need to know what it is you are building" : A Qualitative Study Investigating Nine Upper Secondary English Teachers' Awareness, Beliefs and Practices when Dealing with Pragmatics in the EFL Classroom

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Malin Ringqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Pragmatics; Pragmatic competence; EFL Classroom; Teacher Awareness and Beliefs; Interculturality;

    Abstract : This essay investigates nine upper secondary English teachers’ awareness, beliefs and practices when dealing with pragmatics in the EFL classroom in relation to the intercultural dimensions of the subject. The study was conducted using a phenomenological approach where nine semi-structured interviews with upper secondary English teachers were conducted. READ MORE

  2. 2. To teach, or not to teach English, that is the question : When do Swedish primary school teachers believe that English should be introduced and how does this introduction affect equal schooling for all?

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Maria Grönvall; [2019]
    Keywords : Age; equal schooling; English syllabus; primary school; teaching skills; Kursplanen i engelska; Likvärdig skola; Lågstadiet; Undervisningsförmåga; Ålder;

    Abstract : Resent research has demonstrated that age does not play as big a part in second language (L2) acquisition as was previously thought. However, L2 acquisition is markedly affected by: (i) the amount of L2 in a pupil’s daily life, (ii) how well teachers are trained in teaching a new language to young learners and (iii) how many hours are given to the subject each week. READ MORE

  3. 3. A Native Speaker Norm Approach vs. an Intercultural Approach in the English K-3 classroom in Sweden

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

    Author : Linn Strömbäck; Lovisa Oldaeus; [2017]
    Keywords : Native Speaker Norm Approach; Intercultural Approach; English teaching; internalization; diversity; tolerance;

    Abstract : In a world that is becoming more cosmopolitan, pedagogical approaches, particularly those that focus on diversity of cultures, have become paramount. As a result, this study attempts to gain insight into what pedagogical approaches K-3 teachers in Sweden use during their English lessons, and whether these approaches are more native speaker or interculturally focused and why that is. READ MORE

  4. 4. Deconstruction of the UN Discourse on Transitional Justice : An Understanding of Justice and Reconciliation through Derrida’s Concepts

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Alexandra Lebedeva; [2016]
    Keywords : authority; accountability; conceptual constructions; deconstruction; Derrida; droit; forgiveness; human rights violations; justice; reconciliation; rule of law; transitional justice;

    Abstract : The present thesis seeks to problematize the UN discourse within transitional justice. Many scholars have pointed out that the discourse has been normalised and that is why it is in need for deconstruction. The study aims to critically analyse how justice and reconciliation are understood in the field. READ MORE

  5. 5. Feedback methods in English in upper secondary school : A study of corrective feedback methods directed at vocabulary errors in the written English of second language learners

    University essay from Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Chantal Scheilen Kågström; [2013]
    Keywords : written corrective feedback; vocabulary errors; feedback methods; direct and indirect feedback; skriftlig korrigerande feedback; vokabulärfel; feedbackmetoder; direkt och indirekt feedback;

    Abstract : Previous studies have shown that written corrective feedback (CF) addressing errors can help students to improve their language accuracy. In order to improve students' vocabulary skills, studies suggest that less explicit corrective feedback methods are more successful than more explicit ones. READ MORE