Everyday English: an attempt to connect the English in the
students’ spare time to the lessons in school

Abstract: In this study we carried out and evaluated a lesson project based on the
English that students come across in their spare time. The lesson project
took place during our teaching practice at a high school in Luleå. At first
an observation was made in order to see if three different teachers (our
supervisors) connected the students’ spare time to the lessons in school.
After that, the lesson project was carried out and later it was evaluated
with questionnaires for the students and interviews with our supervisors.
The results of the evaluation showed that the lesson project was
successful. This way of working increased the students’ motivation and made
the lessons more fun and instructive for them. A conclusion that can be
drawn is that it is fully possible to connect the lessons in school to the
English in the students’ spare time and still follow the guidelines of the
National Curriculum and the Course Goals.