Sökning: "Standard English varieties"

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  1. 1. The Dawn of Euro-English : Student and Teacher’s Knowledge and Opinion on Euro-English and the English Standards in Swedish Upper-Secondary School

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Författare :Irmelie Sundfors; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Upper-secondary school; American standard English; British standard English; Euro-English; upper-secondary school teachers; English teaching; Sweden;

    Sammanfattning : Throughout the 1900s, the English subject has gone through massive change in the Swedish school system. The main focus has always been on the British standard, with the United Kingdom as the model for all who study English or educate students. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Beyond the Norm of Standard English : A Content Analysis of Standard and Non-Standard Varieties in EFL Textbooks

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Författare :Erik Molin; [2023]
    Nyckelord :EFL textbooks; Linguistic variation; Standard and non-standard varieties; Upper secondary school;

    Sammanfattning : To achieve the Swedish National Agency for Education’s (2022) aim of developing all-round communicative skills, knowledge of the vast diversity of English may be needed. Therefore, this study analyses the representation of standard and non-standard varieties in four EFL textbooks aimed for the English 5 course in Swedish upper secondary school. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Including Varieties of English in Teaching: A Survey of Teachers’ Practices in Swedish Upper Secondary School

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Författare :Daniel Pettersson; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Varieties of English; English Language Teaching; Syllabus; English as a Global Language; Languages and Literatures;

    Sammanfattning : English teachers in Swedish upper secondary school often focus on Standard British and American English, although they agree with the syllabus that different varieties of English should be included in teaching. This study aimed to investigate to what extent English teachers include different varieties of English in the classroom. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Assessing English Proficiency in the Age of Globalization : The Case of IELTS

    Master-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Författare :Bahman Mehraban; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Globalization; General Training IELTS; LOCNESS Corpus; Coh-Metrix;

    Sammanfattning : This study investigates the use and relevance of the most widely used test of English proficiency in the era of globalization, i.e. IELTS. It discusses different versions of the test along with their corresponding components. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Investigating Swedes’ attitudes towards their own and other Swedes’ English accents

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan Väst/Avd för utbildningsvetenskap och språk

    Författare :Cornelia Elmelid; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Accent attitudes; Standard Language Ideology; Social Identity Theory;

    Sammanfattning : Within the sociolinguistic field of accent attitudes, it has often been shown that both native and non-native speakers show preference for certain accents, especially for native varieties. This ‘native speakerism’ can have a negative impact on second language speakers, as the stigmatisation they may experience can hinder their willingness to speak. LÄS MER