Sökning: "discourse in the ESL classroom"

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  1. 1. The Portrayal of the Other : A Postcolonial Perspective on ThreeESL Textbooks in Swedish Upper Secondary School

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Författare :Lovisa Sädbom; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Textbook analysis; Postcolonial studies; Cultural studies; ELT materials; Representation;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to investigate three English as a second language (ESL) textbooks used for English 6 in Swedish upper secondary school from a postcolonial perspective, answering the following research question: Who is the implied reader, based on assumptions of the expected experiences and culture, and what and who is constructed as deviant or Other? To examine these questions, the study employs critical discourse analysis and implements strategies from multimodal analysis. The analysis is concerned with matters such as what is constructed as familiar or unfamiliar to the student, what images are chosen, and what those images convey. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Explicit Grammar Instruction: In-Service Teacher Attitudes and Classroom Implementations

    Magister-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Författare :Nicolina Edwall; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Explicit grammar instruction; second language acquisition; upper secondary school; qualitative study; Swedish national agency of education; ESL EFL.;

    Sammanfattning : The importance of explicit grammar instruction has been debated during decades within the second language acquisition discourse community. Researchers’ views on the topic are controversial, and there is still no clear answer to be found. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Norm critical pedagogy in the second language classroom

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Författare :Camilla Edvinsson; Sofia Hammarström; [2017]
    Nyckelord :educational steering documents; discourse analysis; degrading treatment; ESL; educational policy; norm critical pedagogy; anti-oppressive education; Languages and Literatures;

    Sammanfattning : English as a second language (ESL) classrooms in Sweden constitute multicultural and social platforms where different language backgrounds and attitudes meet and where norms intersect, are contested and negotiated, creating possibilities for some, but limitations for others. The Swedish National Agency for Education promotes norm critical pedagogy (NCP) as a means to tackle degrading treatment and prevent discrimination in school and in society. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Approaches to Critical Literacy Instruction in the Middle School ESL/EFL classroom

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Författare :Teresa Luck Renberg; [2017]
    Nyckelord :critical literacy; ESL EFL classrooms; critical thinking; English teaching; middle school; questioning strategies;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this literature review is to compare some critical reading comprehension classroom practices globally, with particular focus on the teaching of reading comprehension in Sweden, where student well being and equity are issues of importance. Critical literacy used is a term that encompasses many aspects of power related issues in language. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Gender bias and teachers in the EFL classroom in 4-6

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Författare :Alexander Brodin; [2017]
    Nyckelord :EFL; ESL; Gender bias; Gender equality; Teaching materials; Strategies; Talking; Distribution; Discourse; 4-6;

    Sammanfattning : In the curriculum for the compulsory school it is stated that teachers should provide gender equal environments free from gender bias. Furthermore, some researchers suggests that the EFL (English as a foreign language) classroom in particular is an important place for the regulation and production of gender. LÄS MER