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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 uppsatser innehållade orden international communicative competence.
1. An Investigation of the Cultural Content in English Instructional Materials Used in Sweden’s Secondary Education
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)Sammanfattning : This thesis is a two-pronged analysis of the cultural content in two instructional materials series presently meant for use in the English language instruction in Swedish secondary education, and it integrates an examination of surface and deep cultural content with an ideology analysis focused on the representation of nations and the international world. The driving impetus of this thesis is an interest in the representation of culture meeting the students in their instruction. LÄS MER
2. Vad avses med språkinlärning? : En kvalitativ studie om GERS påverkan på synen av kunskap i ämnesplanerna i främmande språk i Sverige och Berlin
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för språkdidaktikSammanfattning : The aim of this work is to analyse the influence of CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, on how language learning is presented within the current curricula for upper secondary high school in the subject area of foreign languages in Sweden and in the federal state of Berlin (Germany). The focus is on the notion of knowledge and how the notion of knowledge from CEFR has been translated within the curricula from two different EU school authorities. LÄS MER
3. “An English which is not connected to Great Britain, the USA or any other geographical region.” : How is English presented in the Swedish educational television series Pick a colour?
Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenSammanfattning : English is used worldwide as a native, second and foreign language and as a language of international communication. The uses and status of English in Sweden have been discussed in terms of its influence and ubiquity, with its presence in daily life leading some to consider English could be better described as a second, rather than foreign, language in the country. LÄS MER
4. Students’ Perspectives on Extensive Literature : Using Literature to Enhance Communicative Competence and Cultural Understanding in the EFL-Classroom
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Högskolan Dalarna/EngelskaSammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the use of literature within the Swedish Upper Secondary EFL-classroom from the students’ perspective. How do the students in the study relate to literature and its use to enhance and enable their communicative competence and cultural understanding? Also, how do their answers compare with their teacher’s and the adult perspectives and findings from previous international research? The empirical data obtained from the study has been analysed from the perspectives of sociocultural and motivational theory, and the findings show that the participating students believe literature to be a good didactic tool to apply in the EFL-classroom, both in order to enhance their communicative competence and their cultural understanding. LÄS MER
5. Authentic Texts in English Language Teaching : An empirical study on the use of and attitudes towards authentic texts in the Swedish EFL upper elementary classroom
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Högskolan Dalarna/Pedagogiskt arbeteSammanfattning : International assessments indicate that Swedish students achieve high results in reading, writing and understanding English. However, this does not mean that the students display oral proficiency, despite an emphasis on functional and communicative language skills in the current English Syllabus. LÄS MER
