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1. 1. Teachers in action : att förändra och utveckla undervisning och lärande i engelska i de tidigare skolåren

   Författare :Gun Lundberg; Anders Garpelin; Anna Larsson; Inger Andersson; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :English; young learners; in-service; action research; teaching and learning;

   Sammanfattning : Sweden has for many years suffered from a shortage of teachers appropriately trained to teach English to young learners. In 1987 The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education decided that English should no longer be a compulsory subject within primary teacher training, instead it was offered as an optional subject within the primary teacher training programmes This policy decision had dire consequences and ultimately led to the current position which sees a mere 30 % of trainee Teachers opting for the English language pathway. LÄS MER

3. 2. Extramural English Matters : Out-of-School English and Its Impact on Swedish Ninth Graders' Oral Proficiency and Vocabulary

   Författare :Pia Sundqvist; Solveig Granath; Hugo Wikström; June Miliander; Magnus Ljung; Karlstads universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Extramural English; out-of-school learning; implicit learning; learner language; oral proficiency; oral fluency; second language acquisition; second language learning; ESL; EFL; vocabulary acquisition; assessment; speaking tests; language diary; motivation; self-efficacy; anxiety; speech; oral communication; core vocabulary; peripheral vocabulary; English language; Engelska språket; English; Engelska;

   Sammanfattning : The present study examines possible effects of extramural English (EE) on oral proficiency (OP) and vocabulary (VOC). The study is based on data collected from Swedish learners of ESL in grade 9 (aged 15-16; N=80; 36 boys, 44 girls) over a period of one year. LÄS MER

4. 3. Words in school : A study of vocabulary learning support in the Swedish EFL classroom

   Författare :Denise Bergström; Cathrine Norberg; Marie Nordlund; Pia Sundqvist; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; English as a foreign language; vocabulary learning; teacher cognition; materials development; teaching materials; English and Education; Engelska med didaktisk inriktning;

   Sammanfattning : Vocabulary is a central but difficult aspect of learning English. EFL students face a considerable challenge in acquiring a vocabulary sufficient for communication, which means knowing many words and having a deep and varied knowledge of them. LÄS MER

5. 4. Creative Writers in a Digital Age : Swedish Teenagers’ Insights into their Extramural English Writing and the School Subject of English

   Författare :Paul Morris; Olcay Sert; Thorsten Schröter; Pia Sundqvist; Christina Olin-Scheller; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Extramural English; Free time English; Out-of-school learning; Informal English learning; L2 English learning; Creative writers; Creative writing; Creativity; Fanfiction; Fan fiction; Motivation; Engagement; Bridging the gap; Writing for pleasure.; Didactics; didaktik;

   Sammanfattning : The digital age has re-shaped the landscape of creative writing. One example of the changes that have taken place is the way in which millions of young people, globally, now write and share stories as online fanfiction. This is an out-of-school leisure pastime that can also help improve language skills (Aragon & Davis, 2019; Black, 2008). LÄS MER

7. 5. English-Medium Instruction in Sweden : Perspectives and practices in two upper secondary schools

   Författare :BethAnne Yoxsimer Paulsrud; Inger Lindberg; Philip Shaw; Ofelia García; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; English-medium instruction EMI ; Content and Language Integrated Learning CLIL ; upper secondary school; English in Sweden; language policy; translanguaging; academic language; language hierarchy; Education in Languages and Language Development; utbildningsvetenskap med inriktning mot språk och språkutveckling; Utbildning och lärande;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis presents English-medium instruction (EMI) in the Swedish context, focusing on perspectives and practices in two schools. The research question is as follows: How and why is EMI offered, chosen, and practiced in the Swedish upper secondary school today? The aim is to explore the status of the educational option, the reasons for offering EMI to stakeholders, the stakeholders’ beliefs about and goals of EMI, and the implementation of EMI in the classroom. LÄS MER