Sökning: "Foreign language learning"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 75 avhandlingar innehållade orden Foreign language learning.

1. 1. "Say It Fast, Fluent and Flawless" : formulaicity in the oral language production of young foreign language learners

   Författare :Parvin Gheitasi; Janet Enever; Christian Waldmann; Ingmarie Mellenius; Shelagh Rixon; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Early language learning; Foreign language learning; Formulaic language; Formulaicity; English as a foreign language; language teaching and learning; språkdidaktik;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis reports on a study, which investigated the process of early foreign language learning in a classroom context and the functions of multi-word units of language known as formulaic sequences in the oral language production of young foreign language learners. A classroom with 11 students in the age range 9 to 11 years was observed and video recorded for 16 sessions (90 minutes per session). LÄS MER

3. 2. Writing in a third language : a study of upper secondary students’ texts, writing processes and metacognition

   Författare :Yvonne Knospe; Kirk Sullivan; Ingela Valfridsson; Anita Malmqvist; Åsa Wengelin; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; foreign language learning; second language acquisition; third language learning; writing in a foreign language; learning to write; metacognition; keystroke logging; text quality; German; upper secondary school; language teaching and learning; språkdidaktik; Linguistics; lingvistik;

   Sammanfattning : Learning an additional foreign language (usually referred to as a third language, L3) after English (L2) in formal settings seems to remain relatively unsuccessful in the European context (European Commission 2012), despite the reported advantages from extensive language learning experiences. Against this background the present thesis explores the potential benefits of a teaching approach focused on writing strategies and metacognitive reflections for L3 writing. LÄS MER

4. 3. Riqueza léxica y expresión escrita en aprendices suecos de ELE : Proficiencia general, competencia léxica pasiva, tipo y complejidad de la tarea

   Författare :Marco Berton; María Bernal; Laura Sánchez Pérez; Folkert Kuiken; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; lexical richness; foreign language writing; Spanish; linguistic complexity; TBLT; task-based; task complexity; vocabulary; second language acquisition; riqueza léxica; ELE; producción escrita; complejidad lingüística; enfoque por tareas; complejidad de la tarea; vocabulario; adquisición de segundas lenguas; romanska språk med inriktning mot spanska; Romance Languages; Specialisation in Spanish;

   Sammanfattning : The present study explored lexical richness in the written production of Swedish university students of Spanish as a foreign language. Two aspects of lexical richness were investigated in the study, i.e., diversity (the ability to use a varied lexical repertoire), and sophistication (the proportion of relatively infrequent words). LÄS MER

5. 4. Towards Critical Thinking Skills in Higher Education - The Case of English Courses at Swedish Universities

   Författare :Evelina Johansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Critical thinking; higher-order thinking; English as a foreign language; higher education; vocabulary size; L2 proficiency; constructive alignment; assessment tasks; learning outcomes;

   Sammanfattning : The present thesis investigates higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) and critical thinking in English courses at Swedish universities. The rationale for investigating this topic is based on policy documents which state that students’ development of these skills is a goal in both Swedish and international higher education. LÄS MER

7. 5. Learning of definiteness in Belarusian students of Swedish as a foreign language

   Författare :Anders Agebjörn; Åsa Wengelin; Micheal Sharwood Smith; University of Gothenburg; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; second-language acquisition; third-language acquisition; Russian; English; Swedish; definiteness; noun phrase; implicit and explicit knowledge; cross-linguistic influence; language-learning aptitude; complexity; input frequency;

   Sammanfattning : Through a series of studies, this thesis investigates the learning of definiteness in Russian-speaking students of Swedish. A communicative oral-production task elicited modified and non-modified noun phrases in indefinite and definite contexts. LÄS MER