Sökning: "Reading in a second language"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 78 avhandlingar innehållade orden Reading in a second language.

  1. 11. Childhood Bilingualism and Reading Difficulties : Insights from Cognition and Pedagogy

    Författare :Niloufar Jalali-Moghadam; Reza Kormi-Nouri; Christina Hedman; Mila Dimitrova Vulchanova; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bilingualism; reading difficulties; children; second language reading; cognition; special education; teachers; pedagogy; Psykologi; Psychology;

    Sammanfattning : We are living in a world in which bi/multilingualism has become commonplace within everyday life for a great number of people. Research has shown that bilingualism produces various cognitive consequences. These effects are generally seen as positive and contributing to an enhanced level of cognitive processing. LÄS MER

  3. 12. 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. 13. Att bli en på svenska läsande människa? : Flerspråkiga högutbildade vuxnas skönlitterära läspraktiker

    Författare :Henriikka Wilinger; Magnus Persson; Pia Nygård Larsson; Catarina Economou; Anita Varga; Malmö universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; second language learning; adult multilingualism; readers biographies; literature education; reading practices; fiction reading; adult language courses; advanced second language use; multilingual identity; literary identity; literary competence; cultural capital; integration; critical literacy;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation explores how and why adult migrants with academic backgrounds read literature. Two connected studies investigate second language learners' fiction reading practices in an advanced Swedish course at two universities, as well as in free time, several years after such a course. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Dyslexi på två språk : En multipel fallstudie av spansk-svensktalande ungdomar med läs- och skrivsvårigheter

    Författare :Christina Hedman; Kenneth Hyltenstam; Christina Hellman; Åke Viberg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; dyslexia; bilingualism; second language reading acquisition; Languages and linguistics; Språkvetenskap; tvåspråkighetsforskning; Bilingualism Research;

    Sammanfattning : The complicated task of deciding whether reading and writing difficulties in a second language learner stem from dyslexia or from problems associated with second language learning serves as the primary theme of this study. The theoretical framwork of dyslexia-related issues is a phonological cause model (Ramus, 2004). LÄS MER

  7. 15. Reading for Life : Three Studies of Swedish Students’ Literacy Development

    Författare :Ulla Damber; Stefan Samuelsson; Mats Myrberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Literacy; fiction; second language learning; the deficit discourse; scaffolding; Läsning; skönlitteratur; andraspråksinlärning; bristdiskurs; stöttning; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to explore school classes with a higher level of achievement in reading than could be expected, with regard to socio-economic background factors and language background. What do those classes practice? Which attitudes towards reading and schooling do those children and their teachers display? The teacher and the classroom environment are in particular focus. LÄS MER