Sökning: "Vocabulary assessment"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 26 avhandlingar innehållade orden Vocabulary assessment.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. De naturvetenskapliga ämnesspråken : De naturvetenskapliga uppgifterna i och elevers resultat från TIMSS 2011 år 8

   Författare :Tomas Persson; Caroline Liberg; Åsa af Geijerstam; Jonas Almqvist; Maria Andrée; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; science education; scientific language; assessment; readability formulas; student achievement; vocabulary; systemic functional linguistics; corpus linguistics; student achievement; Curriculum Studies; Didaktik;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the scientific language in different subjects by analysing all grade 8 science items from TIMSS 2011, using four characteristic meaning dimensions of scientific language – Packing, Precision and Presentation of information, and the level of Personification in a text. The results, as well as results from established readability measures, are correlated with test performances of different student groups. LÄS MER

4. 3. Self-Assessment of Writing in Learning English as a Foreign Language. A Study at the Upper Secondary School Level

   Författare :Anne Dragemark Oscarson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; self-assessment; assessment; language education; EFL; writing; lifelong learning; feedback;

   Sammanfattning : The main aim of this study is to explore the role of self-assessment in EFL learning in developing lifelong language learning skills and in furthering the development of more comprehensive and thereby fairer assessment practices. The study explores how upper secondary school students perceived their own general and specific writing abilities in relation to syllabus goals and whether these perceptions are affected by self-assessment practices. LÄS MER

5. 4. Child bilingualism in Sweden and Lebanon : A study of Arabic-speaking 4-to-7-year-olds

   Författare :Rima Haddad; Ute Bohnacker; Virginia C. M. Gathercole; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; language development; bilingualism; Sweden; Lebanon; Swedish; Arabic; preschool-aged children; early school-aged children; vocabulary; narrative macrostructure; CLT; MAIN; language exposure; joint book reading; code-switching; SES; Linguistics; Lingvistik;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation investigates the vocabulary and narrative skills of 100 Arabic-Swedish-speaking children (aged 4–7 years) in Sweden cross-sectionally and the development of these skills (4 to 6) in a subgroup of 10 children longitudinally. Also, the vocabulary skills of 100 Arabic-speaking bilingual children (aged 4–7 years) in Lebanon are investigated cross-sectionally and compared to the Swedish cross-sectional study. LÄS MER

7. 5. Typical and atypical language development in Turkish-Swedish bilingual children aged 4–7

   Författare :Buket Öztekin; Ute Bohnacker; Aylin Küntay; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; bilingualism; Turkish; Swedish; preschool children; MAIN; CLT; language input; vocabulary; macrostructure; language impairment; atypical language development;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the vocabulary and narrative macrostructure skills of 102 typically-developing (TD) 4- to 7-year-old Turkish-Swedish bilingual children (cross-sectional), the development of these skills over time from age 4 to 6 in a subgroup of 10 children (longitudinal), and six Turkish-Swedish children with a language impairment (LI) diagnosis (clinical). The children’s health, family and language backgrounds, their language use and input patterns are explored through parental questionnaires, family interviews, and interviews with teachers and speech-language pathologists. LÄS MER