Sökning: "vocabulary learning"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 62 avhandlingar innehållade orden vocabulary learning.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. English Hemspråk : Language in Interaction in English Mother Tongue Instruction in Sweden

    Författare :Kirsten Stoewer; Jakob Cromdal; Nigel John Musk; Wei Li; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mother tongue instruction; English as a heritage language; conversation analysis; classroom interaction; bilingual interaction; vocabulary teaching; language alternation; Modersmålsundervisning; engelska som modersmål; samtalsanalys; klassrumsinteraktion; tvåspråkig interaktion; ordförråd i undervisning; kodväxling;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis investigates teacher-student interaction in English mother tongue instruction (MTI), offered within mainstream education to English heritage language students in Sweden. In particular, it examines the type of language work that was in focus during the lessons and the ways teacher and students engaged in the language work in situ. LÄS MER

  7. 5. What's wrong with engineering education? Comparing and combining a teaching-problematization and a culture-problematization

    Författare :Oskar Hagvall Svensson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; engineering culture; discourse analysis; engineering education; teaching methods; higher education pedagogy; engineering education research; educational reform; entrepreneurship education; ethnography;

    Sammanfattning : While much has been said about what is wrong with engineering education, the assumptions we make when talking about its problems often remain hidden. One particularly common implicit assumption is that inadequate teaching is the primary antecedent of educational problems. LÄS MER