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Teaching English in Multilingual Classrooms. A Swedish Case Study
(2025-07-29)As recognized by the European Council back in 1995, multilingualism is on the rise of the movement of people across the continents and there is a growing need for the knowledge of several foreign languages to meet the ... -
Chatting by the Coffee Machine. A Qualitative Study of Informal Language Learning in the Workplace connected to the EFL-Classroom
(2025-07-29)One challenge the Swedish upper secondary EFL-classroom faces today is students suggesting they learn English better outside of school than inside. The reason often given for this is that English is viewed as boring and ... -
Human Adaptation vs Machine Consistency. A Comparative Study of AI-Generated Feedback and Student-Teacher Provided Feedback in an Upper Secondary School Context.
(2025-07-29)This study explores AI-provided feedback on written essays in the English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom, comparing it to student-teacher provided feedback. In light of increasing teacher workloads, growing class ... -
Herausforderungen und Förderungsmöglichkeiten legasthener SchülerInnen im schwedischen Deutsch-als-Fremdsprache-Unterricht. Erfahrungen und Auffassungen der Lehrkräfte
(2025-07-29)Diese Studie, in der 12 schwedische DaF-Lehrkrafte teilnahmen, fokussiert die Herausforderungen schwedischer legasthener DaF-SchulerInnen, die Voraussetzungen zur Forderung dieser SchulerInnen im Unterricht und die ... -
What Makes Students Speak? A Quantitative Study of Situational Willingness to Communicate and the Role of Extracurricular English
(2025-06-17)The present study explores Swedish upper secondary students’ Situational Willingness to Communicate (WTC) in English, focusing on the classroom environment and the potential influence of Extracurricular English (EE). While ... -
The Relationship Between EE and the Ideal L2 Self in Swedish Upper Secondary Students
(2025-06-17)Since the late 2000s, there has been a great surge of research in the field of EE (Extramural English), examining what activities students engage in and how additional exposure to English outside of the classroom affects ... -
Attitudes Towards International English Accents. An Experimental Study in a Swedish Lower Secondary School Setting
(2025-06-17)With the continuing globalisation of the English language, both standard and non-standard accents are increasingly heard in both personal and public communication, shaping perceptions of speakers. The present study examines ... -
Braiding Words and Nature. Incorporating Eco-Centric Literature in the EFL Classroom
(2025-06-17)Integrating eco-centric literature in English as a foreign language (EFL) education could be considered beneficial as it has the potential to develop students’ language proficiency while exposing them to ecocentric ... -
Tales of Cities: Using Literature to Bridge Cultures. A qualitative study on students’ intercultural competence development through literature
(2025-06-16)The world has become a diverse small village where members of different cultures interact in different disciplines to develop this village. Multiculturalism has become a new characteristic of modern societies. Therefore, ... -
El potencial de la poesía como herramienta para la adquisición de vocabulario en ELE
(2025-06-11)Unlocking the potential of poetry as a pedagogical tool for vocabulary development in Spanish as a foreign language (SFL) remains a relevant question in language education. Despite concerns about its complexity, poetry ... -
Canciones y motivación en el aula de ELE
(2024-10-07)The research study aims to describe whether songs, as authentic material, are a source of motivation for students under the learning process in the Spanish as Second Language (SSL) classroom. We also set out to investigate ... -
Students’ Experiences of Summative Oral Assessment. An Investigative Mixed-Method Study of Swedish Upper Secondary School Students’ Experiences
(2024-09-17)In recent years, there has been a significant emphasis on assessment for learning and formative assessment in pedagogical contexts, often overshadowing the importance of summative assessment. However, summative assessment ... -
¿Vocabulario y gramática en los textos literarios en el aula de ELE? Entrevistas con profesores de español sobre la influencia del vocabulario y la gramática en los textos literarios
(2024-08-20)Tidigare forskning visar på att faktorerna vokabulär och grammatik gällande spanskspråkig skönlitteratur i klassrummet inverkar positivt på läsförståelsen. På Skolverket kan man läsa om att dessa faktorer är viktiga vid ... -
Teacher Attitudes Towards AI Integration in the English Classroom
(2024-08-13)The purpose of this study is to explore teacher attitudes regarding the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into English teaching classrooms. The data was collected by interviewing six English language teachers at ... -
Exploring LGBTQ Integration: Challenges and Strategies for Swedish Upper-Secondary EFLTeachers. A Qualitative Study
(2024-08-13)This study investigates Swedish upper-secondary school teachers’ attitudes toward as well as challenges, and strategies when including LGBTQ topics in their EFL classrooms. The research questions addressed were: (1) What ... -
Critical Literacy in Swedish EFL-Classrooms. Exploring Teachers’ Attitudes Towards the Effectiveness of Critical Literacy Approaches in Enhancing Reading Comprehension
(2024-06-19)The study investigates teachers’ attitudes towards effectiveness of critical literacy approaches in fostering reading comprehension when using fiction in teaching EFL. It also investigates if and how critical literacy is ... -
The Efficacy of Implicit Versus Explicit Spelling Instruction. A Study of EFL in the Upper Secondary School Classroom
(2024-06-18)English serves as an indispensable gateway for a multitude of professional opportunities and higher education courses. The ability to speak and comprehend English is often perceived as paramount; however, the skills of ... -
“Learning Vocabulary is Just Hard Work”. A study of Swedish EFL teachers' perception of vocabulary teaching, how they teach vocabulary and the role of extramural English
(2024-06-14)The aim of this study is to gain insight into how Swedish EFL teachers work with vocabulary teaching, their beliefs about motivation and the impact of extramural English on students’ vocabulary. So far, such research has ... -
English Domination in Swedish Foreign Language Education. A Contrastive Analysis of Opinions From Students and Teachers Regarding English and the Modern Languages
(2024-06-13)Modern English stands as a global Lingua Franca, meaning it is the standard language for communication between speakers of differing native languages. This paper explores its dominant status in the world and impact on other ... -
Investigating the IDLE Habits and WTC of Swedish EFL Learners. A Quantitative Study
(2024-06-11)This quantitative study aimed to investigate informal digital learning of English (IDLE) habits and willingness to communicate (WTC) among Swedish upper secondary EFL students and whether a correlation could be found between ...