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Teachers’ Literature Selections. Teachers’ Preferences and Inspirations Regarding Their Literature Selections
(2024-06-11)The aim of this research has been to categorise and understand what types of literature or fictional materials teachers select and their reasoning behind their literature selections. The Swedish upper-secondary courses in ... -
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Education in Upper Secondary EFL: A Study of Teacher Attitudes and Classroom Practices. A Qualitative Study
(2024-06-11)This study explores the attitudes, preparedness, and integration of LGBTQ+ topics into the English as a foreign language (EFL) curriculum among educators. The significance of this investigation lies in the growing recognition ... -
Reading Comprehension Tests in the ESL Classroom: Digital or Print?
(2024-06-11)This essay aims to investigate Swedish upper secondary school students’ reading comprehension of digital and printed tests as well as students’ perception of their own reading comprehension skills. The research questions ... -
“They Hate Reading…” An Interview Study on Literary Course Design for Promoting Student Motivation.
(2024-06-11)An interview study was conducted with 5 Swedish upper-secondary teachers of English with the purpose of outlining their process of designing literary courses in English. Their views on the importance of fiction and reading ... -
Computer-Based Versus Pen-Based Testing. An Experimental Study of Reading Comprehension and Essay Writing in Swedish Lower Secondary School
(2024-05-06)The Swedish government has made significant efforts to introduce digitalization in schools, including national tests. However, research has highlighted negative effects of digital testing on reading comprehension and ... -
“To Learn English, We Must use English” Teachers’ Perception of the Use of Other Languages in the EFL Classroom in Sweden
(2024-05-06)Increased global movement has contributed to greater language diversity in schools, resulting in a growing number of multilingual students. This study explores the beliefs and practices of English as a Foreign Language ... -
Bildung in the language classroom. Reading literature to stimulate young people's desire to learn English
(2023-08-01)The power of reading literary texts to stimulate language learning, critical thinking and communicative competence is well established, yet young people are reading less literature than they did ten years ago. The aim of ... -
Foreign Language Anxiety vs Willingness to Communicate. A Qualitative Study on Swedish EFL Learners’ Perception of Language Anxiety in Correlation With Their WTC
(2023-06-20)This study aims to investigate the perceived levels of foreign language anxiety (FLA) among six English as a foreign language (EFL) learners and how their personal perceptions affect their willingness to communicate (WTC) ... -
Los efectos del uso de Duolingo como andamiaje para el aprendizaje de vocabulario del ELE
(2023-06-20)Duolingo is one of the most widely used gamification applications among people for learning vocabulary in Spanish as a foreign language (EFL) in Sweden. However, there is a scarcity of accredited research concerning the ... -
The Effectiveness of Visual Input for EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Acquisition
(2023-06-19)Effective modes of input for EFL vocabulary learning is an ongoing discussion in research. Vocabulary is an important aspect of language learning which makes it valuable to examine how to acquire vocabulary most effectively. ... -
Word Frequencies and Vocabulary Threshold Levels in EFL Textbooks. A Corpus Study
(2023-06-19)A significant number of studies have identified inadequate vocabulary exposure in EFL coursebooks as a problem. However, few studies have been carried out in the Swedish context. This observation, along with how the most ... -
Communicating as a Team. A study of EFL Students’ Perceptions about the Influence of the Learner Group’s Dynamics on their Individual WTC
(2023-06-14)Considering the current emphasis on communicative abilities in EFL teaching, learning and assessment (Council of Europe, 2020), research on willingness to communicate (WTC) has become increasingly important. Despite the ... -
EFL Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices for Grammar Teaching. A Qualitative Interview Study at Lower Secondary School in Sweden
(2023-06-14)Grammar teaching plays a crucial role in second language acquisition. However, in the specific context of lower secondary schools in Sweden, the emphasis on communicative language skills often overshadows the importance ... -
Digital Tools of the Trade. A Qualitative Study of EFL Teachers’ Use of Digital Tools in a Swedish Post-Pandemic Context
(2023-06-13)Due to the increased focus on digitalisation in Swedish schools resulting from the digitalisation of society, pedagogical practices have changed. The Covid-19 pandemic introduced unique challenges to many teachers as ... -
La interculturalidad en la enseñanza de español como lengua extranjera a través de la literatura infantil y juvenil. Un estudio cualitativo desde la perspectiva de cinco profesores de ELE
(2023-06-13)Föreliggande studie analyserar interkulturalitet genom barn- och ungdomslitteratur i spanskundervisningen i den svenska grundskolan ur fem spansklärares perspektiv. Huvudsyftet med studien är att, genom semistrukturerade ... -
The Effectiveness of Word Focused Tasks. How Elaborate Processing Predicts Vocabulary Learning. A Literature Review.
(2023-06-12)L2 vocabulary learning is a sizeable challenge for all EFL students. Particularly, the lexical threshold for reading is a substantial learning feat requiring time and effort. Vocabulary research indicates that incidental ... -
“There Is No Quick Fix” to Building Vocabulary. Teacher Cognition of EFL Vocabulary Development and Instruction in Swedish Upper Secondary Schools
(2023-06-12)Vocabulary is a central component to learning any language, but learning a foreign language requires particular attention to vocabulary development. As teacher cognition influences teachers’ instructional choices, their ... -
Aprobación o desaprobación. Actitudes de estudiantes de ELE en Suecia hacia la retroalimentación
(2023-03-21)A general focus on summative assessment has led to feedback and formative assessment taking a less prominent role in ELE teaching, to the extent that its value has been questioned by students to the point where they do not ... -
Bildlärarnas olika roller - En kvalitativ studie om rollen som bildlärare från ett goffmanskt perspektiv
(2022-11-16)Syfte Syftet med uppsatsen är undersöka bildlärarens möjligheter att bedriva undervisning i klassrummet på högstadienivå. I detta riktas fokus mot att söka ringa in olika bärande former av rolltagande som följer med ... -
It’s Comical! A mixed-method study of EFL teachers’ experiences using comic books at the upper secondary level
(2022-09-08)The reputation of comic books has not always been the best. The public view of comic books has long been that it is a lesser medium with no educational value. In contrast, previous research states that comic books can have ...