Search for dissertations about: "L2 writing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words L2 writing.

2. 1. Writing, reviewing, and revising : Peer feedback in lower secondary EFL classrooms

   Author : Jessica Berggren; Maria Kuteeva; Britt-Marie Apelgren; Marie Källkvist; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English as a foreign language EFL ; L2 writing; formative assessment; assessment for learning; assessment as learning; peer feedback; genre pedagogy; criteria; agency; English; engelska;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates pupils’ learning about writing from giving feedback. Research on peer assessment and L2 writing is plentiful, but little attention has been given to younger learners and to potential benefits for the peer feedback provider. My project was carried out as two intervention studies with Swedish pupils in year 8. READ MORE

4. 2. Two Languages, Two Scripts : Bilingual and Biscriptal Children with and without Reading Difficulties Read and Write in Persian (L1) and Swedish (L2)

   Author : Baran Johansson; Eva Lindgren; Maria Levlin; Sven Strömqvist; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Reading; Writing; Eye and Pen; Handwriting; Persian; Swedish; Bilinguals; Biscriptals; Writing fluency; Meaning making; Pauses; Bursts; Linguistic skills; Cognitive Skills; Bilingual writers; Reading difficulties; Skrivande; Läsning; Tvåspråkiga barn; Tvåspråkighet; Flerspråkighet; Lässvårigheter; Läsflyt; Avkodning; Pauser; Bursts; Eye and Pen; Loggning; Två skriftsystem; Persiska; Svenska; Handskrift; Meningsskapande; Lingvistiska färdigheter; Kognitiva färdigheter; Linguistics; lingvistik;

   Abstract : The main aim of this dissertation was to explore L1 (Persian) and L2 (Swedish) reading and writing of 26 bilingual biscriptal children with and without reading difficulties (RD) (years 4–9). Previous studies have mainly focused on Latin scripts or one alphabetic and one non-alphabetic script with English as L1 or L2. READ MORE

5. 3. Writing in a third language : a study of upper secondary students’ texts, writing processes and metacognition

   Author : Yvonne Knospe; Kirk Sullivan; Ingela Valfridsson; Anita Malmqvist; Åsa Wengelin; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; foreign language learning; second language acquisition; third language learning; writing in a foreign language; learning to write; metacognition; keystroke logging; text quality; German; upper secondary school; language teaching and learning; språkdidaktik; Linguistics; lingvistik;

   Abstract : Learning an additional foreign language (usually referred to as a third language, L3) after English (L2) in formal settings seems to remain relatively unsuccessful in the European context (European Commission 2012), despite the reported advantages from extensive language learning experiences. Against this background the present thesis explores the potential benefits of a teaching approach focused on writing strategies and metacognitive reflections for L3 writing. READ MORE

6. 4. Writing across the Curriculum in Compulsory School in Sweden

   Author : Erika Sturk; Eva Lindgren; Ann-Christin Randahl; Marte Blikstad-Balas; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Teaching of writing; compulsory school; writing across the curriculum; discourses of writing; skrivundervisning; skriva i grundskolan; skriva i skolans alla ämnen; skrivdiskurser; language teaching and learning; språkdidaktik;

   Abstract : We live in a mass writing society (Brandt, 2015) with high demands on the citizens’ abilities to write for full participation, and effective teaching of writing  is important. This thesis explores how writing is taught in Swedish compulsory school across the curriculum, investigating both how teachers talk about and teach writing. READ MORE

7. 5. Multilingual Students' Writing in English : The Role of Their L1(s)

   Author : Tina Gunnarsson; Språkinlärning; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Multilingualism; L2 Writing; language acquisition; Translanguaging; Language mode; English Linguistics;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on the languages of thought of multilingual students writing in English, a non-native language. The study examines which languages are used as languages of thought and what functions these languages serve for year-9 students (age 15-16) in a Swedish high school while writing an essay in English under exam-like conditions. READ MORE