Search for dissertations about: "Teaching vocabulary"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words Teaching vocabulary.

  2. 1. Words in school : A study of vocabulary learning support in the Swedish EFL classroom

    Author : Denise Bergström; Cathrine Norberg; Marie Nordlund; Pia Sundqvist; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; English as a foreign language; vocabulary learning; teacher cognition; materials development; teaching materials; English and Education; Engelska med didaktisk inriktning;

    Abstract : Vocabulary is a central but difficult aspect of learning English. EFL students face a considerable challenge in acquiring a vocabulary sufficient for communication, which means knowing many words and having a deep and varied knowledge of them. READ MORE

  4. 2. Testing English Collocations : Developing Receptive Tests for Use with Advanced Swedish Learners

    Author : Henrik Gyllstad; Engelska; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; foreign languages teaching; Applied linguistics; Språkinlärning; Language learning; vocabulary size; learning level; Swedish advanced learners of English; validity; second language vocabulary acquisition; test development; reliability; collocation; language testing; sociolinguistics; Tillämpad lingvistik; undervisning i främmande språk; sociolingvistik; English language and literature; Engelska språk och litteratur ;

    Abstract : The research reported in this thesis has two main aims. The first aim is to develop tests capable of yielding reliable and valid scores of receptive knowledge of English collocations as a single construct, for use with advanced L2 learners of English. READ MORE

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

    Author : Kirsten Stoewer; Jakob Cromdal; Nigel John Musk; Wei Li; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : 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;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  6. 4. Exploring language skills and well-being in inclusive preschools : The impact of a dialogic reading intervention

    Author : Rasmus Riad; Mara Westling Allodi; Eva Siljehag; Sven Bölte; Monica Melby-Lervåg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; dialogic reading; language development; early childhood education; child well-being; vocabulary; narrative skills; professional development; universal intervention; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

    Abstract : Language skills during the preschool years are important for cognitive and social development, learning, and well-being, especially for children that are less proficient in the language that peers and teachers use for communication and teaching, known as the majority language. The overall aim of this thesis is to explore the effect of a practice-embedded introduction of dialogic reading in preschool, a method that engages children in conversation, using language-promoting strategies. READ MORE

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

    Author : Oskar Hagvall Svensson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : 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;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE