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Computer Games and ESL Learning : A scientific literature review with hypothetical classroom sessions
2018
Master's thesis education EN502 - University of Agder 2018 The aim of this thesis is to explore scientific literature on the use of computer games as a tool for second language learning, and to use reviewed literature to create hypothetical classrooms sessions in which computer games are used as a tool. Therefore, the thesis question is “What does scientific literature say about the improvement of ESL skills among gamers? Moreover, might this information be helpful in the Norwegian English language classroom?” The work is structured as a three-part study, whereas the first is a literature review on studies related to computer games and language learning. The second part is about didactics; …
Extensive Reading and Language Accuracy Development in the ESL Classroom : A case study of extensive reading and lower secondary learner language in …
2021
Master´s thesis in English (EN502) Reading is an activity with many positive effects, one of which is arguably language improvement. This thesis aims to reinforce this claim by exploring the effects of extensive reading on language skills amongst Norwegian lower secondary school students through a comparative analysis of written pre-and post-texts. A qualitative approach is used to analyze and identify language development following a two-month extensive reading program in an 8th-grade classroom. Additionally, a semi-structured interview with the teacher of the class is carried out. The study reveals that the participating students did not significantly improve their language accuracy throu…
Young Norwegian Learners’ Perception and Recognition of English Variants : Relationships with language exposure and media intake
2021
Master´s thesis in English (EN502) English as a tool of communication is emphasized in the Norwegian subject curriculum reform of 2020, and no competence aims are directly connected towards the choice of English variant. The present study investigates young Norwegian learners’ perception of differences between American English and British English and their ability to identify a specific variant, seen in relation to passive English exposure. The data collection comprised two parts: a questionnaire of exposure to English outside of school and a perception test of selected phonetic features contrasting the English variants under investigation. 40 students in year 5 participated in the study, a…
English Argumentative Writing in Norwegian Lower Secondary School : Are year 10 lower secondary students sufficiently prepared for L2 argumentative w…
2018
Master's thesis education EN502 - University of Agder 2018 This thesis studies English language argumentative writing instruction in Norwegian lower secondary schools with an eye towards evaluating year 10 students’ academic preparation for argumentative writing in upper secondary. Argumentation is a key skill for academic success and is an important skill for civic life in a democracy. While research is scarce on the topic of academic and argumentative writing in upper secondary school, it is even scarcer in lower secondary. Because of this, the present study is one of the first studies examining argumentative writing proficiency at the lower level. In order to examine the situation in low…
Behind the teaching of American culture in the second language classroom
2019
Master's thesis English EN502 - University of Agder 2019 In this thesis, anempirical study will show how different teachers might differ in their way of teaching Americanculture in the Norwegianclassroom. Three main questions have been made to structure theway in which the study will take on the issue. The objective is to investigate the issue on the basis of these three research questions:•How might a class about Americanculture differ from other Englishlessons, is there a difference in planning and source material used?•What methods are used when teaching Americanculture and why are these methods chosen?•How can culture teaching have aneffect on the dynamics and language learning in the c…
English Academic Writing in the Norwegian Upper Secondary School : How does upper secondary school ESL instruction help students develop academic wri…
2021
Master´s thesis in English (EN502) The purpose of this thesis has been to investigate how English academic writing instruction in Norway is perceived by upper secondary students, and how it is carried out from their point of view as a support to improve their academic writing skills. The following was the research question for my thesis: What do students in Norwegian upper secondary school know about writing academic English, and how do they practice writing English as a preparation for higher education? The question calls for a review of the current ESL instruction as well as a review of the English subject curriculum (LK20). The corpus consisted of nine students of English, three females …
Gaming for language learning: Something to do in schools? What kinds of games and how they can be used in the English classroom to facilitate languag…
2020
Master´s thesis in English (EN502) Gaming can aid in language learning, and this thesis researches the current pedagogical beliefs and attitudes towards gaming based on survey and interview answers from English teachers in Norway .A mixed-methods approach was used in order to answer the four research questions. 120 participants took part in an online survey, and three participants took part in an interview. An expert on the subject, gaming pedagogue Halvor Østerman Thengs, participated in an interview to share information and experiences regarding gaming in schools. Afterward, the data from the online survey and interviews were presented, analyzed, and discussed. The conclusion is that many…
Investigating Teachers’ Use of L1 in L2 Teaching A survey of English teachers’ attitudes and perceived classroom practices in Norwegian lower seconda…
2020
Master´s thesis in English (EN502)
The Correlation Between Lexical Richness and Norwegian Lower Secondary School EFL Teachers’ Assessment of Written Compositions
2019
Master's thesis education EN502 - University of Agder 2019 This master thesis investigates Norwegian lower secondary EFL teachers’assessment of their students’written compositions. It focusses on the vocabulary skills these students displayandaims to reveal whether the level of vocabulary each student reveals is consistent with the grade their texts receivefrom their teachers.Words are thebuilding blocks of our language (Read, 2000, p.1), one would not get fartrying to communicate in a language without knowing its words.Analysing a texts lexical richness is a way of measuring the vocabulary level of the text.A text’s lexical richness describes how developed the vocabularyofthe text is(Cobb …
Teaching Methods and Learning Strategies For Writing in English Class : Which teaching methods and learning strategies are used by English teachers a…
2019
Master's thesis education EN502 - University of Agder 2019 English is a subject in Norwegian lower secondary schools where the students learn how to write in English. This L2 learning process can be complex,and those who teach English faceseveral challenges connected to developing successful L2 writers. For example challenges connectedto enhancing, facilitating and nurturing the learning process(Fenner & Skulstad, 2018, p.139). Because of the complexity of writing, it might be useful for teachers to know different writing strategies that are effective and useful for L2 learners. This research studies which teaching methods and learning strategies are used by English teachers at lower second…