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- Henry, Alastair, 1963-, et al.
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Motivational Strategies and the Reframing of English : Activity Design and Challenges for Teachers in Contexts of Extensive Extramural Encounters
- 2018
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Ingår i: TESOL quarterly (Print). - : Wiley. - 0039-8322 .- 1545-7249. ; :2, s. 247-273
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Motivational strategies are underresearched, and studies so far conducted have been in sociolinguistic contexts where English is not extensively encountered outside the classroom. Given also that little is known about strategies relating to the design and content of classroom activities, the purpose of this study is to identify and critically evaluate strategies focusing on activity design and content in classroom activities that, in a setting where students have extensive extramural English encounters, teachers have found to be effective in generating motivation. Using Dörnyei's (2001) taxonomy of motivational strategies as an analytical tool, 112 descriptions of motivational activities provided by a randomly drawn sample of secondary EFL teachers in Sweden (N = 252) were content-analyzed with a focus on design and content. Providing support for Dörnyei's proposals, the results reveal the prominence of activities that enable students to work with authentic materials (cultural artefacts produced for a purpose other than teaching) and in ways that can be experienced as authentic. Activities involving digital technologies which provide opportunities for creativity are also prominent. Use of authentic materials places high demands on teachers' pedagogical and linguistic skills. In contexts where students respond positively to such activities, teachers' language awareness skills become of significant importance.
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Klassrumsforskning och språk(ande) : Rapport från ASLA-symposiet i Karlstad, 12-13 april, 2018
- 2019
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Proceedings (redaktörskap) (refereegranskat)abstract
- Den svenska föreningen för tillämpad språkvetenskap (ASLA, Association Suédoise de Linguistique Appliquée) är den svenska avdelningen av internationella AILA (Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée). ASLA grundades 1966 och har till uppgift att främja forskning kring praktiska problem med anknytning till språk, förmedla kontakt mellan språkforskare i Sverige och andra länder, samt rekrytera till de forskningsnätverk som AILA organiserar.ASLA-föreningen arrangerar regelbundet symposier vid olika svenska lärosäten där såväl svenska som utländska deltagare möts. För närvarande hålls symposiet vartannat år och den 12–13 april 2018 välkomnade Karlstads universitet deltagare från inte mindre än 15 länder. Temat för ASLAsymposiet 2018 var ”Klassrumsforskning och språk(ande)”, på engelska ”Classroom research and language/languaging”. Föreliggande volym representerar fjorton av de bidrag som presenterades vid symposiet och som på olika sätt anknyter till symposiets tema. Volymen speglar den bredd och det djup som den tillämpade språkvetenskapen och ASLA:s verksamhet representerar: från barn till vuxna, från aktionsforskning med lärare till språkandets många faser och både i och utanför skolan.
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- Byman Frisén, Liliann, et al.
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Policy in Practice : Teachers’ Conceptualizations of L2 English Oral Proficiency as Operationalized in High-Stakes Test Assessment
- 2021
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Ingår i: Languages. - : MDPI. - 2226-471X. ; 6:4, s. 1-23
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Assessment of foreign/second language (L2) oral proficiency is known to be complex and influenced by the local context. In Sweden, extensive assessment guidelines for the National English Speaking Test (NEST) are offered to teachers, who act as raters of their own students' performances on this high-stakes L2 English oral proficiency (OP) test. Despite guidelines, teachers commonly construct their own NEST scoring rubric. The present study aims to unveil teachers-as-raters' conceptualizations, as these emerge from the self-made scoring rubrics, and possible transformations of policy. Data consist of 20 teacher-generated scoring rubrics used for assessing NEST (years 6 and 9). Rubrics were collected via personal networks and online teacher membership groups. Employing content analysis, data were analysed qualitatively to examine (i) what OP sub-skills were in focus for assessment, (ii) how sub-skills were conceptualized, and (iii) scoring rubric design. Results showed that the content and design of rubrics were heavily influenced by the official assessment guidelines, which led to broad consensus about what to assess-but not about how to assess. Lack of consensus was particularly salient for interactive skills. Analysis of policy transformations revealed that teachers' self-made templates, in fact, lead to an analytic rather than a holistic assessment practice.
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- Byman Frisén, Liliann, et al.
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Vad kan en elev som kan prata engelska? Didaktisk transposition av muntlig färdighet i lärares matriser för bedömning av det nationella provet
- 2023
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Ingår i: Utbildning och lärande. - : Högskolan Dalarna. - 1653-0594. ; 17:2, s. 11-38
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Swedish students’ oral proficiency in English as a foreign/second language (L2) is tested annually in a part of the English national test entitled Speaking (test construct: oral production and interaction), which students’ own teachers both administer and assess. Despite access to extensive assessment guidelines from the Swedish National Agency for Education, many teachers choose to construct their own scoring rubrics for assessment. In this study, we examine teachers’ professional knowledge about assessment of oral proficiency in L2 English, as it emerges from policy transformation in these teacher-generated rubrics. Data consists of 20 rubrics for assessment of Speaking in years 6 and 9. Rubrics were collected through professional networks and two English-teacher groups on Facebook. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyze teachers’ conceptualizations of the test construct, as well as similarities and differences between conceptualizations. Results showed consensus of what to assess, but not necessarily how, which was particularly salient for interaction. Analysis of policy transformation indicated that when teacher-generated scoring rubrics were used for assessment of Speaking, each criterion was considered separately, making them beneficial for formative feedback. The professional knowledge that emerged is therefore formed by teachers’ dual roles – as examiner and teacher – in the test situation.
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- Gyllstad, Henrik, et al.
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Effects of Word Definitions on Meaning Recall : A Multisite Intervention in Language-Diverse Second Language English Classrooms
- 2022
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Ingår i: Language learning. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0023-8333 .- 1467-9922. ; 73:2, s. 403-444
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Vocabulary experts recommend first language (L1) translation equivalentsfor establishing form–meaning mappings for new second language (L2) words, espe-cially for lower proficiency learners. Empirical evidence to date speaks in favor of L1translation equivalents over L2 meaning definitions, but most studies have investigatedbi- rather than multilingual learners. In our study, we investigated instructed Englishvocabulary learning through an intervention study in six language-diverse secondaryschool English classrooms in Sweden (N=74) involving three conditions for presen-tation of word meanings: (a) definitions in the L2 (English), (b) translation equivalentsin the shared school and majority language (Swedish), and (c) translation equivalents inthe shared school and majority language plus other prior languages among the learners(Swedish and other). Based on overall weighted mean effect sizes and mixed-effects modeling, the results showed that conditions that involved L1 translation equivalentsyielded higher scores than did target language definitions in immediate posttests with asmall effect size but no differences in delayed posttests.
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- Hamberg, Ann-Kristin, 1974-
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Motstånd, måsten och möjligheter : Gymnasielärare om medie- och informationskunnighet i ett digitaliserat svenskämne
- 2021
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This licentiate thesis aims to explore how teachers comprehend, transform and teach media and information literacy in the courses Swedish 1, 2 and 3 in Swedish upper secondary school. The empirical data is based on semi-structured interviews with eight teachers in Swedish upper secondary school. The interviews were held in 2019 and were conducted for the most part in the teachers’ own place of work, except for one interview, which was held via Skype. The respondents in the study were all teachers who were – or had been – especially assigned to develop teaching and pedagogy in some form in their different schools. The study rests on the theoretical framework of Young and Muller’s theory of powerful knowledge (2010), and Shulman’s model of pedagogical content knowledge (1987). Hudson’s theory of high and low epistemic quality in teaching (2018) and Ball’s theory of policy enactment (2012) are also used. Albeit a small study, the findings highlight that the teachers have diverse views on what media and information literacy entails. All respondents interpreted the concept in different ways. The study also shows that there is a great need for a definition of the term when it comes to media and information literacy. There is no shared base of knowledge among teachers when it comes to this topic. In addition, time is a crucial factor when it comes to planning and preparing lessons, and time was something that the teachers felt that they lacked – both to prepare and to execute the lessons in media and information literacy. Furthermore, the teachers reported that school policies stipulate that they have to use specific learning management platforms in teaching.
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