English, Swedish or both? : An empirical study on teachers’ choice of language in the EFL classroom


Autoria(s): Newstam, Lina
Data(s)

2016

Resumo

There are different ideas when it comes to the use of either Swedish or English during EFL lessons. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate teachers’ choice of language in the upper elementary EFL classroom in Swedish schools and their arguments for the use of one or the other. In order to find out which language different teachers use and why, semi-structured interviews with six different teachers were carried out. All respondents were currently teaching English in grade 4-6. The results of the study show that the teachers’ most commonly used language in the EFL classroom is English. However, several of the teachers mention that they also use Swedish, for example when it comes to explaining difficult instructions or grammar. All teachers participating in this study mention the importance of hearing and using English in order for the pupils to learn English and therefore they try to use mostly English. Nevertheless, this study only has six participants, all living in the same county and working at schools with many similarities, which makes it difficult to draw any generalizable conclusions. To be able to draw better conclusions, a study would have to be conducted with more participants within a larger area.

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Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-23470

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Högskolan Dalarna, Pedagogiskt arbete

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Palavras-Chave #language use #first language #second language #English instruction #Swedish Elementary school
Tipo

Student thesis

info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis

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