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English Out-of-School Activities - A Way of Integrating Outwards?
University of Gävle, Faculty of Education and Business Studies, Department of Humanities.
2012 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

AbstractThe aim of this essay is to identify English out-of-school activities among students with an immigrant background to find out to what extent English out-of-school activities have an impact on the students’ results at the National Test of English.An additional aim is to find out if English out-of-school activities are a way of integration outwards or vice versa if the lack of English out-of-school activities is a sign of integration inwards. The present study is based upon a questionnaire with closed questions, which was filled in by 54 third graders enrolled in the Child and Recreation Programme. The informants are divided into two groups, one of which is a control group of native Swedish students. The study showed a tendency that students with an immigrant background who are not involved in English out-of-school activities obtain lower grades in English and that they integrate inwards by using their native language on the Internet, listening to music and watching films from their home country. Furthermore, the study showed that there is a slight difference between native Swedish students and students with an immigrant background as regards computer habits.Keywords: English out-of-school activities, integration, third language acquisition, informal learning, computer habits, National Test of English, the third culture

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2012. , p. 28
Keywords [en]
English out-of-school activities, integration, third language acquisition, informal learning, computer habits, National Test of English, the third culture
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Humanities
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-12670Archive number: HEU:C12:11OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-12670DiVA, id: diva2:546962
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English
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Humanities, Theology
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Available from: 2012-10-09 Created: 2012-08-26 Last updated: 2012-10-09Bibliographically approved

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