Learning / Teaching English as a Second Language in the Information Age: A Study on the Influences of New Media on Swedish Students in the English Classroom
2015 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
The tools that we have developed, namely the Internet, online games, and social networks, have drastically changed the world we live in. Furthermore, after years of studies, discussions and research, it has been concluded that English as a Second Language study is an important tool for the mediation and proliferation of information across the globe. The aim of this study is to combine the models of Sociocultural Theory, Interaction Hypothesis and Connectivism to provide insight about the use of ‘new media’ by English as a Second Language (ESL) students and the potential of its use in the ESL classroom in Sweden. However, its applications can also be used in countries with second language curriculums similar to Sweden.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2015. , p. 55
Keywords [en]
New Media, English as a Second Language, Second Language Acquisition, Sweden
National Category
Languages and Literature
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-19055Archive number: EN1:1/2015OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-19055DiVA, id: diva2:791452
Subject / course
English language education
Educational program
Education – upper secondary school
Supervisors
Examiners
2015-03-092015-02-272015-03-09Bibliographically approved