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dc.contributor.advisorHolmbukt, Tove
dc.contributor.advisorSon, Minjeong
dc.contributor.authorSkardal, Ida-Mari
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-17T05:07:45Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-15T10:01:58Z
dc.date.available2017-05-15T10:01:58Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-15
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the present study is to examine the effect of ‘The English Mode’ (TEM) in increasing pupils’ oral confidence in English. TEM is a self-constructed method, which contains pre-speaking activities that focus on authentic and spontaneous communication. Observation and experiences in schools show that many pupils do not participate orally in class, and are reluctant to speak English during English lessons. Research within the field of foreign language learning suggests that oral confidence and oral participation are vital components regarding pupils’ foreign language development and oral skills. Thus, it becomes important to investigate measures aimed at raising pupils’ oral confidence. My research questions is: How does ‘The English Mode’ influence Norwegian pupils’ oral confidence in English? The methodologies used to collect data were observation and interview, which aimed at investigating the results of TEM. The study has been complemented in a Norwegian school, with three pupils from level 8 to 10, and two teachers. The key findings of the study are the following: Firstly, using TEM has shown to be effective regarding increasing pupils’ confidence before oral presentations. Secondly, the data is ambiguous regarding TEM’s effect on pupils’ oral confidence during regular English lessons. There have been several factors influencing the results, such as learning environment, foreign language anxiety, group dynamic and learner beliefs, which have impeded the pupils’ willingness to participate in oral activities, and thus their oral confidence. The results show that TEM has had a positive effect on pupils’ oral confidence, yet the variety of influential factors have made it difficult to measure the extent of TEM’s effectiveness.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/11027
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherUiT Norges arktiske universiteten_US
dc.publisherUiT The Arctic University of Norwayen_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2015 The Author(s)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)en_US
dc.subject.courseIDLRU-3902en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Pedagogiske fag: 280en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Education: 280en_US
dc.titleUsing pre-speaking activities to increase pupils’ oral confidence in Englishen_US
dc.typeMaster thesisen_US
dc.typeMastergradsoppgaveen_US


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