Inglise filoloogia magistritööd – Master's theses
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Creating CLIL materials for teaching medieval towns in English
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)Although CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) is gaining momentum across the world due to its dual focus, the implementation of the methodology faces several challenges. One of the obstacles is the lack of ... -
Strategies for teaching listening to form 5 students : based on the analysis of "I love English 4" and designing additional study materials
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Listening was considered a passive skill for a long time, but recently the approach to teaching listening has evolved and systematically developed. Nowadays listening is acknowledged as a macro skill in foreign language ... -
Exploring seventh-graders' interpretations of Anthony Browne's picturebook "Zoo" : a case study
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Picturebooks are generally associated with younger children and used to introduce different parts of the world to them. Authors of picturebooks have created a wide range of picturebooks, the intended audience of which ... -
Designing a set of English for specific purposes study materials for welding students at Viljandi Vocational Training Centre
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The aim of this master thesis is to design a set of study materials for welding students at Viljandi Vocational Training Centre (VIKK). The author’s interest in the topic arose from the practical point of view; namely, ... -
Using affect theory for studying literature : Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar"
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)This thesis examines how affect theory can be used for analysing literature on the example of Sylvia Plath’s novel The Bell Jar. The purpose of the thesis is to create a toolkit of affective themes and employ it on analysing ... -
Students' personality types and their preferences for language learning activities : is there a match?
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Finding activities that would motivate students so that they want to study and, as a result, make them acquire information better has always been an important issue for teachers around the world. One possible solution could ... -
Application of the mobile app Memrise as a vocabulary learning tool for 10th grade students
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)A great deal of studies have been conducted on vocabulary learning; however, there are still relatively few effective vocabulary learning materials available for upper secondary school students. Research has shown that in ... -
The compilation of the spoken sub-corpus for the Tartu corpus of Estonian learner English
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Computer learner corpora (CLC) are electronic stored collections of either written or spoken texts which are produced by learners of a language, as a foreign language (Granger 2004: 124). Computer Learner Corpus research ... -
Identification and motivation of advanced students in a regular EFL classroom in an Estonian basic school
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The purpose of this MA thesis is to research motivation to learn English by the students who are already more advanced in the language than their classmates. In addition, factors that may have contributed to students ... -
Estonian ninth grade students' beliefs about learning English in and outside of school
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The aim of the current thesis is to find out what are the Estonian ninth grade students’ beliefs about learning English in and outside the classroom. This thesis is influenced by similar research conducted by Alastair Henry ... -
English as a foreign language teachers' understanding of formative assessment and its application
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)This MA thesis discusses teachers’ perceptions of formative assessment and its application in English as a foreign language classes. Formative assessment is a required form of assessment as stated by the Estonian National ... -
Teaching reading to students learning according to the simplified national curriculum for basic schools : compiling a study material for form six
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)During the recent years, an increasing number of students with learning difficulties (LD) has been considered as a global trend. When learning difficulties occur and are proved by the consultants of special education, ... -
Using blogs to develop students' writing skills through British and American literature
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Literature provides valuable authentic material for language learning. Reading expands vocabulary, develops reading and writing skills, and, through the acquisition of new vocabulary, also speaking and listening skills. ... -
Gender discourses in the 2016 US presidential election campaign
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Poststructuralist schools of thought hold that discursive practices influence social practices and vice versa. Dominant discourses in society determine the ways in which major issues and topics are discussed and they ... -
Teaching a literary analysis course on the short stories of Edgar Allan Poe : an analysis of the lesson plans and assessment
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The current Master’s thesis illustrates how a literary analysis course in English based on the short stories of Edgar Allan Poe was created and taught in one of the upper secondary schools in Estonia to develop critical ... -
The practical application of literary studies in creative writing : an introspective research project
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The aim of this project is to develop a means of applying literary theory in a practical manner in creative writing. The focus of the project is on characters. The goal is to use literary theoretical texts that discuss ... -
Creating materials for teaching essay writing in upper secondary school
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Writing is often seen as culturally specific, learned behaviour (Brown 2001: 334). A student who is able to write an excellent essay in one’s mother tongue might not be able to do it in a foreign language (Kaplan 2001). ... -
Aspects of motivating adult students of English at an adult high school
(Tartu Ülikool, 2018)The purpose of this MA thesis is to find out how the length of the break influences adult students’ motivational intensity, L2anxiety and group cohesion in the process of learning English at Tartu Adult High School. In ... -
Representation and roles of monster characters in recent British children's literature : the case of 'Stop Those Monsters!' by Steve Cole
(Tartu Ülikool, 2018)This thesis seeks to provide an overview of monster characters in British children’s literature. The literature review is divided into three parts: the first delves into the world of children’s literature, offering a short ... -
Increasing students' reading motivation in home-reading lessons with extensive reading
(Tartu Ülikool, 2018)Many researchers, for example, Day and Bamford (1998), Prowse (2002), Maley (2008) and Grabe (2009) have brought out a number of key characteristics of extensive reading in language learning. Simply put, extensive reading ...
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