Effekten av att använda högläsning för att främja unga elevers ordförråd

This research study explores to what extent reading aloud is beneficial for vocabulary acquisition. Based on research statistics provided by Eurostat (2020) the majority of students in Sweden learn English as a foreign language. Therefore, the focus of the study is based on investigating the EFL classroom in Sweden. The research question this study is based on is to what extent reading aloud is beneficial for teaching English as a foreign language in the Swedish school from grade one to three in terms of children's ability to learn vocabulary. The method used for this research to collect scientific journals, dissertations and related research that can contribute to this discussion and result of this study is collected through different electronic databases. The access to studies conducted in an EFL classroom was rather restrictive and therefore the majority of the studies used were conducted on children who studied English as a first language in preschool and grade one to three in primary school. Whilst the selected studies target groups differed in age, findings indicate that the benefits of only reading aloud have little influence on children’s vocabulary acquisition. However, findings also presented that using word explanation and repetition during read aloud is shown to be more beneficial for vocabulary acquisition.

Effekten av att använda högläsning för att främja unga elevers ordförråd

This research study explores to what extent reading aloud is beneficial for vocabulary acquisition. Based on research statistics provided by Eurostat (2020) the majority of students in Sweden learn English as a foreign language. Therefore, the focus of the study is based on investigating the EFL classroom in Sweden. The research question this study is based on is to what extent reading aloud is beneficial for teaching English as a foreign language in the Swedish school from grade one to three in terms of children's ability to learn vocabulary. The method used for this research to collect scientific journals, dissertations and related research that can contribute to this discussion and result of this study is collected through different electronic databases. The access to studies conducted in an EFL classroom was rather restrictive and therefore the majority of the studies used were conducted on children who studied English as a first language in preschool and grade one to three in primary school. Whilst the selected studies target groups differed in age, findings indicate that the benefits of only reading aloud have little influence on children’s vocabulary acquisition. However, findings also presented that using word explanation and repetition during read aloud is shown to be more beneficial for vocabulary acquisition.

Lärarnas uppfattningar och erfarenheter av högläsning i ett EFLklassrum i de tidiga åren.

Reading aloud can be viewed as an effective teaching strategy that allows pupils to improvetheir English language skills while also increasing their enthusiasm for learning and assistingthem in constructing their own reading paths. The purpose of this study is to investigateteachers' perceptions and experiences of reading aloud in English, as well as their opinions onthe effects that reading aloud has on pupils' language development. In this qualitative study,five English teachers who work in grades 1-3 in primary school participated. The interviewedteachers came from three different Swedish schools where the socioeconomic backgroundsvaried. The data was collected by conducting semi-structured interviews. This study'sfindings show that teachers had a favorable experience regarding the effects of reading aloudin the communicative classroom and believe it is beneficial to pupils' language development.However, the data revealed that reading aloud is only beneficial to pupils' languagedevelopment if they are given additional opportunities to participate in text-baseddiscussions. Furthermore, our study shows that engaging pupils in text-based discussionsincreased their interest in reading English literature independently. In this way, reading aloudallows pupils to express their thoughts and experiences, resulting in increased commitmentand motivation to learn. Outlining a well-designed plan for reading aloud that includesdiscussions was also shown to be beneficial for pupils' language development

Lärarnas uppfattningar och erfarenheter av högläsning i ett EFLklassrum i de tidiga åren.

Reading aloud can be viewed as an effective teaching strategy that allows pupils to improvetheir English language skills while also increasing their enthusiasm for learning and assistingthem in constructing their own reading paths. The purpose of this study is to investigateteachers' perceptions and experiences of reading aloud in English, as well as their opinions onthe effects that reading aloud has on pupils' language development. In this qualitative study,five English teachers who work in grades 1-3 in primary school participated. The interviewedteachers came from three different Swedish schools where the socioeconomic backgroundsvaried. The data was collected by conducting semi-structured interviews. This study'sfindings show that teachers had a favorable experience regarding the effects of reading aloudin the communicative classroom and believe it is beneficial to pupils' language development.However, the data revealed that reading aloud is only beneficial to pupils' languagedevelopment if they are given additional opportunities to participate in text-baseddiscussions. Furthermore, our study shows that engaging pupils in text-based discussionsincreased their interest in reading English literature independently. In this way, reading aloudallows pupils to express their thoughts and experiences, resulting in increased commitmentand motivation to learn. Outlining a well-designed plan for reading aloud that includesdiscussions was also shown to be beneficial for pupils' language development