Syftet med studien är att genom en kvalitativ metod bidra till befintlig forskning om olika strategier som elever i årskurs 1 och 2 använder sig av vid handskrivning. I studien använder jag mig av individuella intervjuer med både lärare och elever, samt observationer av elever när de skriver med penna. Fenomenografi har använts som metod vid databearbetningen. Genom en kvalitativ metod och ”embodied cognition” som teoretisk utgångspunkt får jag både höra vilka strategier eleverna beskriver att de använder sig av, men även se vilka kroppsliga rörelser och strategier de uppvisar. Det framkommer även hur lärarna beskriver sin skrivundervisning och att de inte har tid att notera elevernas kroppsliga uttryck. Resultatet åskådliggör att eleverna uppvisar många kroppsliga rörelser vid handskrivning. Med stöd i tidigare forskning visar sig dessa rörelser vara både kognitiva och kroppsliga strategier, vilka hjälper eleverna i deras skrivprocess. Ibland signalerar även rörelserna behov av hjälp, trots att eleverna inte själva är medvetna om dem. / The purpose of this study is to, through qualitative methods, contribute to existing research about different strategies that pupils in grades 1 and 2 make use of in handwriting. In the study, I carry out individual interviews with both teachers and pupils, along with observations of pupils when they are writing with pencils. The method used in data processing is phenomenography. Through a qualitative method and “embodied cognition” as a theoretical starting point, the pupils describe which strategies that they use, but also which body movements and strategies they show. The result also shows how the teachers describe their writing instruction and that they do not have time to take note of the pupils’ bodily expressions. The result illustrates that the pupils display many bodily movements during handwriting. Drawing on earlier research, this study shows that these movements are both cognitive and bodily strategies, which help pupils in their writing process. Sometimes the movements signal a need of help, even though the pupils are not aware of it themselves.

Students who study through the medium of a second language often have reading/listening comprehension and general study problems. This study focuses on particular aspects of these problems only, namely, identification of main ideas, summarisation and note-taking. The aim of this study was w determine the effect of teaching L2 students a combination of metacognitive and cognitive strategies for reading and listening comprehension (the main idea, summarising and note-taking by means of dictation). An intervention programme was designed in order to teach students these skills. There were ten students in both the experimental and the control groups. Both groups were assessed before and after the intervention programme. The findings reveal that the intervention was successful, with the experimental group showing greater improvement than the control group. The findings of this study have implications for second language tertiary learning and teaching theory and practice / Linguistics and Modern Languages / M.A. (Linguistics)

Students who study through the medium of a second language often have reading/listening comprehension and general study problems. This study focuses on particular aspects of these problems only, namely, identification of main ideas, summarisation and note-taking. The aim of this study was w determine the effect of teaching L2 students a combination of metacognitive and cognitive strategies for reading and listening comprehension (the main idea, summarising and note-taking by means of dictation). An intervention programme was designed in order to teach students these skills. There were ten students in both the experimental and the control groups. Both groups were assessed before and after the intervention programme. The findings reveal that the intervention was successful, with the experimental group showing greater improvement than the control group. The findings of this study have implications for second language tertiary learning and teaching theory and practice / Linguistics and Modern Languages / M.A. (Linguistics)