Essays about: "Book reading short"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Book reading short.

1. 1. A Stranger Among Those Who Are Still Men: Reading Monsters as Performing Transgender Identities in Four Short Stories by H. P. Lovecraft

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

   Author : Eric Sarkar Nilsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : In his book Skin Shows, Jack Halberstam posits that depictions of monsterhood in horror media can be directly comparable to different socially constructed identities, such as gender, and even transgender. But can such a comparison be made in a text regardless of its author’s biases and intentions? The purpose of this essay is to find out how the monsters in four of H. READ MORE

3. 2. Which mood describes your book? : Enhancing book-reviews with a mood-based rating tool.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

   Author : Sarah Hale; [2020]
   Keywords : Interaction Technologies; UX; Emotion; Mood;

   Abstract : Reviews are a way for a user to share their opinion and for others to find helpful information when deciding on which product to choose. When leaving a review, most websites use a star rating system and then a short text. READ MORE

4. 3. A Choice in Reading : A Study of Student Motivation for Studying English Literature in Upper Secondary Schools in Sweden

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

   Author : Martina Edsman; [2019]
   Keywords : Motivation; EFL; English literature; Upper secondary school; Self-efficacy theory. Intrinsic motivation;

   Abstract : This essay aims to examine the attitudes and motivation toward literary studies in English in upper secondary school students as well as to determine which tools practicing teachers can apply to increase their students’ language learning motivation within literature teaching in the Swedish curriculum. The questions that this study set out to answer was: How do students rate their ability to succeed in different tasks relating to English literary education? How can teachers in Sweden design their lessons in English literature to motivate their students? Which are some of the best ways to teach literature to students from a motivational standpoint? The primary theories used in this study are; self-efficacy theory and theories regarding intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. READ MORE

5. 4. What makes an (audio)book popular?

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statistik och maskininlärning

   Author : Arian Barakat; [2018]
   Keywords : Audiobooks; Bestsellers; Algorithmic Criticism; Large-scale Literary Analysis; Natural Language Processing; Gaussian Processes; Topic Modeling;

   Abstract : Audiobook reading has traditionally been used for educational purposes but has in recent times grown into a popular alternative to the more traditional means of consuming literature. In order to differentiate themselves from other players in the market, but also provide their users enjoyable literature, several audiobook companies have lately directed their efforts on producing own content. READ MORE

6. 5. Text, Image, and Nostalgia in Two Versions of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Rich Boy"

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Lara María Rodríguez Sieweke; [2018]
   Keywords : F. Scott Fitzgerald; “The Rich Boy”; F.R. Gruger; José Luis Ágreda; short stories; illustrations; advertisements; magazines; intermediality; word-image discussions; nostalgia;

   Abstract : Abstract This thesis attempts to contribute to both intermedial studies and F. Scott Fitzgerald scholarship by studying the text-illustration interplay in two versions of “The Rich Boy”. READ MORE