Essays about: "Jennifer Gosser-Duncan"

Found 2 essays containing the words Jennifer Gosser-Duncan.

1. 1. Religion, Power and Gender in Margaret Atwood’s Dystopian Societies : A Reading of The Year of the Flood and The Handmaid’s Tale

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Jennifer Gosser-Duncan; [2019]
   Keywords : Atwood; religion; power; gender; Foucault; dystopian novels;

   Abstract : Women are traditionally counted among the victims or losers in religious power plays. On the surface, Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novels give the impression that women will be the underdogs in these stories as well. READ MORE

3. 2. Not afraid to give it a go and make mistakes : What do teachers perceive as the factors that motivate students to speak English in and outside of the classroom?

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad utbildningsvetenskap

   Author : Jennifer Gosser Duncan; [2019]
   Keywords : motivation; English; classroom language; willingness to communicate; teacher presence; strategies;

   Abstract : The goal of English language teaching is to encourage students to become proficient and confident users of the target language. Maximal use of the target language by both teachers and students in the classroom and outside it is one way to increase language confidence and fluency, according to Krashen’s acquisition learning theory where students are exposed to the target language and acquire it instead of learn it. READ MORE