Essays about: "Literary didactics"
Found 5 essays containing the words Literary didactics.
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1. Knowledge Construction in Multicultural Reading Projects
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : This paper researches the theoretical background needed for the implementation of literary texts with multicultural themes for use in EFL courses in Sweden and it offers several concrete didactical solutions for multicultural reading. The theory of multicultural education by J. A. READ MORE
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2. A Defence of Literary Theory : A psychoanalytical study of selected works by Percy Bysshe Shelley with a view to didactic usage
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This essay argued the importance of literary theory in the classroom. As a teacher, it is possible to achieve the empathetic goals of the English curriculum and Judith A. Langer’s ambition of literate thinking by using poetry and literary theory in school. READ MORE
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3. 12 Years a Slave in upper secondary school : Using a slave’s narrative to raise students’ awareness of racism
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : The overall aim of the study is to investigate how 12 Years a Slave can help raise awareness among upper secondary students about racism and to inspire sympathy with the characters presented in passages regarding the cruelty and injustice of slavery. The study is based on literary didactics methods, applied to the textual analysis of the passages, to create a hypothetical scheme for teachers that can be used to work with slave narratives in the classroom. READ MORE
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4. Reading Heart of Darkness in the ESL/EFL Classroom : A Case Study in Student Response to Literary Didactic Methodologies Designed to Enhance Aesthetic and Efferent Reading of a Literary Text in Language Instruction
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap (UV)Abstract : The purpose of this degree project has been to examine the implications of the provision of certain methodological support mechanisms, what has often been referred to as "instructional scaffolding" in literary didactics, to assist students in the ESL/EFL classroom in their interaction with the various literary texts into which they come into contact during their English language education at the upper secondary level in Sweden. My primary interest has been to gauge the response of the students involved in this study to the particular types of literary didactic methods utilized, for example, regarding their effectiveness in aiding the learning process as well as their impact on the literary, or aesthetic, experience itself. READ MORE
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5. Thorny reading : A didactic and literary approach to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
University essay from Institutionen för humanioraAbstract : Abstract This essay has a gender perspective on didactics and literature with the aim to highlight the circumstances surrounding reading and understanding the novel Pride and Prejudice in a classroom context. Since Pride and Prejudice is written with a somewhat complicated language the pupils are likely to encounter some difficulties when reading the novel. READ MORE
