Essays about: "classroom power relation,"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words classroom power relation,.

  1. 1. Using Fiction to Create Gender Awareness in the ESL Classroom

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

    Author : Jessica Ljung; Ann-Kathrin Mai; [2021]
    Keywords : ESL; Gender; Fiction; Teaching; Classroom;

    Abstract : The following study investigates using fiction to create gender awareness and understanding in the ESL classroom. As stated by Skolverket (2013), all teaching is to embody a gender perspective. However, for many educators, this is a multifaceted and difficult subject to grasp. READ MORE

  3. 2. Identities through Words : Analyzing character positioning in Richard Yates’s Revolutionary Road

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Halla Ghassan Karlsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Richard Yates; positioning theory; EFL; literary analysis; Judith Butler; narratology; Heterosexual Matrix; Revolutionary Road;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to analyze how the discourse between the two main characters in Richard Yates’s novel Revolutionary Road implies complex power dynamics concerning identity formation. The analysis has been conducted by the use of positioning theory as well as the critical lens of the Heterosexual Matrix in order to discuss positioning findings in relation to gender formation. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Power of Peers: A study on teachers' beliefs on peer and self-assessment in the EFL upper-secondary school classroom in Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Carolina Balboa Álvarez; [2020]
    Keywords : Peer assessment; Self-assessment; Teachers perceptions; EFL; Language development; Formative assessment; Learner autonomy;

    Abstract : This study investigates teachers’ perceptions about the value of peer and self-assessment as tools for enhancing EFL writing in the context of upper-secondary education in Sweden. In addition, this study examines the relationship between teachers’ beliefs, knowledge of the methods, and their reported teaching practices. READ MORE

  5. 4. Power asymmetry in classroom discourse : A study of turn-taking systems in teacher-student interaction

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Lärarutbildningen

    Author : Sara Hellman; [2019]
    Keywords : Institutional discourse; classroom discourse; MICASE; turn-taking systems; power asymmetry.;

    Abstract : This study aims to explore power asymmetry in the organisation of teacher-student interaction by looking at turn-taking systems and the restriction of participants. This is achieved by combining the frameworks institutional discourse, conversation analysis (CA) and critical discourse analysis (CDA) and by looking at sequences of teacher-student interactions at seminars. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Marxist reading of John Steinbeck's The grapes of wrath: highlighting inequality issues through critical literacy in the ESL classroom

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Olof Jensén; [2016]
    Keywords : The Grapes of Wrath; Marxist criticism; critical literacy; CLP; ESL; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This essay explores how a critical reading of the novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939) can inform teachers when discussing inequality issues in the ESL classroom. The main questions being investigated are how the novel The Grapes of Wrath reveals oppressive and unequal power relationships, and how a critical reading of the novel can be used when teaching and informing others about inequality. READ MORE