Essays about: "reading interests"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words reading interests.

1. 1. "Not your darlings – but their mother's!" : Interpretative Difficulties with "Love" in Euripides' Medea 

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för litteraturvetenskap och retorik

   Author : Felicia Green; [2024]
   Keywords : Medea; love; Stanley Cavell; Ludwig Wittgenstein; Toril Moi; Cora Diamond; Søren Kierkegaard; ordinary language philosophy; ordinary language criticism; best case of acknowledgment; lived scepticism; the difficulty of reality; Fear and Trembling; avoidance of love; meaning; Medea; kärlek; Stanley Cavell; Ludwig Wittgenstein; Toril Moi; Cora Diamond; Søren Kierkegaard; vardagsspråkfilosofi; litteraturteori; Fruktan och bävan; levd skepticism; verklighetens svårigheter; mening;

   Abstract : The aim of this Master’s thesis is to achieve philosophical clarity on an interpretative problem I have been struggle with in Euripides’ Medea: That Medea murders her own children, while claimingto love them. Situated within the philosophical and literary tradition of ordinary language philosophy and ordinary language criticism, the thesis draws on ideas, theoretical discussions, and concepts from Ludwig Wittgenstein, Toril Moi, Stanley Cavell, Cora Diamond, and Niklas Forsberg – but also Søren Kierkegaard. READ MORE

3. 2. Encouraging Reading on Social Media. Exploring Finnish Bookstagram Community

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Susanna Kokko; [2023-11-21]
   Keywords : social media; Bookstagram; reading; literacy; reading promotion;

   Abstract : In the contemporary digital age, where text-based communication is increasingly significant, literacy skills play a crucial role in effective social participation. However, despite the importance of literacy, a considerable number of people are still illiterate. READ MORE

4. 3. Reading motivation and interests, as well as choices regarding English-language fiction at upper-secondary school

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Ida Friström; [2023]
   Keywords : Motivation; literature; reading motivation; upper-secondary school; Sweden; English as a second language; qualitative study; teachers;

   Abstract : This qualitative study investigates the reasons behind three upper-secondary English teachers’ choices regarding suitable fiction for their students, how they engage students in reading, and what they think motivates students to read. It also investigates eight students’ motivation toward reading. READ MORE

5. 4. The Use and Effects of Explicit Reading Strategies in the EFL Classrooms of Upper-Secondary School

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

   Author : Angelica Bercic; Petter Gleisner; [2023]
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   Abstract : The study aims to investigate the impact of reading strategies within the EFL educational context. It emphasises their implementation within the educational context of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in upper-secondary schools, addressing the current decline of adolescents’ reading comprehension in English. READ MORE

6. 5. Student Attitudes Towards Extensive Reading: : A mixed methods study about Swedish upper secondary school students' attitudes andperceptions of extensive reading in English

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Emelie Haugsnes; [2022]
   Keywords : Extensive reading; student reading attitudes; self determination theory; L2 reading motivation;

   Abstract : This essay aims to investigate Swedish upper secondary school students' perceptions about their attitudes and motivation towards extensive reading in English. Further, this essay also aims to investigate students' attitudes towards self-selected reading as a potentially more motivational classroom strategy in comparison to teacher-selected reading. READ MORE