Essays about: "Andres Alvarez"

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  1. 1. Always Mind Me: Responding Subjectively to Literary Texts in Order to Create the Ideal L2 Self in the EFL Classroom

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Sofie Jansson; Andres Alvarez; [2022]
    Keywords : reader response theory; subjective reader response; L2 motivation; EFL teaching; literature; L2MSS; literary criticism;

    Abstract : This essay aims to examine the applicability and relevance of subjective reader response in relation to second language (L2) motivation within literature education in the classroom of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). With support from previous research within the field of reader response theory (RRT), this essay argues that a subjective reader response approach contributes to increasing students’ motivation in relation to literature education Thus, this essay answers the following questions: 1) Does subjective reader response contribute to creating motivation among students in EFL (literature) teaching, and if so, how can this theory be implemented? 2) Does subjective reader response support students’ construction of what Zoltán Dörnyei refers to as “Ideal L2 self”? 3) What are the main benefits of using a reader response approach? The results support the hypothesis that a subjective reader response approach contributes to increasing students’ motivation in relation to literature education. READ MORE