Essays about: "Challenging english essay"
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1. Teaching English in Sweden : A Look at the Rhetoric in the Federalist Papers
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : This essay examines the possibility to use the Federalist Papers as authentic classroom material for English 7 within Sweden’s upper secondary school. To do this, three close readings have been done of the first, tenth and fifty-first essay amongst the Federalist Papers. READ MORE
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2. "Dis joint is based upon some fo' real, fo' real sh*t" : Challenging perspectives on race and ethnicity by incorporating Spike Lee's movie BlacKkKlansman and postcolonial studies in the EFL classroom
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This essay argues for the benefits of incorporating Spike Lee's film BlacKkKlansman and discussions of postcolonialism in the Swedish upper secondary EFL classroom in order to challenge students' perspectives on race and ethnicity. The film BlacKkKlansman by Spike Lee is a work that challenges not only American history but also the perspectives of black and white people in contemporary society. READ MORE
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3. 'That was yesterday, this is today' : Challenging the heteronormative dominant discourse by incorporating Jeanette Winterson's novel 'Written on the Body' in the EFL classroom
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : Winterson’s Written on the Body is an experimental and provocative novel that challenges the reader’s mindset as well as society’s heteronormativity by implicitly questioning societal norms and fundamental values. With an unusual protagonist as a point of departure, upper secondary school students in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom can discuss important political and social issues and giving them the chance to become more open-minded and inclusive towards all people regardless of one’s sex, gender, and, or sexuality. READ MORE
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4. ICT in the EFL classroom: cherished challenges : A qualitative interview study with six Junior High School English teachers in Sweden
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationAbstract : ICT (Information and communication technology) is a fundamental part of modern society and has been part of the educational systems across the world for a few decades. This essay focuses specifically on the relationship between ICT and the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language. READ MORE
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5. How Textbooks Teach Rhetoric: : An Analysis of Oral Tasks in TextbooksDeveloped for the English Subject in Swedish Upper-Secondary Schools
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : Rhetoric has been a part of education since ancient Greece and even though it faded away and disappeared for a long time, it was quite recent reintroduced in the Swedish curriculum. This reintroduction is clearly reflected in the European council’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, and in the English subject syllabus in the Swedish 2011 curriculum for upper-secondary school. READ MORE
