Essays about: "English Education"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 555 essays containing the words English Education.

1. 31. Harry Potter and racial hierarchies in the English language classroom : A thematic study on racial inequality in Harry Potter

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

   Author : Munira Ahmed; [2023]
   Keywords : Fantasy; Democratic values; Critical Race Theory; Racial inequality; Anti-oppression education.;

   Abstract : This essay focuses on the pedagogical benefits of using fantasy literature in the classroom as it relates to the Swedish school’s democratic values of anti-racism and working for a just society. It examines the representations of racial prejudice, discrimination, and othering among wizards and muggles which are explicitly or implicitly present throughout the Harry Potter series as well as what the representations of inequality can offer in terms of inculcating democratic values and critical thinking in a Swedish upper secondary classroom. READ MORE

3. 32. Frankenstein and the Timelessness of Queer Identities: Teaching Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein through Queer Theory in the Upper-Secondary EFL classroom

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

   Author : Elsa Brandt; [2023]
   Keywords : Frankenstein; Mary Shelley; queer theory; queer pedagogy; EFL; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This paper analyses the pivotal gothic novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley through a close queer reading, focusing on excerpts featuring the artificially created creature and their maker, Victor Frankenstein. The queer perspective is applied to the gender identity and expression of the creature, which is a reading that lends itself to the teaching of the novel to Swedish upper-secondary students because of the timelessness of the themes and its close ties to the 2022 recommendations of the Swedish National Agency for Education regarding sexuality, consent, and relationships. READ MORE

4. 33. The Flavour of Words : A Study of Standardised Vocabularies and How Olfactory, Gustatory and Haptic Attributes in Wine Reviews are Currently Rendered in English

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Maria Kana; [2023]
   Keywords : aroma; controlled vocabularies; cultural inclusivity; flavour; oenology; sensory experiences; standardised vocabularies; wine discourse; wine reviews; wine tasting; linguaggi standarizzati; linguaggi controllati; aroma; profumo; sapore; gusto; enologia; esperienze sensoriali; cultura inclusiva; inclusione culturale; recenzioni di vino; degustazione di vino;

   Abstract : This study delves into the intricacies of the language used in wine reviews, focusing on the adoption of standardised wine vocabularies, specifically the original Wine Aroma Wheel (Noble A. C. et al., 1984) and the Wine Lexicon of the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET Level 4 Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine®, 2023). READ MORE

5. 34. A thematic analysis of Swedish upper secondary EFL teachers’ cognitions about and reflections on written feedback

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Johan Jönsson Ahlbin; [2023]
   Keywords : Teacher cognition; written feedback; English as a foreign language; English language teaching; Swedish upper secondary school;

   Abstract : To gain a deeper understanding of English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) teachers’ knowledge, thoughts, and beliefs about written feedback (WF), this thesis explored four Swedish upper secondary school EFL teachers’ cognitions about WF, the sources of their cognitions about WF, and ways in which their cognitions about WF are reflected in their actual feedback practices. To carry out this exploratory investigation, the study made use of semi-structured interviews, sample student texts with teacher WF, and stimulated recall interviews. READ MORE

6. 35. Designing a Learning Analytics Dashboard : A case study inside the Novare Potential Boot camps

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Eduardo Alvarez Nowak; [2023]
   Keywords : Educational Technologies; User Experience; User Interface; Dashboards; Learning Analytics; Boot camps.;

   Abstract : Learning Analytic Dashboards have proven to help students reach their academic goals by tracking their study data to offer feedback. However, current dashboard research focuses on traditional education, such as schools and universities, rather than emerging educational sectors like coding boot camps that have different curricula and structures. READ MORE