Essays about: "English literature essay"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 133 essays containing the words English literature essay.

  1. 1. Gender Indeterminacy in English to French Translation: Case Study of Leslie Feinberg’s Stone Butch Blues

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Caroline Grand-Clement; [2023-03-17]
    Keywords : Leslie Feinberg; Stone Butch Blues; gender indeterminacy; English to French translation; queer literature; grammatical gender; gender agreement;

    Abstract : This essay explores how characters’ gender indeterminacy in English fiction texts can be translated into French, and which translation choices are available to achieve its preservation. The translation of Leslie Feinberg’s Stone Butch Blues by Hystériques & AssociéEs is made the focus of this essay, as the gendering in French of the main character, Jess, is examined. READ MORE

  3. 2. Using Frederick Douglass’s Autobiography to Promote Cultural Awareness

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

    Author : Manuella Jabra; [2023]
    Keywords : Slave narrative; intercultural language teaching; autobiography;

    Abstract : This essay examines in what ways Frederick Douglass’s autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave can be used to promote cultural awareness in the English subject of Swedish upper secondary school. To explore this question, the essay uses the concepts from Byram et al's. READ MORE

  4. 3. Reading All American Boys (2015) in the Swedish Upper Secondary School English 6 Classroom

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik

    Author : Jennifer Alanentalo; [2023]
    Keywords : comprehension constructors; critical thinking; interculturality; EFL; racism; YA literature; Jason Reynolds; Brendan Kiely;

    Abstract : Young adult literature is enjoyed by both adolescents and adults. This genre of literature is often contemporary and tends to deal with real life issues, for example cultural and social aspects of young people’s lives. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Tale of Two Texts, a Robot, and Authorship : A Comparison Between a Human-Written and a ChatGPT-Generated Text

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Ioana-Raluca Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : academic writing; authorship; voice; ChatGPT; AI-generated text;

    Abstract : This research paper analyzes the impact of AI-generated text on academic writing, specifically on authorship and voice. OpenAI's ChatGPT, a large language model, is used as a representative case study. The rise of AI in education has sparked debates regarding its advantages and disadvantages. READ MORE

  6. 5. The effectiveness of using children’s literature in an ESL classroom to develop vocabulary acquisition

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

    Author : Julia Griffin; Amanda Travell; [2023]
    Keywords : Children s literature; vocabulary acquisition; children s books; vocabulary development; English as a second language; ESL classroom;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to determine the benefits of using children's books to promote vocabulary acquisition for young learners in an English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom. Researchers have been debating the use of children's literature to develop a new vocabulary. READ MORE