Essays about: "English pedagogy"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 72 essays containing the words English pedagogy.
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11. Multicultural literature and intercultural theory in English 6 : A qualitative study of teachers’ experiences with multicultural literature in upper-secondary schools in Sweden
University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine English language teachers’ choices and uses of literary texts, and more particularly, multicultural forms of literature from an intercultural pedagogical angle. Drawing on a qualitative approach, six English teachers’ experiences were explored using interviews. READ MORE
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12. Challenging Hegemonic Masculinity Through the Use of Epic Fantasy : Using The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson to analyze hegemonic masculinity and its potential for classroom appropriation.
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to argue that using the novel The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson to explore the concepts of gender roles, with masculinity and its hegemonic aspect at the forefront, through the fields of gender studies and gender pedagogy, will provide grounds for meaningful classroom discussions and activities in the Swedish upper secondary school by drawing parallels between the fictional society presented in the novel and our own. Three main traits of hegemonic masculinity are analyzed and applied to the characters Kaladin, Dalinar and Jasnah, namely physical assertiveness, egocentric individualism, and domination. READ MORE
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13. Witches are not so delicate : A Jungian analysis of gendered oppression in Madeline Miller’s Circe and the novel’s pedagogical potential in the EFL classroom
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : Circe (2018) by Madeline Miller is a retelling of The Odyssey from the perspective of the witch Circe. The novel challenges the previous portrayal of Circe as a vindictive seductress and provides insight into the narrative of a woman negotiating a man’s world, in which she is denied autonomy due to her gender. READ MORE
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14. Using Literary Theories to Acquire Critical Consciousness in the EFL Classroom : A Critical Approach to Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This essay applies a critical lens to Mrs. Dalloway (1925) by Virginia Woolf. The aim of this essay is to investigate if and how Mrs. Dalloway can be utilized for students to practice critical consciousness in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom. READ MORE
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15. Autonomy-Support and Student Motivation in Swedish EFL Classrooms
University essay from Lunds universitet/EngelskaAbstract : Despite discussions in Swedish education that English teaching in Sweden does not provide students with relevant contents that support their learning and motivation, no measurements have been made when it comes to the connection between Swedish students’ L2 motivation and pedagogy. The study at hand used a measure of self-determination to examine the L2 motivation of 159 Swedish upper secondary school students taught by six different teachers and a measure of perceived autonomy-support and the relationship between these factors. READ MORE
