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1. 1. Narrating the process of dying : An analysis of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars and its pedagogical implications

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Felix Fernebring; [2022]
   Keywords : Preparatory grief; the process of dying; trauma-informed teaching; The Fault in Our Stars; narrative of trauma; internal focalisation; middle school; EFL;

   Abstract : This cross-disciplinary essay explores the use of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars (2012) and its pedagogical implications for learners in middle school. It demonstrates that the novel expresses preparatory grief by implementing internal focalisation through the main character Hazel Grace. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring a recent grammatical change : A corpus-based investigation of the core modals will and shall and the semi-modal BE going to in newspapers and blogs written by Swedes

   University essay from Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Felix Fernebring; [2014]
   Keywords : Auxiliary verbs; BE going to; corpora; grammaticalization; modality; semi-modal; shall; variation; will;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate how the modal auxiliaries will and shall and the semi-modal BE going to are used to express futurity by individuals whose first language is Swedish. The study is corpus based, and the corpora used in this study consist of Swedish newspapers in English (SWENC) and material from blogs which are written in English by Swedes (BESC). READ MORE