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1. 21. University Staff and the Internationalization of Higher Education in Australia and South Korea : A Critical Realist Scoping Study

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Summer Bennett; [2022]
   Keywords : internationalization; Australia; South Korea; university staff; scoping review; critical realism;

   Abstract : Though more recognition has been placed on the cruciality of university staff in their roles supporting the internationalization of higher education (HE), research-based understandings of micro level engagement have been largely neglected. This critical realist scoping study explores the extent of peer-reviewed articles published between 2017 and 2022 regarding university staff experiences and perceptions of internationalization in Australian and South Korean HE. READ MORE

3. 22. Teachers' Perceptions of Translanguaging in English Teaching in Sweden

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Mimmi Karlberg; Jonathan Eriksson; [2022]
   Keywords : code-switching; first language; L1; multilingualism; perceptions; second language; translanguaging;

   Abstract : The role of students’ first language (L1) in second and foreign language teaching has been an issue within language teaching. Whether to use the students’ L1 is a conflicted matter whereas certain teaching theories collide with actual practices. READ MORE

4. 23. A Worm in an Apple : An analysis of hegemonic masculinity, personal responsibility and the nature of the Shadow in Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Gwendolyn Maddy Hansson; [2022]
   Keywords : A Wizard of Earthsea; Ursula K. Le Guin; genre deconstruction; masculinity; hegemonic masculinity; personal responsibility; school culture; boy problem; fantasy literature; upper-secondary school; secondary school; English as a Foreign;

   Abstract : In this paper, Ursula K Le Guin’s 1968 fantasy novel, A Wizard of Earthsea will be investigated in two ways. First, through a thematic analysis of the primary antagonist through a deconstructive close-reading technique. Second, through a pedagogic analysis of the depiction of hegemonic masculinity in the novel. READ MORE

5. 24. Swedish middle-school students mathematical concept comprehension within algebra ± a quantitative study

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

   Author : Ottilia Svanstedt; [2021-07-08]
   Keywords : mathematical concepts; early algebra; comprehension; pre-algebra; middle school; reading comprehension; curriculum.;

   Abstract : This quantitative study aims to investigate Swedish 4th and 6th grade students' comprehension of mathematical concepts within algebra. The concepts investigated were chosen out of the mathematical core content devised by the Swedish National Agency for Education (Curriculum for compulsory school, preschool class, and after-school center, 2011). READ MORE

6. 25. Using Literature as a Teaching Medium in English Classes in Sweden  

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Lamar Aziz; [2021]
   Keywords : teaching fiction; language development; critical thinking; social and cultural awareness; English curriculum for secondary school.; Att undervisa skönlitteratur; språkutveckling; kritiskt tänkande; social och kulturell medvetenhet;

   Abstract : There is a great tendency in using literature as a medium of language teaching because literature plays an essential role in developing the students’ language skills. It also helps them in acquiring cultural experiences and to attain a better understanding of the literary texts. READ MORE