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1. 6. 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

3. 7. Differentiated Instruction: Adapting Teacher Practices and Materials for Individual Groups of Students

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

   Author : Shvan Erfan Ali; Filip Melbacke; [2023]
   Keywords : Differentiated Instruction; Multi-modality; Cooperative Learning; Bi-lingual Approach; Teacher Practices; Adaptations; TPS;

   Abstract : There is a requirement for English teachers in Sweden to adapt their teaching to align with the policy documents advocating to foster the students' continuous and lifelong learning. This study aims to address in what way the participating teachers work to create engaging learning environments and lessons that promote communication and cooperation. READ MORE

4. 8. Educational superintendents' perspectives of a national networking project on school segregation in Sweden : Lessons to be learned?

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Daniel Nilsson Brodén; [2023]
   Keywords : Superintendent; school superintendent; school segregation; educational leadership; educational equity; professional development; governance; networks;

   Abstract : World-wide, countries struggle with providing equitable education to all children, where the socioeconomic (SES) background of the students does not affect their educational attainment and achievement. School segregation has been shown in previous research to exacerbate the influence of family background on educational achievement and attainment. READ MORE

5. 9. Formative assessment in a digital environment : digital tools and feedback as aid for language development in EFL classrooms

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

   Author : Henrik Potok; Andreas Spjut; [2023]
   Keywords : Digital Tools; Digitalization; Language development; Formative assessment; Formative feedback; Learning outcomes; English as Second Language; English as Foreign Language; Upper-secondary; Intermediate students.;

   Abstract : This paper concerns the use of digital tools in connection to formative assessment within EFL classrooms. The Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket) has in the last decades shown an increasing interest in the potential that these tools show. READ MORE

6. 10. The Gaps in Our Stars : The Fault in Our Stars and Reader-response Theory in the Swedish EFL Classroom

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Mira Backman; [2023]
   Keywords : Reader-response theory; Wolfgang Iser; Stanley Fish; The Fault in Our Stars; John Green; Upper secondary school; EFL teaching;

   Abstract : This essay analyses John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars (2012) with a theoretical approach of reader-response theory to show how the potential interpretations of the gaps in the novel make it a relevant choice of literary work for EFL education. The essay also examines whether the concept of gaps can be used as a tool in literary analysis. READ MORE