Essays about: "The Swedish National Curriculum for the Upper Secondary School"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words The Swedish National Curriculum for the Upper Secondary School.

  1. 1. Literature in EFL : A qualitative study of how EFL upper secondary school teachers in Sweden reflect on the uses of literature in EFL

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

    Author : Maja Näslund; [2024]
    Keywords : second language learning; Swedish upper secondary school; English as a foreign language; Swedish National Curriculum; literature teaching;

    Abstract : Research shows that there are several benefits that can be extracted from the usage of literature in EFL. The question is which benefits teachers tend to make use of in their classrooms. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Revision of the Grading Criteria for English in Swedish Upper Secondary School in 2021 : A qualitative document study

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Mathilda Asker Kling; [2023]
    Keywords : grading criteria; assessment; English as a FL; curriculum for upper secondary school 2011 revised 2021 ; syllabus; betygskriterier; bedömning; engelska som främmande språk; gymnasieskolans läroplan Gy11 reviderad 2021 ; kursplan;

    Abstract : This document study aims to facilitate an understanding of the differences between the grading criteria for English 5, 6, and 7 (in Swedish upper secondary school) before 2021 and after. It also aims to facilitate an awareness of reactions to the changes among actors within the educational system. READ MORE

  4. 3. What to teach or how to teach? : A survey on the consequences a less detail-controlled curriculum has on English teachers´ choice of English-language literature

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Valentin Andrijevic; [2023]
    Keywords : Swedish National Curriculum; less detail-controlled; English-language literature; critical literacy; critical pedagogy; intersectionality; Half of a Yellow Sun; Swedish Cultural Canon of Literature;

    Abstract : This essay aims to examine which consequences a less-detail controlled curriculum has on English teachers’ choice of English-language literature. With support from the literature review, this essay argues that an unofficial, tacit school canon of English-language literature mainly composed of ten literary works seems to have been established in Swedish upper-secondary schools, despite the Swedish National Curriculum not naming specific literary works educators in Sweden are required to use in their teaching. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Role of Songs for ELL in Extramural Contexts

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

    Author : Johanna Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : ESL; ELL; Extramural language learning; Vocabulary acquisition; Songs; Motivation; Andraspråksinlärning; Engelska som andraspråk; extramural engelska; sånger; motivation; extramural inlärning;

    Abstract : Investigations of the Swedish upper secondary school show that almost one fifth of the students struggle with low motivation. Hence, this paper concentrates on two different contexts in which increased motivation for ESL has been highlighted: contexts where songs and music are used, and extramural contexts. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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