Essays about: "Tomas Wahlqvist"

Found 1 essay containing the words Tomas Wahlqvist.

  1. 1. Speaking about Newspeak - Teaching Democracy, Critical Thinking and Language through Nineteen Eighty-Four

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Tomas Wahlqvist; [2014-02-19]
    Keywords : engelska; George Orwell; Nineteen Eighty-Four; critical language study; education;

    Abstract : This essay presents how to use George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four as a literary intergrated project of teach democracy, critical thinking, English language skills and critical language study in the English 6 EFL classroom in upper secondary school in Sweden. This literary study is done through the lens of critical pedagogy with an emphasis on the way language influences power and helps dominant groups, in both the world of Nineteen Eighty-Four as well as contemporary society, remain in control. READ MORE