Essays about: "authentic texts"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words authentic texts.

1. 1. Teachers' Perspectives on the Use of Short Stories in the English Classroom : A qualitative study of English teachers' work with short stories in the multicultural classroom in Sweden

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

   Author : Alexandra Afram; [2023]
   Keywords : Short Stories; Literature; Teaching Material; Curriculum; Motivation; Learning Skills; Language Skills; Culture; Multiculturalism; Interculturality;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study aims to examine teachers' perspectives on the use of short stories in the English classroom at the upper secondary level in one municipality in Stockholm, Sweden. The study is a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with 6 English teachers. READ MORE

3. 2. NOVA: Automated Detection of Violent Threats in Swedish Online Environments

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

   Author : Kevin Lindén; Arvin Moshfegh; [2023]
   Keywords : Violent Threats; BERT; Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning; Automated Text Classification;

   Abstract : Social media and online environments have become an integral part of society, allowing for self-expression, information sharing, and discussions online. However, these platforms are also used to express hate and threats of violence. READ MORE

4. 3. Teaching English via Fiction : A phenomenographic study of teachers’ perceptions about using fiction to teach English

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

   Author : Edith Anyim Fon; [2022]
   Keywords : Fiction; digital fiction; texts; multimodal texts; and contexts; teaching methods; EFL.; Fiktion; digital fiktion; texter; multimodala texter och sammanhang; undervisningsmetoder; engelska som främmande språk.;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine and identify the different ways in which secondary and upper secondary school teachers perceive the use of fiction to teach English as well as their beliefs about the outcome or benefits of doing so. Five secondary and upper secondary school teachers in Sweden who teach English as a foreign language were interviewed about how they use fiction to teach English. READ MORE

5. 4. Is That Really You, Sherlock Holmes? : A Corpus Stylistic and Comparative Literary Analysis Investigating the Survival of the Authentic Holmes in Contemporary Pastiches

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Amanda Silfver; [2021]
   Keywords : Corpus Stylistics; Cognitive Stylistics; Narratology; Characterisation; Authenticity; Period Pastiche; Sherlock Holmes;

   Abstract : This thesis has conducted an extensive character analysis of Sherlock Holmes by comparing the original, authentic detective, as he appears in a corpus consisting of Conan Doyle’s collected works about Holmes, to the characterisation in three select period pastiches. The aim was to analyse to what extent the true characterisation of the famous sleuth has survived in contemporary adaptations, more specifically in the three texts, Sherlock Vs. READ MORE

6. 5. Vocabulary Profiles of Authentic Texts used by Upper Secondary English teachers : A lexical analysis of authentic texts used in EFL classrooms

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Jonathan Ståhlberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Authentic Texts; Teacher Agency; Vocabulary Acquisition; Vocabulary profile;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to investigate whether the vocabulary in authentic texts used by upper secondary English teachers teaching the course English 7 reach the expectations set by the Swedish National Agency for Education and the CEFR. This was done by analysing 26 texts contributed from five teachers with vocabulary profile web tools such as Text Inspector and Compleat Lexical Tutor. READ MORE