Essays about: "classroom positioning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words classroom positioning.

1. 1. Improving visual comfort and energy efficiency in a classroom : A comparative approach of evaluating a lighting design technique and a sensor positioning method

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

   Author : Anton Sanaei; [2021]
   Keywords : Visual comfort; Energy efficiency; Light sensor;

   Abstract : The reduction of energy demand and increased energy efficiency is believed to play a major role in tackling the global climate change. Artificial lighting systems in commercial buildings accounts for a substantial proportion of the total energy consumption. READ MORE

3. 2. “Excuse me, sir, but may I be of assistance? Ah, I see I have alarmed you. Do not be frightened by my beard: I am a lover of America” : Highlighting bias in The Reluctant Fundamentalist with Positioning Theory, for the purpose of teaching students to critically assess narratives

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Linus Bergström; [2020]
   Keywords : The Reluctant Fundamentalist; Positioning theory; Ethics; Narratives; Discourse; Bias; EFL classroom. Upper Secondary school;

   Abstract : This paper sets out to analyze The Reluctant Fundamentalist by a narratological application of positioning theory with the aim of highlighting the bias of the main character. The paper argues that using said novel in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom in conjunction with positioning theory could result in an improved understanding of how language is used in different situations for different purposes, which in turn can teach students to critically assess narratives in any medium. READ MORE

4. 3. Identities through Words : Analyzing character positioning in Richard Yates’s Revolutionary Road

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Halla Ghassan Karlsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Richard Yates; positioning theory; EFL; literary analysis; Judith Butler; narratology; Heterosexual Matrix; Revolutionary Road;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to analyze how the discourse between the two main characters in Richard Yates’s novel Revolutionary Road implies complex power dynamics concerning identity formation. The analysis has been conducted by the use of positioning theory as well as the critical lens of the Heterosexual Matrix in order to discuss positioning findings in relation to gender formation. READ MORE

5. 4. IT’S AN ART TO SUSTAIN YOUR BODY IN SCHOOL Learning about your body moving in classroom practice

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Wolfgang Weiser; [2018-07-02]
   Keywords : Somatic education; micro- movements; relation body; space;

   Abstract : Purpose: The study is about learning body movements in classroom praxis. The aim is to analyse the so-called ”micro-movements” in a classroom practise, by how pupils use and acquire body, bodily movement, positions and positioning in the classroom. READ MORE

6. 5. English Mother Tongue Instruction - Hidden Curriculum and Heteroglossic Repertoires

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Anna Mazur-Andersson; [2018]
   Keywords : mother tongue instruction; minority education; heritage language s ; language policy; linguistic repertoire; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : In contrast to the peripheral role of mother tongue as a subject in Sweden, English has retained an elevated position. Together with Swedish, English is characterized as being crucial to Swedish society, positioning both languages at the top of the linguistic hierarchy. READ MORE