Essays about: "close-reading"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 205 essays containing the word close-reading.

  1. 21. Exploring Resilience Building in Soulsborne Games

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Chushu Ye; [2023]
    Keywords : Soulsborne games; Psychological benefits; Resilience; Positive behavior change; Game design; Self-efficacy theory; Self-Determination Theory; Close reading; Content analysis.;

    Abstract : This study investigates how players experience psychological benefits, specifically in promoting resilience and positive behavior change, in Soulsborne games. It is important to note that this study does not suggest video games as a substitute for professional therapy or mental health treatment. READ MORE

  3. 22. ‘‘Well, thank God I did not have to do that.’’: How Jamaica Kincaid’s Lucy Can Be Used To Enhance an Understanding of Postcolonial Theory in the ESL Classroom

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

    Author : Nadine Noureddine; [2023]
    Keywords : Postcolonial theory; othering; unhomeliness; postcolonial teaching; collaborative learning;

    Abstract : Teachers tend to refrain from using a postcolonial perspective in their teaching of literaturebecause they do not know quite how to approach the task. The purpose of this essay is to remedy such a problem. The argument is built on three concepts: unhomeliness, dual identities and othering. READ MORE

  4. 23. From Clonas to Limenius : A diachronic investigation of the prosodion-genre

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Jonathan Söderlund; [2023]
    Keywords : prosodia; genres; style; categorization; Limenius; prosodia; genrer; stil; kategorisering; Limenios;

    Abstract : This study aims to define stylistic aspects of the prosodion-genre from the 7th–2nd century BCE, as well as the dominant features in terms of the genre’s categorization, and to determine howand why these changed over time and the role Hellenistic scholars played in this development. The study incorporates material from the genre’s origins until the performance of Limenius’ Paean and Prosodion, as well as relevant scholia. READ MORE

  5. 24. How players interact with sustainability in ECO

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Mick Roncken; [2023]
    Keywords : Computer games; Climate change; Climate change communication; simulation games; Education for sustainable development;

    Abstract : Some types of resource management and simulation games often inadvertently deal with theconcept of resource exploitation which is a natural outcome of emulating real-world systems ina digital environment. Sustainable decision-making is imperative for humanity’s sustainedsurvival and teaching the general populace about sustainability and climate through interactivemedia has proven to be an effective tool in increasing such decision-making. READ MORE

  6. 25. To Read or Not to Read, That Is the Question : An Analysis of Governmental Publications, the Curriculum of Upper Secondary School, and a Closer Look at Teachers’ Work with Reading Promotion in the English Subject at Swedish Upper Secondary Schools

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Isabelle Zetterberg; [2023]
    Keywords : reading promotion; upper secondary school; Sweden; reading for pleasure; ESL teaching; textual analysis; governmental policy texts; questionnaire;

    Abstract : Recent reports have confirmed that Swedish adolescents read less every year. Because of these reports, Swedish governments have implemented regulations to provide directions and emphasize the importance of reading promotion. READ MORE