Essays about: "didactic essay"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words didactic essay.

  1. 1. Coming of age in Victorian America : challenging gender roles in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women

    University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Lina Killmer; [2021]
    Keywords : Gender roles; feminist criticism; femininity; nineteenth-century literature; coming of age; Little Women; domesticity;

    Abstract : This essay argues that Little Women does not promote breaking stereotypical gender norms and nineteenth century gender roles, contrary to what several critics say. This paper will be using feminist criticism and analyzing two of the novel’s main characters, Meg and Jo, and examining their behavior towards stereotypical gender norms and rules. READ MORE

  3. 2. Adaptation and Original in the EFL-classroom : An Analysis of Different Versions of The Handmaid's Tale

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Ämnesforskning

    Author : Carmen Toubia; [2020]
    Keywords : The Handmaid s Tale; Tjänarinnans berättelse; EFL-Classroom; Engelska klassrummet; Engelska; Didaktik; Analys; Orginal; Adaptation; Feminist; teori; Theory;

    Abstract : This qualitative study aims to examine the differences between Margaret Atwood’s novel and Bruce Miller’s adapted version of The Handmaid’s Tale by the application of adaptation, as well as, feminist theory. An additional aim is to investigate the didactic potential of using both the original version and the TV series adaptation in the EFL-classroom, this in relation to the Curriculum for English at upper secondary level. READ MORE

  4. 3. Creating Character: Romeo, Juliet and didactic challenges with improvised modern scenes

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för de humanistiska och samhällsvetenskapliga ämnenas didaktik

    Author : Clara Hultgren; [2020]
    Keywords : Character work; drama; didactic challenges; Shakespeare; English as second additional language;

    Abstract : This essay describes an action research project conducted twice in the same high school with second year students within the subject English. Students are often unwilling or unable to relate to Shakespeare and his language. It is boring, they say. It is difficult, inaccessible and has nothing to do with us, they say. READ MORE

  5. 4. Reading The Catcher in the Rye in the EFL classroom : A didactic perspective of the reasons and consequences for banning or censoring literature

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Josefin Gustavsson; [2018]
    Keywords : The Catcher in the Rye; banned literature; censored literature; EFL classroom; cultural studies; triggered instances; ideologies; America; Sweden;

    Abstract : By discussing the ethical issues with banned and censored literature, students can learn how to approach a text written in different contexts. The essay brings to light the triggered instances, which lead to banning The Catcher in the Rye in American schools in the 1950s. READ MORE

  6. 5. DECONSTRUCTING GENDER - How to Teach Gender and Feminist Pedagogy using Stephenie Meyer's Life and Death in the EFL classroom

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Sarah Ahlung; [2017-09-05]
    Keywords : feminist pedagogy; gender theory; gender swap; gender stereotypes;

    Abstract : Research done by The Swedish National Agency for Education shows students being treatedand assessed differently. Various demands and expectations are placed on them based on theirgender. Schools thus have a responsibility and a duty to counterbalance conventional andstereotypical gender patterns. READ MORE