Essays about: "english film and study"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 25 essays containing the words english film and study.

1. 21. Emma and Clueless in the ESL Classroom: A comparative study from a Marxist perspective

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Norah Jonsson; [2016]
   Keywords : ESL; Marxist criticism; Jane Austen; Emma; Clueless; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This essay provides an understanding of why a teacher of English in Sweden can use the novel Emma (1994) and the film Clueless (1995), in comparison, to describe and use Marxist literary theory in the classroom. As there are various ways of teaching the English language to adolescents, using literature and film provides a chance for teachers to teach new terminology connected to critical theory, and to show how learners can contrast and compare the world with critical eyes. READ MORE

3. 22. American or British English Pronunciation? A study on Swedish Upper Secondary school students’ choices of and attitudes towards different varieties of English

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Carin Ledin; [2013-03-19]
   Keywords : American English; British English; pronunciation; upper secondary school; attitudes; influences;

   Abstract : This study investigates attitudes towards British and American English among students in an upper secondary school in Sweden. The study also aims at finding out to what extent factors such as TV, film and other media influence them regarding their English pronunciation. READ MORE

4. 23. Two Film Adaptations of Larsson’s novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo : A Semiotic and Audience Reception Study

   University essay from Institutionen för mediestudier

   Author : Alexandra Genţiana Casprov; [2012]
   Keywords : The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; audience reception; gender roles; content representation; Män som hatar kvinnor;

   Abstract : Stieg Larsson has reached vast audiences with his popular, page-turning crime novels, the Millennium Series. The series tells a story not just for fictional purposes, but to draw attention to what people did not see about the society that Larsson lived in. READ MORE

5. 24. The Use of Slang in British English : A Study of the Slang used in Football Factory and Little Britain

   University essay from Humanvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Tim Pedersen; [2009]
   Keywords : Slang; Covert Prestige; Britsh;

   Abstract : The languages of the world are constantly changing and slang intrudes the vocabulary of many people all over the world. But what is slang and where does it come from? Are there differences in the slang that men and women use? And what is the point of using slang? It seems that the slang that was used by previous generations has either gone out of use or has now become a part of accepted standard language; basically, the youth of today reject the slang that their parents used. READ MORE

6. 25. Teaching and learning English in a Swedish school : A case study of television media usage

   University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

   Author : Rickard Drifalk; [2008]
   Keywords : English grammar; film; pronunciation; pupil attitudes; second language learning; teacher attitudes; teaching; TV-series; television media; vocabulary.;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay was to investigate how films and TV-series were used in a Swedish lower secondary school, but also the pupils’ and teachers’ attitudes towards using television media. A questionnaire was handed out to 49 pupils asking them, for example, if they thought they learned grammar from watching films. READ MORE