Essays about: "english language topics essay"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words english language topics essay.

1. 1. Racial Prejudices as Societal Norms: Utilizing Genre Pedagogy to Help Students Work with William Shakespeare’s 'Othello'

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Malek Habejbek; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This essay examines racial attitudes in Elizabethan England to re-read Shakespeare’s Othello with an emphasis on the characters Roderigo, Iago, Brabantio, the Duke of Venice, and Emilia. It also looks at the historical background of blackface and how it contributed to racism. READ MORE

3. 2. Imitation PedagogyDeveloping Argumentative Abilities in Swedish Upper-Secondary School

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Andreas Dahlberg; [2019]
   Keywords : Imitation; mentor text; scaffolding; language awareness; language control; critical language;

   Abstract : This essay presents an interventional field study that aims to refine practice in the English classroom in Swedish upper-secondary school by implementing imitation pedagogy. Imitation pedagogy is essentially learning to analyze and imitate texts’ internal structure for developing one’s own production. READ MORE

4. 3. The Voice of the Voiceless : The use of African American Vernacular English and linguistic discourses in Tupac Shakur's Changes

   University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för utbildningsvetenskap och språk

   Author : Zahra Motavalli; [2019]
   Keywords : African American Vernacular English; discourse; representation; political activism; Tupac Shakur; Engelska; diskurser; representation; politisk aktivism; språkbruk;

   Abstract : Tupac Amaru Shakur was a successful African American musician, poet, and actor most renowned for tackling controversial subject matters in his music as well as using it as a platform to highlight his political opinions and social activism. Tupac used African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in his music. READ MORE

5. 4. The Ministry of Post-Truth: Using George Orwell’s 1984 to Develop English as a Foreign Language Students’ Critical Thinking Skills

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Alexander Hudberg; [2018]
   Keywords : EFL; Critical thinking; George Orwell; 1984; Dystopian Fiction; Post-truth; Alternative Facts; Fake News; Critical literacy pedagogy;

   Abstract : In 2016, “post-truth” was chosen as the word of the year by the Oxford Dictionaries. This is a concept that has come to be associated with a type of political discourse in which objective facts are less important than factual inaccuracies which appeal to emotion to influence people’s attitudes. READ MORE

6. 5. Discourses on Lgbtq Topics in the English Language Teaching in Upper Secondary Education in Sweden

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

   Author : Malin Strand; [2018]
   Keywords : Critical discourse analysis; English as a second language teaching; lgbtq; interviews; textbook analysis; queer theory;

   Abstract : This essay looks at the discourses on lgbtq topics in English language teaching aimed at upper secondary schools in Sweden. The purpose is to find out how the discourses are created by analyzing a set of textbooks as well as interviewing teachers. READ MORE