Essays about: "foreign literature about reading"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words foreign literature about reading.
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1. "I immediately think about philosophy" : A study of learners' attitudes toward English poetry in the EFL classroom
University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : Poetry has great potential benefits for second language (L2) classrooms as a source for increasing language awareness and linguistic structures different from the rules learners may be taught in class. This potential of poetry and methods for teaching poetry is relatively well researched, while the learner perspective has received comparatively little attention. READ MORE
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2. “IN THAT CASE I CHOOSE TO WORK WITH SHORT STORIES” : A study about how English short stories are taught by nine upper secondary school teachers in Sweden and said teachers’ attitudes towards short stories
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : Reading English literature can help learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) to develop their reading ability as well as other language skills. Reading can also have other benefits for EFL students such as learning about the target language’s culture or an English variety in written form. READ MORE
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3. Literature in the EFL Classroom : How EFL Teachers in a Few Swedish Secondary Schools Use Novels in Their Classrooms
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)Abstract : Since 2011 The Swedish Curriculum for the compulsory school from 2011 (revised2018) states that different types of text that should be taught in EFL classrooms inSweden are “Literature and other fiction” (Skolverket 37). In my essay, I examine theuse of novels in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom in a few Swedishsecondary schools. READ MORE
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4. Film as a Tool in English Teaching : A Literature Review on the use of Film to develop Students’ linguistic Skills and critical Thinking in Upper Secondary EFL Classrooms
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/EngelskaAbstract : Due to the fact that adolescents are familiar with so many different media and technology resources today, learning in a conventional way is no longer effective. The aim for this literature review was to analyse what research shows about the use of film as a teaching tool in English to develop students’ linguistic and critical thinking skills in upper secondary EFL classrooms. READ MORE
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5. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and The Hunger Games : Implementing critical literacy in the EFL classroom when reading Suzanne Collins’ dystopian novel
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : The primary aim of this master’s thesis has been to examine how the dystopian, young adult novel, The Hunger Games (2008) by Suzanne Collins could entail depictions of violations against the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948). The analysis has been conducted based on a theme-based close reading of the novel using the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a contextualization device. READ MORE
