Essays about: "importance of english essay"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 34 essays containing the words importance of english essay.

  1. 21. Speaking about Newspeak - Teaching Democracy, Critical Thinking and Language through Nineteen Eighty-Four

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Tomas Wahlqvist; [2014-02-19]
    Keywords : engelska; George Orwell; Nineteen Eighty-Four; critical language study; education;

    Abstract : This essay presents how to use George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four as a literary intergrated project of teach democracy, critical thinking, English language skills and critical language study in the English 6 EFL classroom in upper secondary school in Sweden. This literary study is done through the lens of critical pedagogy with an emphasis on the way language influences power and helps dominant groups, in both the world of Nineteen Eighty-Four as well as contemporary society, remain in control. READ MORE

  2. 22. The Role of Swedish in Forming Social Relations Beneficial to Learning Outcomes in the English Classroom

    University essay from Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap (UV)

    Author : Jenny Juhlin; [2014]
    Keywords : English; L1 L2; learning outcomes; relational pedagogy; socialization; student; teacher;

    Abstract : Abstract The Swedish National Curriculum for Upper Secondary School states that English should be taught essentially in English. The aim of this study was to discuss the use of Swedish in the upper secondary English classroom with regard to building teacher-student relations and learning outcomes. READ MORE

  3. 23. Culture in the EFL classroom - which cultures dominate the classroom?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Marcus Hammar; [2013-06-28]
    Keywords : Culture pedagogy; English as a foreign language; syllabi for English 5; 6 and 7; target language culture;

    Abstract : In this essay a number of English teachers at upper-secondary level in Sweden have responded to questions concerning the concept of "culture" from mainly two points of view. Firstly, this essay analyses which topics the teachers prioritise and what their attitudes are towards teaching culture within the subject of English. READ MORE

  4. 24. Poetry as a Way of Teaching Fundamental Values : the Relation Between Textbooks and Curriculum

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Daniel Strömner; [2013]
    Keywords : poetry; fundamental values; values; English; Swedish upper secondary school; Skolverket;

    Abstract : Research has shown that poetry is a good tool to talk about and teach values. Skolverket has during the past 20 years stressed the importance of fundamental values through their documents and guidelines. In the Lgy 11 curriculum for English for Swedish upper secondary school, poetry is for the first time listed as a core content. READ MORE

  5. 25. What the Butler Recalled - Memory and Self-Deception in Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Annika Jönsson Hall; [2012-06-28]
    Keywords : The Remains of the Day; Ishiguro; memory; Seven Sins of Memory; Freudian repression; literature reading;

    Abstract : This essay focuses on the main character, Mr Stevens, in Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day and his recollections of his forty years as a butler at Darlington Hall. The novel, in the form of a diary, describes a six-day travel to visit the former housekeeper, Miss Kenton, and is concentrated on Stevens’s introspection and reflections on his memories. READ MORE