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1. Facing the Friction of a Totalitarian Government : A critical reading of Orwell's 1984 applying the Pedagogy of Discomfort to themes related to government control
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : This study explores the potential application of George Orwell's novel 1984 in ESL instruction and its influence on promoting discussion among students on divisive political issues. The objective is to examine how the novel's underlying concepts of oppression, dictatorship, and propaganda could encourage critical thinking and social interaction among ESL students. READ MORE
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2. Multicultural literature and intercultural theory in English 6 : A qualitative study of teachers’ experiences with multicultural literature in upper-secondary schools in Sweden
University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine English language teachers’ choices and uses of literary texts, and more particularly, multicultural forms of literature from an intercultural pedagogical angle. Drawing on a qualitative approach, six English teachers’ experiences were explored using interviews. READ MORE
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3. To Teach or Not to Teach? : An analysis of depiction of trauma in Waris Dirie’s and Cathleen Miller’s ”Desert Flower” and trauma narratives as sensitive issues in the EFL classroom
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This essay examines Dirie’s and Miller’s Desert Flower and its depiction of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and the effect that this violation has had on the narrator. The analysis has been conducted through the critical lens of trauma studies with emphasis on how bearing witness of traumatic events can serve as healing and empowerment in the struggle to end FGM. READ MORE
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4. Teachers’ perception of the concept of intercultural competence in teaching English
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : Intercultural competence (IC) as an essential part of conceptualization of the cultural dimension in FLT has been promoted by educationalists as the most preferred type of competence. One of the challenges of incorporating IC into FLT is to move from the recognition of IC as a model of teaching (Byram, Nichols and Stevens, 2001) to the development of practical applications. READ MORE
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5. When the mission of culture and diversity is put in the preschool teacher’s lap : A study of how preschool teachers work with intercultural issues in Swedish Preschools.
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Förskolepedagogisk didaktisk forskningAbstract : The aim of the research presented in this paper is to expand current understandings of how preschool teachers in Sweden work with and talk about intercultural issues in preschool, and how they interpret the curriculum working with respect to issues of cultural diversity. The study is based on data from two semi-structured focus groups with preschool teachers from preschools where the majority of the children were foreign born or were first generation Swedes. READ MORE
