Essays about: "literary education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 66 essays containing the words literary education.

  1. 1. Unlocking Poliphilo’s Dream: Towards a digital scholarly edition of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Efthymia Priki; [2024]
    Keywords : Hypnerotomachia Poliphili; digital scholarly edition; early modern books; reception studies;

    Abstract : Hypnerotomachia Poliphili is a fifteenth-century illustrated incunabulum first published in 1499 by Aldo Manuzio in Venice. It delivers the story of two lovers separated by death but united in a dream; in fact, the entire book is a complex, multi-layered dream narrative which gradually unfolds through the interaction between text and image, inviting readers to engage with its rich content in a playful manner. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Influence of Literary Texts on Intercultural Competence in the EFL Classroom. A Literature Review

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

    Author : Amanda Ehrnborg; Ebba Ring; [2023-11-14]
    Keywords : intercultural competence; ICC; EFL; classroom activities; fiction; literary texts;

    Abstract : Due to the growing status of English as a global language of communication, cultural studies have become an increasingly important aspect of English as a foreign language (EFL) education. Many scholars argue that there is now a need to deviate from merely focusing on Anglo-Saxon cultures and to embrace an intercultural perspective in education, a view that is also reflected in the Swedish educational frameworks. READ MORE

  3. 3. Frankenstein and the Timelessness of Queer Identities: Teaching Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein through Queer Theory in the Upper-Secondary EFL classroom

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

    Author : Elsa Brandt; [2023]
    Keywords : Frankenstein; Mary Shelley; queer theory; queer pedagogy; EFL; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This paper analyses the pivotal gothic novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley through a close queer reading, focusing on excerpts featuring the artificially created creature and their maker, Victor Frankenstein. The queer perspective is applied to the gender identity and expression of the creature, which is a reading that lends itself to the teaching of the novel to Swedish upper-secondary students because of the timelessness of the themes and its close ties to the 2022 recommendations of the Swedish National Agency for Education regarding sexuality, consent, and relationships. READ MORE

  4. 4. The Gaps in Our Stars : The Fault in Our Stars and Reader-response Theory in the Swedish EFL Classroom

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Mira Backman; [2023]
    Keywords : Reader-response theory; Wolfgang Iser; Stanley Fish; The Fault in Our Stars; John Green; Upper secondary school; EFL teaching;

    Abstract : This essay analyses John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars (2012) with a theoretical approach of reader-response theory to show how the potential interpretations of the gaps in the novel make it a relevant choice of literary work for EFL education. The essay also examines whether the concept of gaps can be used as a tool in literary analysis. READ MORE

  5. 5. VR och Landskapsarkitekturen : hur används den idag och hur kan den komma att användas i framtiden?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Oskar Marklund; [2023]
    Keywords : virtual reality; VR; landskapsarkitektur; 3D-modellering;

    Abstract : Uppsatsen har utforskat användningsområden och potentialen av VR som verktyg inom Landskapsarkitekturen genom en utredning och sammanställning av olika användningar idag, samt en undersökning, och till viss grad utvärdering, av idéer kring teknologins framtid. Detta i syfte av att föra diskussionen om VR och framtidens designverktyg vidare. READ MORE