Essays about: "teaching fiction"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 46 essays containing the words teaching fiction.

  1. 16. Approaches to Motivate Students to Read English Literature in the Upper Secondary Classroom

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Amanda Svensson; [2021]
    Keywords : literature; motivation; EFL classroom;

    Abstract : Reading literature has always been a big part of developing language skills, critical thinkingand imaginative thinking. However, research show that adolescents in today’s society tend toread less literature both inside and outside of the classroom. READ MORE

  3. 17. To Teach or Not to Teach Controversial Issues? : An Interview Study of Upper Secondary English Teachers’ Attitudes and Experiences of Teaching Controversial Issues Through Fictional Works

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Ida Swärd; [2021]
    Keywords : fiction; controversial issues; foundational values; EFL-classroom; civic mission;

    Abstract : This study aims to examine how upper secondary English teachers work with foundationalvalues and controversial topics through fictional works in order to discuss the function of valuesand the civic mission in the EFL-classroom. The study was conducted using a qualitativeapproach through semi structured interviews, interviewing seven currently active uppersecondary English teachers. READ MORE

  4. 18. The benefits of using world literature for globalizing English in the ESL classroom

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

    Author : Arwa Zeino; Aiat Tabiei; [2021]
    Keywords : fiction; literature; world literature; global English; ESL; expanding circle; culture; globalization;

    Abstract : Although the focus on English as a global language is apparent in the Swedish curriculum today, many educators do not take advantage of world literature and non-native English authors in their ESL classrooms. With the help of empirical research, we investigate the benefits of using such literature for gaining global awareness. READ MORE

  5. 19. Every Body in its Place : The reproduction of inequality by way of education in Metropolis and Snowpiercer 

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Lärarutbildningen

    Author : Ebbe Bjelkendal; [2020]
    Keywords : Ideology; ideological state apparatuses; pedagogic action; pedagogic authority; science fiction; corporatism; neoliberalism;

    Abstract : With increasing inequality in the world, having knowledge about the apparatuses maintaining unequal social structures is important. Utopian and dystopian science fiction films are a good source for analysis of social structures, due to their inherent interest in social critique and the role of semiotics in the spreading of ideology. READ MORE

  6. 20. “We’re Never Going to Make Readers if Reading Is Always Difficult”: How Students’ Reading Habits Affect Upper-Secondary-School Teachers’ English Literature Instruction

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna

    Author : Max Persson; Louise Moreira Hagvall; [2020]
    Keywords : The Matthew effect; fiction; Swedish upper-secondary school; English; teachers; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Despite the consensus that reading is good for the individual, teachers seem to report the existence of a different mindset in the classroom as they struggle to motivate students to read. Research has indicated the existence of a growing gap between weak and strong readers, and that the fast-paced and technologically advanced society of today is noticeably affecting students’ reading habits. READ MORE