Essays about: "teaching fiction"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 46 essays containing the words teaching fiction.

1. 21. Fictional Texts in the EFL Classroom in Swedish Compulsory and Upper Secondary Schools : A Qualitative Study of Teachers’ Strategies and Experiences of Teaching and Selecting Fictional Texts to EFL Students in Sweden

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Donjeta Osmani; [2020]
   Keywords : teaching fiction; fictional texts; fiction; reading; English students; EFL classroom; EFL teachers;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate the approaches to teaching fictional texts that are exercised by English teachers with the intention of gaining an insight to the purpose of fictional texts in the Swedish EFL classroom. The levels in focus are the lower and upper secondary schools. READ MORE

3. 22. Fundamental Undemocratic Values in Robert A. Heinlein’s Starship Troopers: How to Make Upper Secondary School Students More Self-aware of Their Fundamental Democratic Values

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Sebastian Forsman; [2019]
   Keywords : Democracy; Fundamental democratic values; Starship Troopers; Robert A. Heinlein; Socratic pedagogy; Politics of advocacy; attack; and assent; Didactic potential;

   Abstract : Democracy and democratic values have stagnated and are under attack. Current criticism of democracy points towards problems with efficiency, leniency towards undemocratic elements, collective problem-solving, and a suspension of the rule of law for public good. READ MORE

4. 23. Political Fiction and Allegory in the EFL Classroom: What's the Use?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap

   Author : Shaun Christiani; [2018]
   Keywords : English language teaching; Curriculum; Democratic values; Language affordances theory; Lifelong learning; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : What is the use of political fiction and its allegory in a language education context? The aim of this paper is to analyze the relevance of this literary genre to curricula, English language learning, and EFL classrooms. The specifically political content of this genre, its allusion to real-world happenings, and the linguistic aspects of the texts may be pedagogically instrumentalized and host a potential that English teachers can engage to innovate their teaching. READ MORE

5. 24. "They can cut out the world as it is, and just move to the world of ideas." : A Qualitative Study on How Upper Secondary Teachers of English in Sweden Introduce Learners to Different Genres of Fiction.

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Catharina de Vries; Emelie Strandberg; [2018]
   Keywords : Fiction; genres; fantasy; ESL teachers; teaching strategies; reading culture; escapism;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to explore ways in which ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers introduce different forms of literary writing such as poems, plays, fiction, genres and fantasy in the ESL classroom. The main method used was semi-structured interviews with six upper secondary ESL teachers in the South of Sweden. READ MORE

6. 25. Fan Fiction in Formal Learning Settings: Connecting Activities within Fan Fiction Communities with the Teaching of English in Swedish Upper-Secondary School

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Therese Larsson; [2018]
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   Abstract : This essay presents aspects of fan fiction conducive to language learning, and therefore relevant to teachers of English in upper-secondary schools in Sweden. Students may lack motivation to engage in creative writing assignments in formal learning settings. READ MORE