Essays about: "teaching fiction"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 46 essays containing the words teaching fiction.

1. 6. Teaching The Handmaid’s Tale in Upper Secondary School : A literary analysis of theme and character and the novel’s affordances for learning regarding gender equality

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

   Author : Ellinor Boudin; [2022]
   Keywords : Literature; Feminist fiction; Dystopia; Gender equality;

   Abstract : This essay demonstrates what affordances for learning the dystopia The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood has in upper secondary school to promote gender equality. The importance of covering gender equality is evident since Skolverket decided to include the topic in every subject in the Swedish upper secondary school with the start of July 1, 2022. READ MORE

3. 7. Barriers for Belonging in Fiction : The House on Mango Street as a Resource for Teaching

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Daniel Ekström; [2022]
   Keywords : identity; belonging; discrimination; Sandra Cisneros; Swedish curriculum; syllabus; upper secondary school;

   Abstract : Swedish curricula and syllabi constitute a richness of different considerations. Withinthis composition of principles, it is distinctly declared that all Swedish schools should counteract any inclination of discrimination and that intolerance must be answered with different measures, including knowledge (Skolverket, 2011b, 1). READ MORE

4. 8. Teaching The Hate U Give in upper secondary school : Close reading Angie Thomas’s novel in order to develop cultural awareness among upper secondary school students

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

   Author : Felicia Lampén; [2022]
   Keywords : Literature; Fiction; Close reading; Racism; Cultural awareness;

   Abstract : This essay demonstrates how close reading a passage in The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas can teach students of English 6, in Swedish upper secondary schools, about institutional racism in order to develop cultural awareness. The English subject shows the importance of developing cultural awareness when stating that students should develop an understanding of cultural and social conditions in different contexts and areas where English is used. READ MORE

5. 9. Teachers' Beliefs in promoting Gender Awareness using Fiction

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Ann-Kathrin Mai; Jessica Ljung; [2022]
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   Abstract : Every generation views the world through different lenses, and teachers must continuously expand their horizons to accommodate paradigm shifts. To better align with the current concept of gender, Skolverket is updating the curriculum as of July 1st, 2022, and proposes that all language teaching is well suited for this purpose. READ MORE

6. 10. Teaching English via Fiction : A phenomenographic study of teachers’ perceptions about using fiction to teach English

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

   Author : Edith Anyim Fon; [2022]
   Keywords : Fiction; digital fiction; texts; multimodal texts; and contexts; teaching methods; EFL.; Fiktion; digital fiktion; texter; multimodala texter och sammanhang; undervisningsmetoder; engelska som främmande språk.;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine and identify the different ways in which secondary and upper secondary school teachers perceive the use of fiction to teach English as well as their beliefs about the outcome or benefits of doing so. Five secondary and upper secondary school teachers in Sweden who teach English as a foreign language were interviewed about how they use fiction to teach English. READ MORE