Essays about: "teaching reading in discourse analysis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words teaching reading in discourse analysis.

1. 1. Teaching Coming Out Stories through Young Adult Literature in Upper Secondary School : Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

   Author : Jennifer Maraoge; [2023]
   Keywords : Queer; Anti-Oppressive Education; Queer Pedagogy; Silenced Discourse; Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe; Swedish Curriculum; Upper Secondary School; Young Adult Literature; Ethnic Minorities; Coming Out Story;

   Abstract : The Young Adult novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe portrays the coming out stories of two queer Mexican American boys who struggle with their ethnicity and sexuality, which leads to internal conflicts. The focus of the analysis in the essay is to investigate how the novel can be taught in Upper Secondary classrooms through queer pedagogy and anti-oppressive approaches focusing on silenced discourse. READ MORE

3. 2. Approaches to Critical Literacy Instruction in the Middle School ESL/EFL classroom

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

   Author : Teresa Luck Renberg; [2017]
   Keywords : critical literacy; ESL EFL classrooms; critical thinking; English teaching; middle school; questioning strategies;

   Abstract : The purpose of this literature review is to compare some critical reading comprehension classroom practices globally, with particular focus on the teaching of reading comprehension in Sweden, where student well being and equity are issues of importance. Critical literacy used is a term that encompasses many aspects of power related issues in language. READ MORE

4. 3. The Three Models  Approach : A Pedagogical Proposal on How to Increase Critical Literacy in the Subject of English on Upper-Secondary Level

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

   Author : Ellen Lothigius Hirsch; [2016]
   Keywords : English pedagogy; critical literacy; critical language awareness; the noticing;

   Abstract : This degree project essay aims to create ways for promoting critical literacy by teaching persuasive, manipulative, authentic texts in the subject of English at upper-secondary level in Sweden. In the essay, the syllabus of the English subject is critiqued for not explicitly stating what it means to take a critical approach towards sources and media; it is claimed that the meaning of critical examination only is implied in the syllabus for English 7. READ MORE

5. 4. Widening Gender Norms with Literature: Teaching Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere and Gender in a Sociocultural Language Classroom

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Isabel Runo; [2013-06-26]
   Keywords : literature; sociocultural theory; poststructural feminism; feminist theory; gender; neverwhere; Neil Gaiman;

   Abstract : The aim of the essay is to argue why and how the novel "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman can be used to introduce students to gender issues in an English as a foreign language classroom where sociocultural theory is applied. By using authentic literature in the language classroom students can gain insight into social structures and as well as develop their four language skills in different pre-, post-, and while reading tasks. READ MORE

6. 5. Multimodality : An EFL textbook comparison using multimodal discourse analysis

   University essay from Lärarutbildningen

   Author : Eje Nordensvärd; [2010]
   Keywords : Multimodality; discourse analysis; EFL textbooks; teaching resources;

   Abstract : This essay aims to compare two EFL (English as a Foreign Language) textbooks by using a multimodal discourse analysis in order to find out how EFL textbooks have changed in design and visually. In this essay the textual content is treated as one of several pillars making up design, this essay is interested in the visual changes. READ MORE