Essays about: "textbooks analysis"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 135 essays containing the words textbooks analysis.

  1. 21. Lower-order or Higher-order? - A Study of Reading Comprehension Questions in Swedish Upper Secondary EFL Textbooks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Caroline Tiihonen; [2022]
    Keywords : EFL Textbooks; Bloom s Taxonomy; Reading Comprehension; Reading Comprehension Questions; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This study examines two Swedish EFL textbooks, Viewpoints 2 and Blueprint B, aimed at the English 6 course in Swedish upper secondary school. The aim of the study was to investigate the cognitive levels of reading comprehension questions accompanying literary excerpts in the two examined textbooks. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Portrayal of the Other : A Postcolonial Perspective on ThreeESL Textbooks in Swedish Upper Secondary School

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

    Author : Lovisa Sädbom; [2022]
    Keywords : Textbook analysis; Postcolonial studies; Cultural studies; ELT materials; Representation;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate three English as a second language (ESL) textbooks used for English 6 in Swedish upper secondary school from a postcolonial perspective, answering the following research question: Who is the implied reader, based on assumptions of the expected experiences and culture, and what and who is constructed as deviant or Other? To examine these questions, the study employs critical discourse analysis and implements strategies from multimodal analysis. The analysis is concerned with matters such as what is constructed as familiar or unfamiliar to the student, what images are chosen, and what those images convey. READ MORE

  4. 23. Language, Gender, and Sexuality in EFL Textbooks : The Case of Greek Public Secondary Schools

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Maria Koutsoupaki; [2022]
    Keywords : language and gender; sexuality; non-binary; LGBTQ ; heteronormativity; queer theory; patriarchy; EFL; Greek public school; textbooks; interviews;

    Abstract : The past few decades have been marked by increasing awareness of issues pertaining to gender and sexuality, since both concepts have started being treated as continuums or spectrums, rather than as binaries. Therefore, the fields of gender and queer linguistics have been growing in significance, in an effort to identify underlying ideologies and biases in language, and to challenge them. READ MORE

  5. 24. Exploring Translanguaging in English Textbooks : A Content Analysis of Upper and Lower Secondary School English Textbooks.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Simon Hallberg; [2022]
    Keywords : bilingualism; content analysis; language resources; multilingualism; Swedish EFL; textbooks; translanguaging;

    Abstract : Under de senaste decennierna har translanguaging fått mycket intresse inom SLA-sfären (SecondLanguage Learning). Samtida migration och den ständigt ökandeglobaliseringen har lett till en omvärdering av tvåspråkighet och flerspråkighet. READ MORE

  6. 25. Colonial karma? Identity and failed postcolonial reconciliation in Europe - Understanding ontological insecurity as shaped by narratives of colonial societal beliefs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Hanna Bergman; [2022]
    Keywords : postcolonialism; European identity; sociopsychological reconciliation; ontological security; narrative analysis; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Following postcolonial thought, this thesis argues that colonialism can be reconceptualized as an identity conflict. Consequentially, reconciliation theories concerned with identity creation and societal beliefs can be applied to better understand postcolonial relations. READ MORE