Kandidatuppsatser / Institutionen för språk och litteraturer: Recent submissions
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Identifying Characters
(2016-04-04)This thesis will serve to compare and analyse distinctions in character depiction and human relations in Agatha Christie’s novel And Then There Were None, observing conversations held between the main characters in both ... -
Mehrsprachige Schüler im Deutschunterricht. Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten
(2016-03-24)Mehrsprachigkeit ist ein in der schwedischen Schule ziemlich neues Phänomen, das in den letzten Jahren neu betrachtet und behandelt wird. Im Fremdsprachenunterricht sollte Mehrsprachigkeit sehr gut genutzt werden können, ... -
Young adult literature and its role in the English classroom
(2016-03-15)In this essay, I explore the potentials of a specific young adult novel in relation to research literature on the topic of young adult literature and its use in the English classroom. I look at the young adult novel The ... -
A Biblical Reading of William Wordsworth’s Poem Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood
(2016-03-14)This paper examines in depth the concepts of childhood and immortality in William Wordsworth’s poem Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood in light of the biblical allusions presented in the ... -
CALL TO ADVENTURE: A comparison between the outsets of Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins in J R R Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
(2016-03-02)The purpose of this thesis is to explore and analyse two specific events in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth mythology, namely the departures from Hobbiton of the two hobbits Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins. These departures ... -
Montecore, un roman unique
(2016-02-19)This essay is a study of the translation from Swedish to French of the novel Montecore, The silence of the tiger by Jonas Hassen Khemiri. I have compared a number of Gallicisms (words or idioms borrowed from French) chosen ... -
EL EMPLEO DEL CAMBIO DE CÓDIGO EN LA AUTOBIOGRAFÍA CHICANA
(2016-02-19)Kodväxling, att använda två språk i samma diskurs, är ett effektivt verktyg för tvåspråkiga författare som vill inkludera båda sina språk i en självbiografi, men detta språkbruk kan också försvåra läsarnas förståelse av ... -
HIJAS DE LA TIERRA MEXICANA
(2016-02-19)The aim of this essay is to analyze the ideologies that appears in the novel Ladydi by Jennifer Clement. In addition we also examine how ideologies are negotiated by the characters in the book. The novel was published in ... -
PARLER FRANÇAIS EN CLASSE
(2016-02-19)Speaking French in a French foreign language class is necessary for learning the language. However, a study is important to identify how speaking French in class in Sweden applies. In this study we aim to highlight the use ... -
LE FRANÇAIS EN VALLÉE D’AOSTE -À la recherche d’une langue perdue?
(2016-02-19)The Aosta Valley is an autonomous region in North-Eastern Italy, where for historical reasons the French language is the official language together with Italian, however little spoken today. The purpose of this study is ... -
WHO ARE STARGAZERS? A discourse analysis of the target group
(2016-02-19)This thesis examines the intended target group of a Japanese stargazing guide book through a discourse analysis of the translations of relevant segments in the material. The aim of the study has been to determine who the ... -
Pokémon eller Fickmonster? En översättningsanalys av TV-serien Pokémon
(2016-02-19)This paper will analyze and discuss the differences and problems between the Swedish and Japanese edition of the Pokémon TV-series from 1996(Jap)/1999(Swe). The focus will be on the use and translation of Yakuwarigo, nouns, ... -
Le masochisme et le sadisme dans Huis clos de Jean-Paul Sartre
(2016-02-19)Syftet med denna uppsats är att studera relationerna mellan karaktärerna i Sartres Huis clos, i förhållande till begreppen masochism och sadism enligt definitionerna i L’être et le néant, av samma författare. För detta ... -
HEMINGWAY’S HONESTY AND THE TRAGEDY OF A FAREWELL TO ARMS
(2016-02-05)In his writing, Ernest Hemingway made frequent use of the word ‘honesty’. ‘Honesty’ is, however, an ambiguous term, and it is not an entirely simple task to figure out exactly what Hemingway meant when he used it. In ... -
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE HOW AND WHY JAMAICA KINCAID’S A SMALL PLACE CAN BE USED IN THE LANGUAGE CLASSROOM IN SWEDEN
(2016-02-05)This essay deals with why and how postcolonial literature, such as Jamaica Kincaid’s A Small Place, could be incorporated in English Language Teaching at the upper secondary level in Sweden. The curriculum and syllabus ... -
DO YOU HAVE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO ME WHINE? First person pronoun use in English pop lyrics
(2016-02-05)The purpose of the present study was to determine whether a pattern in first person pronoun use can be detected in the lyrics of different music genres. For this purpose, eighty songs were randomly selected by Spotify's ... -
THE TENSIONS BETWEEN FEMINISM AND LOVE IN SIRI HUSTVEDT’S THE SUMMER WITHOUT MEN
(2016-02-05)Abstract: This essay investigates why and how inequalities in heterosexual love relationships persist in The Summer without Men, even though the protagonist as a narrator is engaged in a feminist critique throughout the ... -
THE ACTOR OF SUBURBIA: IDENTITY AND SELF-TRANSFORMATION IN THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA
(2016-02-03)Abstract: This essay studies the significance of acting and performing in relation to selftransformation and the search for an identity in Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia. It uses Judith Butler’s discussions on ... -
Übersetzen: Spagat zwischen den Kulturen?
(2016-01-27)Beim Übersetzen literarischer Texte berühren sich nicht nur zwei Sprachen, sondern zwei Kulturen. Eine der größten Herausforderungen des Übersetzens stellen die kulturspezifischen Ausdrücke dar, die spezifisch in einer ... -
Métodos adecuados para la enseñanza de vocabulario en el aula de ELE
(2015-12-02)Muchas investigaciones destacan la importancia que tienen las estrategias de memorización y las diferentes partes de las que consta saber un vocabulario en el aprendizaje y la enseñanza. El objetivo de esta revisión literaria ...