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El enfoque comunicativo en los libros de texto. Un estudio sobre el enfoque comunicativo y su papel en los libros de texto de expañol como lengua extranjera
(2013-04-09)Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att ge kunskap om den kommunikativa språksynen i spanska läroböcker. Jag har analyserat utvalda delar av två läroböcker med olika svårighetsgrad, producerade av olika förlag och författare. ... -
"Botchan" – en jämförelse av två översättningar till engelska
(2013-04-05)In this paper two translators of Natsume Soseki's "Botchan" by Matt Treyvaud (2009) and Joel R. Cohn (2005) are compared with each other and with the original. Yoko Hasegawa's "The Routledge Course in Japanese Translation" ... -
Comment traduire la culture ? Etude sur la traduction des mots culturels dans la traduction d’un roman de Mons Kallentoft
(2013-04-05)Uppsatsen undersöker hur de kulturella referenserna i Midvinterblod av Mons Kallentoft har översatts till franska. Målet är att undersöka vilka strategier översättarna har valt och hur detta har påverkat den franska texten. -
SJ och JR – en tvärkulturell jämförelse av tågföretags hemsidor i Sverige och Japan
(2013-04-05)Syftet med denna studie är att analysera fyra tågföretags hemsidor (SJ, JR East, JR Central och JR West) från Sverige och Japan i relation till två teorier om kulturella skillnader för att se vilka eventuella skillnader i ... -
拡張新字体の認識について
(2013-04-05)This thesis is concerned with the extended new character form (拡張新字体) in Japanese. The study of character form (字体) is not so common and as for the extended new character form, the studies are even more limited. The purpose ... -
The Future of Society: Dystopian and Utopian - Aspects in H.G. Wells’ "The Time Machine and Men Like Gods"
(2013-03-20)My essay will discuss the subject of dystopia and utopia in two selected works by H.G. Wells. I will show that both novels reflect the changing discourse of the time in which they were written, and will argue that the ... -
Love and Marriage in Jane Austen’s Novels - Parallels of "Sense and Sensibility" and "Pride and Prejudice"
(2013-03-20)That Jane Austen’s most beloved novels Sense and Sensibility (1811) and Pride and Prejudice (1813) have many things in common can be rather easily deducted by any reader. In this essay, I take that view one step further ... -
En Möbelhandlares Testamente på japanska – Översättningsanalys av Ingvar Kamprads ideologi på japanska
(2013-03-20)IKEA är ett svenskt heminredningsföretag som verkat i ca 50 år och dess varuhus återfinns i många länder runt om i världen. IKEAs koncept och marknadsföring har översatts till många olika språk och de fortsätter sin expansion ... -
Challenging heteronormativity through literature - Teaching David Levithan’s "Boy meets boy" with norm critical pedagogy
(2013-03-20)There are many reasons to use literature in the language classroom. It can help pupils develop their abilities to read, listen, speak and write. Literature can also give pupils new perspectives and cultural enrichment. ... -
Teaching Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games from an Ethical Perspective
(2013-03-20)Ethics is something that is difficult to work with in school in an approachable manner. The claim of this study is that the novel The Hunger Games can serve as help when teaching ethics. There are no guidelines in the ... -
The Rise of the Underworld - Felines, Mythology and Psychology in Edgar Allan Poe’s The Black Cat
(2013-03-20)The narrator in The Black Cat tells the story which leads him to the gallows. The unreliable tale depictures the morbid details of violence and murder, hauntings and terror. At the centre of the story is the cat which ... -
The Transmission of Musashi - An analysis of translation methods and differences in "The Book of Five rings"
(2013-03-20)An analysis on the translational differences between English translations of the Japanese text Gerinsho, i.e. The Book of Five Rings. The results of the analysis show that the methods the translators employed differed ... -
Dualities in the Mind of Pi Molitor Patel A Philosophical Approach to Truth in "Life of Pi"
(2013-03-19)The aim of the essay is to analyze what happens to the protagonist Pi in Martel Yann‟s novel Life of Pi. The essay will focus on how he devolves as a sophisticated human being, how the extreme situation he is in triggers ... -
How to use "The Rock and the River" in the English classroom - The benefits of literature in the language classroom
(2013-03-19)The aim of this study is to illustrate the advantages of literature in the teaching of English as a second language for Upper Secondary School. More specifically, the study will focus at how the African-American Civil ... -
American or British English Pronunciation? A study on Swedish Upper Secondary school students’ choices of and attitudes towards different varieties of English
(2013-03-19)This study investigates attitudes towards British and American English among students in an upper secondary school in Sweden. The study also aims at finding out to what extent factors such as TV, film and other media ... -
The Road at the End of the World - Sentimentality and Nihilism in the Journey through the Post-Apocalyptic World of Cormac McCarthy’s Novel "The Road"
(2013-03-19)The aim of this study is to analyse the meaning and implication of the post-apocalyptic future portrayed in Cormac McCarthy’s novel The Road. Propelling the plot of this novel is a journey on the road that is perpetuated ... -
English teaching with grammar? - A study on how English teachers at upper secondary school in Sweden use grammar in their teaching
(2013-03-19)The aim of this essay is to investigate how English teachers at upper secondary school in Sweden use grammar in their teaching, and how their attitudes toward grammar affect how they use it in their teaching. To examine ... -
Blow my whistle & eat my poison - A pedagogical study of ideologies and language in music lyrics
(2013-03-19)The aim of this study is to investigate how students perceive English authentic material, ideologically and linguistically, outside of school and whether it is possible to find clear connections to what is or is not taught ... -
USING LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD TO TEACH GENDER IN THE ENGLISH CLASSROOM
(2013-03-19)In this essay I explore ideas about how to work with fairy tales and gender, but also discuss the potentials and problems with the approach. Gender roles can often be cemented and maintained in Upper Secondary School, which ... -
Actividades orales ¿qué elementos pueden ser importantes? - Un estudio de actividades orales en la página web lektion.se
(2013-03-06)Syftet med denna studie är att genom analys ta reda på om de muntliga övningarna och aktiviteterna på den svenska hemsidan lektion.se saknar komponenter som enligt forskning inom språkdidaktik och språkmetodik är viktiga ...