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Investigating the Distribution of L1 and L2 in Student-Student Interaction : A mixed-method study of student-student interaction in a Norwegian EFL c…
2021
Master´s thesis in English (EN501) In English as a foreign language (EFL)learning, communicative competence is viewed as an important skill according to the English subject curriculum in Norway. In Norwegian EFL classrooms, pupils are often tasked with speaking together in pairs, however, what outcomes do these activities offer and how much English do the pupils speak when the teacher is not around? In Norway, little research has examined language use during peer interaction. This thesis investigates the distribution of L1 and L2in student-student interaction in a 9thgrade Norwegian EFL classroom. This research aims to determine the pupils’ attitudes towards peer-interaction activities and …
Video Games And Learning : A theoretical approach to the use of commercial-off-the-shelf video games in Norwegian upper secondary education
2021
Master´s thesis in English (EN501) This thesis explores the educational potential of commercial video games. With LK20, games and gaming have become integral part of Norwegian education, especially with a specific aim in the new English subject curriculum (ENG01-04) and with the broad definition of texts as cultural expressions. Due to the uncertainties surrounding the covid-19 pandemic, no original action-research was conducted. Therefore, this thesis offers a purely theoretical approach instead. It offers a literary analysis and discussion of a wide selection of theories and research regarding games and learning, followed by a theoretical exploration of how one commercial video game, name…
Joy of Reading in the ESL Classroom : Can reading a self-selected graphic novel create joy of reading and lead to free voluntary reading for vocation…
2021
Master´s thesis in English (EN501) In this thesis I look at whether reading a self-selected graphic novel can lead to joy of reading, and if it increases the likelihood of free voluntary reading. The study was conducted in a Norwegian vocational English class. 12 pupils participated through reading and working with a graphic novel, as well as responding to a pre-and a post-reading questionnaire. Moreover, the teacher of the class was interviewed. A control group consisting of 14 vocational English pupils was used as an indication of the representativity of the intervention group. Even thoughthere was a general increase in positive attitudes towards reading, the results from the study were n…
The Use of History in Teaching American Politics in Norwegian Upper Secondary Schools
2021
Master´s thesis in English (EN501) This thesis examines how American politics is taught in upper secondary schools in Norway, with special attention on VG3 English Social Studies. The thesis investigates the connection between history and politics through time and how history can be beneficial for understanding the present situation. In addition, the thesis examines the subject curriculum for VG1 and VG3 English in Norway to find how American politics is presented. Empirical evidence was collected through textbook analyses and interviews with both authors and teachers of English. The data retrieved from the analyses and interviews were used to answer three research questions: (1) How is Ame…
Racist chants in contemporary English Premier League : A study of English football supporters’ racist language
2021
Master´s thesis in English (EN501) This thesis explores the English supporter culture in contemporary English Premier League, focusing on racist football chants. It discusses why selected football supporters or groups choose to express racist content when they chant. Relevant theories concerning culture and language have been used to lay a foundation for analysing selected chants and discussing supporters’ behavioural acts during matchdays. This thesis focuses on different chants where one can find racist content. The following four footballclubs have been chosen, based on their supporters’ involvement in racist chanting: Aston Villa, Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
Fear and Paranoia in Republican Presidential Campaigns : How Republican presidential candidates have used issues of crime, race, and immigration to m…
2021
Master´s thesis in English (EN501)
Austerity and Education : The impact of austerity measures implemented between 2010 and 2015 on the English education system and the subsequent influ…
2021
Master´s thesis in English (EN501) The thesis discusses whether the austerity measures implemented between 2010 and 2015 affected the education system and subsequently influenced inequality in England. The two research questions guide the examination of the thesis, where the first research question studies: How austerity measures have affected education in England, both in general and more specifically for disadvantaged children? Furthermore, the second research question investigates: How the distribution of austerity cuts influenced inequality in England? In order to structure the arguments, the thesis is divided into five chapters. Initially, the first two chapters form a background for t…
Young Norwegian Learners’ Perception and Recognition of English Variants : Relationships with language exposure and media intake
2021
Master´s thesis in English (EN502) English as a tool of communication is emphasized in the Norwegian subject curriculum reform of 2020, and no competence aims are directly connected towards the choice of English variant. The present study investigates young Norwegian learners’ perception of differences between American English and British English and their ability to identify a specific variant, seen in relation to passive English exposure. The data collection comprised two parts: a questionnaire of exposure to English outside of school and a perception test of selected phonetic features contrasting the English variants under investigation. 40 students in year 5 participated in the study, a…
English Argumentative Writing in Norwegian Lower Secondary School : Are year 10 lower secondary students sufficiently prepared for L2 argumentative w…
2018
Master's thesis education EN502 - University of Agder 2018 This thesis studies English language argumentative writing instruction in Norwegian lower secondary schools with an eye towards evaluating year 10 students’ academic preparation for argumentative writing in upper secondary. Argumentation is a key skill for academic success and is an important skill for civic life in a democracy. While research is scarce on the topic of academic and argumentative writing in upper secondary school, it is even scarcer in lower secondary. Because of this, the present study is one of the first studies examining argumentative writing proficiency at the lower level. In order to examine the situation in low…
Behind the teaching of American culture in the second language classroom
2019
Master's thesis English EN502 - University of Agder 2019 In this thesis, anempirical study will show how different teachers might differ in their way of teaching Americanculture in the Norwegianclassroom. Three main questions have been made to structure theway in which the study will take on the issue. The objective is to investigate the issue on the basis of these three research questions:•How might a class about Americanculture differ from other Englishlessons, is there a difference in planning and source material used?•What methods are used when teaching Americanculture and why are these methods chosen?•How can culture teaching have aneffect on the dynamics and language learning in the c…