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Critical Theory and Critical Literacy in the Classroom - A study of how critical theory and critical literacy is used in a Swedish upper secondary school

Molin, Erica LU (2018) ÄENC51 20182
English Studies
Educational Sciences
Abstract
In this study, I have researched how a teacher at an upper secondary school in Sweden teaches critical theory to her students. The questions that were the base for this study included: how the teacher taught critical theory to her students and which theories they use, as well as how they use it and if the teacher includes critical theory when she plans her lessons. There are a lot of previous research on the area regarding critical theory and critical literacy in second language learning and using the same methods with children and adolescents, one of the examples is Chun (2009) Critical literacies and graphic novels for English-language learners: teaching Maus, who looks into the possibility to use graphic novels when teaching critical... (More)
In this study, I have researched how a teacher at an upper secondary school in Sweden teaches critical theory to her students. The questions that were the base for this study included: how the teacher taught critical theory to her students and which theories they use, as well as how they use it and if the teacher includes critical theory when she plans her lessons. There are a lot of previous research on the area regarding critical theory and critical literacy in second language learning and using the same methods with children and adolescents, one of the examples is Chun (2009) Critical literacies and graphic novels for English-language learners: teaching Maus, who looks into the possibility to use graphic novels when teaching critical theory, instead of, longer literary texts. Even though this kind of research is common, the use of critical theory and critical literacy in Swedish schools are not very prominent. To answer these questions, I conducted a case study that included classroom observations, a questionnaire, and an interview. From the different research methods and searches for previous research, I have concluded that critical literacy and critical theory has an important role in the Swedish schools, however, the teachers do not necessarily call the classroom work done with different critical methods critical theory. This means that the students might not be aware of using critical theory, or the specific theories, but most of them can recognize that they have used it in one way or another when provided with explanations of different theories. (Less)
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author
Molin, Erica LU
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ÄENC51 20182
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L3 - Miscellaneous, Projetcs etc.
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keywords
Second language teaching, critical literacy, Swedish upper secondary school, literature, English as a second language
language
English
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9001260
date added to LUP
2022-09-06 12:27:22
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2022-09-06 12:27:22
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  abstract     = {{In this study, I have researched how a teacher at an upper secondary school in Sweden teaches critical theory to her students. The questions that were the base for this study included: how the teacher taught critical theory to her students and which theories they use, as well as how they use it and if the teacher includes critical theory when she plans her lessons. There are a lot of previous research on the area regarding critical theory and critical literacy in second language learning and using the same methods with children and adolescents, one of the examples is Chun (2009) Critical literacies and graphic novels for English-language learners: teaching Maus, who looks into the possibility to use graphic novels when teaching critical theory, instead of, longer literary texts. Even though this kind of research is common, the use of critical theory and critical literacy in Swedish schools are not very prominent. To answer these questions, I conducted a case study that included classroom observations, a questionnaire, and an interview. From the different research methods and searches for previous research, I have concluded that critical literacy and critical theory has an important role in the Swedish schools, however, the teachers do not necessarily call the classroom work done with different critical methods critical theory. This means that the students might not be aware of using critical theory, or the specific theories, but most of them can recognize that they have used it in one way or another when provided with explanations of different theories.}},
  author       = {{Molin, Erica}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Critical Theory and Critical Literacy in the Classroom - A study of how critical theory and critical literacy is used in a Swedish upper secondary school}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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