Sökning: "dystopian literature for young adults"

Hittade 3 uppsatser innehållade orden dystopian literature for young adults.

  1. 1. The Ministry of Post-Truth: Using George Orwell’s 1984 to Develop English as a Foreign Language Students’ Critical Thinking Skills

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Författare :Alexander Hudberg; [2018]
    Nyckelord :EFL; Critical thinking; George Orwell; 1984; Dystopian Fiction; Post-truth; Alternative Facts; Fake News; Critical literacy pedagogy;

    Sammanfattning : In 2016, “post-truth” was chosen as the word of the year by the Oxford Dictionaries. This is a concept that has come to be associated with a type of political discourse in which objective facts are less important than factual inaccuracies which appeal to emotion to influence people’s attitudes. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Critical Thinkers through The Hunger Games : Working with Dystopian Fiction in the EFL Classroom

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Författare :Dominik Selzer; [2017]
    Nyckelord :young adult literature; dystopian literature; EFL; The Hunger Games; civic involvement; social justice; environmental justice; upper secondary students; dystopian fiction;

    Sammanfattning : This essay gives examples of possible ways to inspire young adults to become politically more aware and active using dystopian fiction in the EFL classroom. First, an overview of the dystopian genre and different ways of using it in the EFL classroom to improve critical thinking skills will be given. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Elizabeth Bennet vs Katniss Everdeen

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Litteraturvetenskap

    Författare :Filippa Lindsjö; [2016]
    Nyckelord :Feminism; heroism; feminist; feministisk förebild; heroine; hjältinna; Jane Austen; Pride and Prejudice; Elizabeth Bennet; Suzanne Collins; The Hunger Games; Katniss Everdeen; dystopisk litteratur; dystopian literature for young adults; Stolthet och fördom och zombier; Languages and Literatures;

    Sammanfattning : Analys av hjältinnan utifrån ett feministiskt perspektiv. En jämförelse mellan Jane Austens hjältinna Elizabeth Bennet i Pride and Prejudice och Suzanne Collins hjältinna Katniss Everdeen i The Hunger Games... LÄS MER