Är engelska utomhus inne? : En studie om hur lärare arbetar med engelska i en utomhuskontext i åk 4–6

Sammanfattning: The following study describes teachers' perceptions of outdoor teaching in English in grades 4– 6. Outdoor teaching involves moving parts of regular teaching to an outdoor learning environment. Aspects that are involved are which teaching methods can be used and if teachers perceive some learning and motivation gains as well as obstacles connected to outdoor teaching. Pragmatic and sociocultural perspectives as well as self determination theory (SDT) are used to describe and interpret the perceptions and reasoning that emerged in the study. As empirical data questionnaires from 40 teachers as well as interviews with 4 teachers were used. Teachers both with and without experience in outdoor education participated in the study. In the study, the teachers' view is that conversational exercises are the work area of the curriculum that can be facilitated primarily through an outdoor learning environment. Teachers also highlighting increased motivation and commitment among students in varied ways of working such as outdoor teaching. Finally, this study showed that one of the main percieved barriers to outdoor education was that the teachers thought it would not be of the same quality as classroom teaching, was perceived as one of the main barriers. In coherence with other, larger studies, this study found that teachers' positive experiences of the students' increased motivation towards varied working methods such as outdoor education. As a difference, larger studies showed teachers’ concerns about not being able to meet, for example, the requirements of the curriculum through outdoor education as well as students fear of and discomfort of nature.