Browsing Student papers (HF-IKS) by Title
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1984 and A Clockwork Orange : a comparative study of how violence affects the main characters with special attention to age and life stage.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2010;, Master thesis, 2010)This main aim of this thesis is to review how violence affects the main characters in 1984 and A Clockwork Orange; what kinds of violence affect Winston and Alex respectively, and what causes it. We shall first go into the ... -
A case study of a content and language integrated learning (clil) project in a 9th grade efl class in norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-05-16)This thesis is a study of a Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) project in a 9th grade Norwegian EFL class. History, namely the Second World War from the perspective of young people’s experiences, was taught ... -
A case study of Curriculum-Based Readers Theatre in a Norwegian Upper Secondary School EFL class
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-05)This thesis is based on a case study of using Curriculum-Based Readers Theatre (CBRT), a group reading activity where pupils rehearse and perform content-based texts, in an upper secondary school English as a foreign ... -
A case study of feedback to written English in a Norwegian upper secondary school
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-15)This thesis is about a study of English writing and feedback in an upper secondary school in Norway. The ability to express oneself in writing is one of the five basic skills in the Norwegian LK06 English subject curriculum. ... -
A case study of Readers Theatre with minority background adult learners of English in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05-12)This thesis is about the implementation of Readers Theatre (RT) in a minority background adult learners’ class of English at an adult education centre in Norway. RT is a group reading activity where the students rehearse ... -
A Case Study of Teacher Cognition about EFL Writing Instruction and Writing Strategies in Norwegian First-Year Upper-Secondary Schools
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-05)The present qualitative case study explores teacher cognition (beliefs, attitudes, knowledge and practices) in relation to writing instruction and the instruction of writing strategies in the English subject in first-year ... -
A case study of the benefits and challenges of Readers Theatre in a 6th grade Norwegian EFL class
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-05-16)This thesis is based on a case study of using Readers Theatre (RT), a group reading aloud activity in which pupils rehearse and perform texts, in a 6th grade English as a foreign language (EFL) class in Norway. The class ... -
A case study of the effect of formative assessment on the English writing development, accuracy and motivation of pupils in a Nowegian 7th grade.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-05-12)This thesis is based on a study of the effect of formative assessment on 7th grade pupils’ written English development, accuracy and motivation in a primary school in Norway. The pupils were provided feedback digitally by ... -
A case study of the impact of free voluntary web-surfing on reading comprehension and motivation in an upper secondary EFL class in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-05)The current study was a case study of the impact of a three-month free voluntary web surfing (FVS) programme on pupils’ reading and motivation in a Norwegian upper secondary VG2 International English classroom (elective ... -
A group of Norwegian lower secondary learners’ reading experiences in English as a foreign language.
(Master thesis, 2015-11)ABSTRACT The Norwegian National curriculum LK06 put more emphasis on reading than prior curricula. However, recent studies of reading proficiency in Norway, such as the PISA surveys and Norwegian national tests report ... -
A qualitative study of pupils with higher learning potential in English as a foreign language (EFL) intermediate classes (grades 5-7) in Norwegian schools.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-05-10)This thesis has aimed at researching pupils with higher learning potential in English as a foreign language (EFL) intermediate classes (grades 5 to 7) in Norwegian schools. Since 2015, the term higher learning potential ... -
A qualitative study on preparing EFL students to take the TOEFL internet-based (iBT) test in the Ukrainian context
(Master thesis, 2016-06)The thesis at hand is a qualitative study that aimed at exploring methods and tasks used by teachers in Ukraine while preparing students to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based version (TOEFL iBT). ... -
A study of EFL reading instruction at the upper secondary level in Norway
(Master thesis, 2018-05-10)This qualitative study has investigated the teaching and learning of reading in English in five Norwegian upper secondary schools. More precisely, the study has focused on teachers’ and pupils’ experiences of reading ... -
A study of group writing activities in a 10th grade English language class at a lower secondary school in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05)Abstract This thesis is about an experimental group writing project among 10th grade students of English in a lower secondary school in Norway. Writing is one of the basic skills in the LK06 curriculum and is important ... -
A Study of Teacher Cognition and Literature Teaching at the Upper Secondary Level
(Master thesis, 2017-05-12)This thesis has aimed at exploring teacher cognition (attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, and practices) in relation to literature teaching in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms at the upper-secondary level in Norway. ... -
A study of the teaching and learning of expository and persuasive writing in English in Norwegian upper secondary level elective English classes.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-05)This qualitative case study investigates the teaching and learning of writing in English in Norwegian upper secondary level elective English classes, namely International English, Social Studies English and English Literature ... -
A study of the types, frequency and perceived benefits of extramural activities on Norwegian 10th graders’ development of English as a foreign language.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-05-10)This thesis is about extramural English activities among 10th graders in Norwegian lower secondary schools. The aim of the thesis was to map the 10th graders’ use and influence of extramural English activities, the types ... -
A transition from one language to three: A case study of vocabulary development and code switching in a 2-year-old Norwegian exposed to English and Spanish
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05)The longitudinal case study of Mia (pseudonym), a two-year-old, investigates different aspects of language development during a six month transition from being monolingual in Norwegian to becoming an emergent trilingual, ... -
Abject Relationships: Expressing Affection with Violence in Phaedra's Love
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-31)This thesis argues that Sarah Kane’s “Phaedra’s Love” is designed to open a discussion on the struggles of the feminine sexual and emotional identity and its relationship with desire, framed as abject in the male dominated ... -
Adapted education for pupils with higher learning potential in EFL classes at lower secondary school
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-05-06)This study aims to investigate how the EFL education is adapted towards high achieving pupils with higher learning potential. Because adapted education is more often related to low achieving pupils, the researcher aims to ...