Sökning: "Mats Tegmark"
Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden Mats Tegmark.
1. In the shoes of a soldier : Communication in Tim O'Brien's Vietnam narratives
Sammanfattning : This is a study of the American writer Tim O'Brien's If I Die in a Combat Zone, Going After Cacciato, and The Things They Carried. Unlike previous O'Brien scholarship, which is either historical-biographical or formalistic, focusing on the contextual meaning or the literary merits of his narratives, this dissertation studies O'Brien's war narratives within a functional and communicative paradigm. LÄS MER
2. Visuella möten i klassrummet : Bilddidaktiska konstruktioner av kunskap och positioner i gymnasieskolan
Sammanfattning : Due to developments in visual technology, teachers and students are exposed to an increasing number of images in their everyday life, which also finds its way into the classroom. This study aims to contribute to further understanding of how knowledge and positions are constructed in visual meetings in the classroom by problematizing the discursive practice of visual art education in upper secondary school. LÄS MER
3. Languaging in virtual learning sites : studies of online encounters in the language-focused classroom
Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses upon a series of empirical studies which examine communication and learning in online glocal communities within higher education in Sweden. A recurring theme in the theoretical framework deals with issues of languaging in virtual multimodal environments as well as the making of identity and negotiation of meaning in these settings; analyzing the activity, what people do, in contraposition to the study of how people talk about their activity. LÄS MER
4. Design and use of mobile technology in distance language education : Matching learning practices with technologies-in-practice
Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on the adaptation of formal education to people’s technology- use patterns, theirtechnology-in-practice, where the ubiquitous use of mobile technologies is central. The research question is: How can language learning practices occuring in informal learning environments be effectively integrated with formal education through the use of mobile technology? The study investigates the technical, pedagogical, social and cultural challenges involved in a design science approach. LÄS MER