This thesis explores the potential of dystopian literature to facilitate critical thinking and ethical awareness, drawing on the theories of Martha Nussbaum and Wayne C. Booth to provide a theoretical framework for analysis. The study focuses on two classic dystopian novels, George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. It analyzes how these novels invite reflections on ...

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the current status of grammar teaching in the English subject in Norwegian schools, through English teachers' points of view. A mixed methods study was conducted by gathering data from English teachers all over Norway through interviews and an online questionnaire. The foundation of the research study is two research questions, each of which includes complementary ...

This article critically examines the discourses concerning historical and transnational linguistic and cultural diversity in the semiotic landscape of a new teacher education building in Norway. In 2020, this building, housing the Department of Education, opened at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, in the city of Tromsø. Designing, constructing, and decorating a new building for a national ...

We have interviewed becoming mathematics teachers, in the last semester of their education, asking how they experience their time as teacher students with the focus on inclusive teaching. In their forthcoming daily work, they will be responsible for arranging for inclusive teaching that addresses all the learners’ needs in mathematics. We believe the voices of future teachers are important to include ...

This study investigated newly qualified primary and lower secondary school teachers with a master’s degree in Norway and how they experienced being stirred into induction practices in their school. The theory of practice architectures was the theoretical framework used in the analysis, and the term ‘stirred into’ refers to the dynamics of entering and becoming a practitioner of a specific practice. ...

Bilingualism has been shown to contribute to increased resilience against cognitive aging. One of the key brain structures linked to memory and dementia symptom onset, the hippocampus, has been observed to adapt in response to bilingual experience – at least in healthy individuals. However, in the context of neurodegenerative pathology, it is yet unclear what role previous bilingual experience ...

Denne masteroppgaven tar sikte på å analysere motiver i Per Olov Enquists romaner Nedstörtad Ängel (1985), Kaptein Nemos bibliotek (1991) og Liknelseboken (2013). Motivene analyseres basert på Mikhael Bakhtins filosofi knyttet til intertekstualitet, samt Søren Kierkegaards filosofi om kjærlighet og tro. I masteroppgaven kommer det frem at motivene i romanene, og på tvers av dem, bygges som lignelser ...

As the field of third language acquisition (L3A) expands, the question of whether one or more languages influence the acquisition of (an) additional language(s) remains central. This thesis aims to contribute to the ongoing debate in the field of L3A by examining the role of English as a second language (L2) in the acquisition of L3 Norwegian by Italian native speakers (L1). English is the most ...

I denne masteroppgaven har jeg undersøkt muntlig og skriftlig palatalitet hos 29 ungdommer i Vest-Lofoten. Jeg har derfor brukt en kombinasjon av metoder for å samle både muntlige og skriftlige data. Lofotmålet har tradisjonelt palatalitet, og det ene hovedfokuset har vært å undersøke variasjonsmønstrene for variablene /n/, /l/, /d/ og /t/ i talemålet. Her har jeg brukt en muntlig elisiteringsoppgave ...

Denne oppgaven tar for seg tre verk av Anders Sunna - Death Means Nothing for the Colours (2009), Four Nation Army (2014) og Get OFF DeFence (2016). Sunna har et eksplisitt politisk uttrykk som ofte grenser på et militant og aktivistisk formspråk, også med tanke på innhold. Verkene blir undersøkt for å vise hvordan kunstneren bruker ulike virkemidler for å fremheve, eksponere og fortelle om den ...