This research overview describes the potential of children’s literature in English and how it can be used in teaching for grades 1 to 3, including preschool, to make students aware of gender norms and gender stereotypes. This topic is important due to the Swedish school's value-based mission. One way that the teacher can pursue this mission is through children's literature. The teacher selects which literature they use in the classroom and can therefore control the gender norms mediated in the books. In order to provide a backdrop for the two research questions the background chapter describes the history and role of children's literature and how gender norms are mediated through children’s books. Different concepts such as children's literature, gender and norms are described to provide a theoretical basis and answer the research questions. The research overview answers the two research questions about how teachers work with children's literature and the potential affordances of children's literature to make students aware of gender norms and gender stereotypes. The discussion first describes the research overview’s patterns and then discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the methods. The discussion also describes appropriate methods for grades 1 to 3, including preschool, in an EFL and ESL context. This research overview concludes that more research is needed on how children's books are used and can be used in EFL or ESL contexts to make students aware of gender norms and gender stereotypes.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:oru-103919 |
| Date | January 2023 |
| Creators | Granberg, Agnes, Kuru, Michelle |
| Publisher | Örebro universitet, Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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