This study examines how English subject teaching at upper secondary school use literature as a possible pedagogical tool to impart the fundamental values of the Swedish curriculum. By asking how English teachers use literature as an instrument to invoke the fundamental values of the curriculum, and to what extent there is room to teach in said regard, the study aims to investigate how literature is applied to English subject teaching as a means to foster the ethics and basic principles of the Swedish curriculum. Therefore, to answer these questions, the study carries out qualitative interviews with English subject teachers, at Swedish upper secondary schools, who have previous experiences working in said regards. The results of the study show how the interview subjects view and use literature as cultural teaching, and that there is great potential for literature teaching to be used as a tool to treat the fundamental values of the Swedish curriculum. However, there are also several aspects that can obstruct said teaching, such as the curriculum’s formulations, students’ literacy and a lack of support.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hj-50936 |
| Date | January 2020 |
| Creators | Kocanovic, Amra |
| Publisher | Jönköping University, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, 960217-1044 |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| 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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