Fan Fiction in Formal Learning Settings: Connecting Activities within Fan Fiction Communities with the Teaching of English in Swedish Upper-Secondary School

This essay presents aspects of fan fiction conducive to language learning, and therefore relevant to teachers of English in upper-secondary schools in Sweden. Students may lack motivation to engage in creative writing assignments in formal learning settings. However, young people engage in fan ficti...

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Main Author:	Larsson, Therese
Format:	Others
Language:	English
Published:	Örebro universitet, Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap 2018
Subjects:	Learning Lärande
Online Access:	http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-69989

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spelling	ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-oru-699892019-01-19T05:56:59ZFan Fiction in Formal Learning Settings: Connecting Activities within Fan Fiction Communities with the Teaching of English in Swedish Upper-Secondary SchoolengLarsson, ThereseÖrebro universitet, Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap2018LearningLärandeThis essay presents aspects of fan fiction conducive to language learning, and therefore relevant to teachers of English in upper-secondary schools in Sweden. Students may lack motivation to engage in creative writing assignments in formal learning settings. However, young people engage in fan fiction-writing, and by doing so, develop their language and literacy skills. Drawing upon aspects of fan fiction-writing and participation in fan fiction communities, such as, imitation, interaction, and literary discussions, teachers could find inspiration in these activities to use in their teaching. Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-69989application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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description	This essay presents aspects of fan fiction conducive to language learning, and therefore relevant to teachers of English in upper-secondary schools in Sweden. Students may lack motivation to engage in creative writing assignments in formal learning settings. However, young people engage in fan fiction-writing, and by doing so, develop their language and literacy skills. Drawing upon aspects of fan fiction-writing and participation in fan fiction communities, such as, imitation, interaction, and literary discussions, teachers could find inspiration in these activities to use in their teaching.
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title	Fan Fiction in Formal Learning Settings: Connecting Activities within Fan Fiction Communities with the Teaching of English in Swedish Upper-Secondary School
title_short	Fan Fiction in Formal Learning Settings: Connecting Activities within Fan Fiction Communities with the Teaching of English in Swedish Upper-Secondary School
title_full	Fan Fiction in Formal Learning Settings: Connecting Activities within Fan Fiction Communities with the Teaching of English in Swedish Upper-Secondary School
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title_sort	fan fiction in formal learning settings: connecting activities within fan fiction communities with the teaching of english in swedish upper-secondary school
publisher	Örebro universitet, Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap
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Fan Fiction in Formal Learning Settings: Connecting Activities within Fan Fiction Communities with the Teaching of English in Swedish Upper-Secondary School

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