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'Oh, Hello Word!' Boundary Crossing Between Swedish and English.
- Source :
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Changing English: Studies in Culture & Education . Sep2023, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p223-236. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This essay reports on the findings of a study of Swedish teenagers who have a free-time interest of creative writing in English. The essay includes extracts from interviews in which the participants explain their motivations to start their writing activity and continue with it over a longer period. Having been inspired initially by a desire to imitate and adapt stories they had read, the teenagers' interest in writing became a vehicle to help them understand experiences and deal with emotions. The essay includes some consideration of these findings in the light of Vygotskian ideas about art and literature. I also discuss the young people's choice of English as a language for their creativity. As well as highlighting the teenagers' insights, I reflect over my own move from England to Sweden and what it has taught me about learning languages and teaching English. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1358684X
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Changing English: Studies in Culture & Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164767122
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1358684X.2023.2202304