• Content in Nordic Pupil Narratives in Instructed EFL: A Norwegian Perspective 

      Larsen, Annelise Brox (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2009)
      The thesis focuses on pupil narratives in English, and the narratives are studied with an emphasis on substantial content. The focus is on the first edition of the publicised text. It is important to distinguish between the text and the writer and to clarify what the object of the study is: The pupil’s narrative text is interpreted. Although this does not imply that the writer of the text is ...
    • The influence of improvisation activities on speaking confidence of EFL student teachers 

      Zondag, Anke; Larsen, Annelise Brox; Guldal, Tale Margrethe; van den Tillaar, Roland (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-17)
      The purpose of the present study was to explore the application of improvisation activities in English teacher education, specifically to investigate their influence on the student teachers’ confidence when speaking English spontaneously. The improvisation activities consisted of storytelling, conversations and status expressions. Data were drawn from both pre- and post-questionnaires and retrospective ...
    • Interdisciplinary teaching as motivation: An initiative for change in post-16 vocational education 

      Holmbukt, Tove Elinor; Larsen, Annelise Brox (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      A team of researchers in teacher education and teachers in secondary education vocational study programmes decide to plan and try out interdisciplinary teaching schemes combining the subject English with Media studies. This is a two-stage study. Firstly, the research team want to observe whether an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning will have positive effects on students’ motivation ...
    • An Intertextual Approach to Reading Literary Texts in English in Teacher Education 

      Larsen, Annelise Brox (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This article discusses how an increased focus on intertextuality may contribute to the development of reading skills among ESL/EFL student teachers. When we read literary texts, there is often an element of recognition and intertextuality involved. By working with what the students already know, we may facilitate the development of their aptitude for reading. The rationale for approaching literature ...
    • Perceptions of Cultural Diversity among Pre-service Teachers 

      Larsen, Annelise Brox (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-14)
      The present article examines how a group of Norwegian pre-service teachers of English and other foreign languages perceived the term “cultural diversity” when student-centred learning activities were used. A qualitative inquiry, comprising data retrieved from three student-centred activities: student narratives, role-playing, and focus group discussion are thematically analysed. Theoretical ...
    • PhD revisited: Content in Nordic Pupil Narratives in Instructed EFL: A Norwegian Perspective 

      Larsen, Annelise Brox (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2019-06-18)
      In this chapter, the results of a doctoral study (Larsen, 2009) of thematic content in Nordic pupil narratives in EFL2 are presented. A literary analysis of pupil texts focussing on intertextual references was applied. The findings suggest that the pupils’ narratives formed a discourse in which these narratives explored the power aspects of the parent–child relationship, rebelled against teachers, ...
    • "Second time round": Recent Northern Irish history in For all we know and Ciaran Carson's Written arts 

      Moi, Ruben; Larsen, Annelise Brox (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-09-20)
      This paper analyses how Ciaran Carson’s For All We Know (2008) adds to other disciplinary approaches to the challenges of re-presenting the past. The representation of history is a controversial field, as much of the radical tradition of history debates in Marx, Derrida, Foucault and Kristeva indicates. Controversies over history are also prevalent in Belfast and Northern Ireland where history ...
    • Språkfagenes fremtid i et organisasjonsteoretisk perspektiv : er det liv laga for fremmedspråk? 

      Larsen, Annelise Brox (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-10-06)
      I vår globaliserte verden, hvor internasjonaliseringen av stadig flere samfunnsområder krever høy språkkompetanse av innbyggerne, er språkundervisningen i skolen stadig i søkelyset. At man både som barn, som elev på skolen, som student og som voksen arbeidstaker og samfunnsborger lærer fremmede språk og er åpen for fremmede kulturer er nærmest blitt en forutsetning for å kunne ta del i samfunnslivets ...
    • Transforming teacher education for English - contradictions in the activity system hindering a third-space partnership 

      Holmbukt, Tove Elinor; Son, Minjeong; Larsen, Annelise Brox (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-30)
      This paper addresses the theory–practice divide in the Norwegian teacher education programme for years 5–10. We examine to what extent crossing boundaries between the academic knowledge gained in the university and in the practice field can be achieved in the teacher education for English. This boundary crossing is conceptualised as establishing a ‘third space’ where theory and practice are ...