• Interdisciplinary approaches for deep learning 

      Holmbukt, Tove Elinor (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-06)
      The Norwegian national curricula for primary and secondary education are currently undergoing reforms, which will be implemented from 2020. The underlying documents regarding the reform are studied in this article, and conclude that learners should be provided with beneficial conditions to develop values and knowledge to manage their lives well. An essential notion is ‘deep learning’ whose ...
    • 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 ...
    • Praksisnær lærerutdanning – et eksempel fra engelskfaget 

      Holmbukt, Tove Elinor; Son, Minjeong (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Hovedtemaet i artikkelen er hvordan en praksisnær lærerutdanning i engelsk ved UiT Norges arktiske universitet kan videreutvikles. Vi diskuterer hvordan integrerte «praksisopplegg» kan forberede lærerstudenter ytterligere til deres profesjonelle rolle i skolen, med fokus på undervisning i engelsk grammatikk og uttale i lys av teori om språklæring. Viktige parter i arbeidet er Universitetsskoleprosjektet ...
    • Towards reconceptualising teacher education for English: Benefits and challenges of implementing a third space 

      Holmbukt, Tove Elinor; Son, Minjeong (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-13)
      One of the long-lasting challenges in teacher education for English is that students in English struggle with transforming their academic knowledge (theory) into classroom practice and desire a more practice-integrated course design. The present article discusses and evaluates a teaching strategy, in an attempt to provide more practice-based English courses, which intends to adopt the emerging ...
    • 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 ...