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The Role Of Soccer In Defining Identity In World Literature, Drew Woolley

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

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Examining The Effects Of Pronunciation Strategy Usage On Pronunciation Gains By L2 Japanese Learners, Seth L. Robins

Theses and Dissertations

Language learning strategies have become an important element of second language acquisition research over the course of the last few decades. Much research on these strategies has been dedicated to speaking, reading, and other language skill sets. However, one essential skill needed for communication is pronunciation. No matter how proficient other areas of linguistic ability may be, it can be difficult to interact effectively with native speakers if one's pronunciation is poor. Yet research dedicated to pronunciation and language learning strategies is in surprisingly short supply. Of those studies that have researched pronunciation strategies, some have been dedicated to discovering …

The Effect Of First Language Dialect Vowel Mergers On Second Language Perception And Production, Christine Elaine Gardner

Theses and Dissertations

Previous second language (L2) acquisition research has assumed that L2 learners from a common first language (L1) have the same problems in an L2, ignoring the potential impact of a speaker's L1 dialect on L2 acquisition. This study examines the effects of L1 dialect on the acquisition of L2 German vowels. In particular, this thesis investigates two questions: 1) Do speakers from L1 dialects with vowel mergers perceive or produce vowel contrasts in the L1 and/or L2 differently than speakers from dialect areas without the same mergers? and 2) Are subjects' patterns of L1 perception or production paralleled in the …

Patterns Of Behavior: Analyzing Modes Of Social Interaction From Prehistory To The Present, Whitney Nicole Hayden

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

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Nature Et Fonction Du Portrait Chez Molière : Le Misanthrope Et Le Tartuffe, Anemarie Calin

World Languages and Cultures Theses

Nous nous proposons de suivre l’histoire du portrait littéraire et la place de Molière en tant que portraitiste dans deux de ses piè ces les plus célèbres, Le Tartuffe et Le Misanthrope. Molière déplace l’intérêt de l’action dans ses comédies vers les portraits des personnages. S’appuyant sur les principes des Anciens : « castigat ridendo mores », Molière rév èle à travers les portraits, les vices, surtout l’hypocrisie, et l’importance du masque dans la société du XVIIe siècle. La grande varié ;té des portraits sera illustrée de nombreux exemples. Nous nous intéressons aux diverses fonctions des portraits. Ils dévoilent l’intérêt …

Amnesia Y Nostalgia, Una Odisea Africana Y Española: La Inmigración Africana En La Espana Contemporanea Como Vista En Tres Representaciones Fílmicas Españolas, Lorraine Anne Lynch

World Languages and Cultures Theses

Este trabajo explora los temas de la nostalgia y la amnesia, de los africanos inmigrantes así como de los españoles, representados en tres películas contemporáneas españolas que se tratan de la inmigración de los africanos a España. Va a explorar estos temas de la amnesia y la nostalgia a través de los pasos de un inmigrante africano – 1ª paso) el viaje difícil de África a España, 2ª paso) la vida del inmigrante dentro de España, y 3ª paso) el regreso a África - como representados, respectivamente, en las siguientes películas: 14 kilómetros (2008), Said (1998), y Pobladores (2006).

Die Selbstkonstruktion Des Fiktiven Serienmörders Als Grundlage Der Narratologischen Grenzsetzung- Und Überschreitung, Johanna Asmuss

World Languages and Cultures Theses

Die Problematik der Darstellung eines Serienmörders in der Fiktion, liegt darin, daß es bereits bei der Konstruktion eines realen Serienmörders insofern Schwierigkeiten gibt, als daß er selbst sich als jemand der Realität übergeordnet betrachtet. Damit gestaltet sich die Porträtierung des fiktiven Gegenstückes anders herum und reflektiert die Identität des wahren Mörders. Dieses wird aufgezeigt anhand der fiktiven Figuren Hans Beckert aus Fritz Langs M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (1931), Jean-Baptiste Grenouille aus Patrick Süskinds Das Parfüm (1985) und Peter und Paul aus Michael Hanekes Film Funny Games (1997). Jeder dieser vier Mörder zeichnet sich dadurch aus willens zu …

Cracked Spaces And Body Acts, Maria Miranda Maloney

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Poetry of resistance, political, dealing with topics of identity, geography, forms and language.

Exploring Aspects Of Social Change In A Newly Multi-Cultural Community, Mary Hopkins

Theses

This research explored aspect of the social changes attached to the arrival of immigrants in a smaller-type rural community. It was particularly concerned with how this newly multicultural community was adapting to and accepting of a new social identity.

This study may have provided the first opportunity for locals and new-comers to engage with the nature of changes happening in the community and to speak out on what they had to say.

Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with 5 local population members, 5 adult immigrants and 2 support service staff. This research examined levels of cultural nationalism among local respondents, …