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Teaching Speaking In The Foreign Language Classroom, Amanda J. Smith
Teaching Speaking In The Foreign Language Classroom, Amanda J. Smith
Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)
One of the most necessary skills for living in the twenty-first century is gaining the ability to know and use another language. In many areas of life, from business transactions to broadcasting television weather warnings, the demand for proficiency in a foreign language is growing. One of the most important skills to have in a foreign language is the ability to speak the language with native or non-native speakers of that language. A great number of foreign language learners most likely consider one of their primary language goals to be the ability to speak the language at a high level …
A Study Of The Personality Types Of Presidential Scholars At The University Of Northern Iowa, Jennifer C. Miller
A Study Of The Personality Types Of Presidential Scholars At The University Of Northern Iowa, Jennifer C. Miller
Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)
As a Presidential Scholar, became interested in how those people who were awaded the scholarship differed in their personality types from those equally intelligent and involved people who did not. Thus, I decided to compare the personality types of the University of Northern Iowa Presidential Scholars to those members of Omicron Delta Kappa, which is the highest academic honorary society on campus. I chose to compare Presidential Scholars to ODK members because the ODK society emphasizes many of the same qualities as the Presidential Scholars Program: academics, leadership, and service. To become a member of ODK, a student must have …