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The Information-Seeking Strategies Of Humanities Scholars Using Resources In Languages Other Than English, Carol Sabbar
The Information-Seeking Strategies Of Humanities Scholars Using Resources In Languages Other Than English, Carol Sabbar
Theses and Dissertations
ABSTRACT
THE INFORMATION-SEEKING STRATEGIES OF HUMANITIES SCHOLARS
USING RESOURCES IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH
by
Carol Sabbar
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2016
Under the Supervision of Dr. Iris Xie
This dissertation explores the information-seeking strategies used by scholars in the humanities who rely on resources in languages other than English. It investigates not only the strategies they choose but also the shifts that they make among strategies and the role that language, culture, and geography play in the information-seeking context. The study used purposive sampling to engage 40 human subjects, all of whom are post-doctoral humanities scholars based in the …
The L2 Perceptual Mapping Of Arabic And English Consonants By American English Learners, Zafer Lababidi
The L2 Perceptual Mapping Of Arabic And English Consonants By American English Learners, Zafer Lababidi
Theses and Dissertations
There has been rapid growth in Arabic learning in the United States. With that increase, many learners of Arabic often experience difficulties in learning some Arabic sounds. Among these are the Arabic plain sounds /t, d, ð, s/ and emphatic sounds /tʕ, dʕ, ðʕ, sʕ/. Many studies have proposed that these difficulties are related to the relationship between sounds in learners’ first language (L1) and those in the target language (L2) (Flege, 1987 and 1995; Best, 1995 and 1999; Best, McRoberts, & Sithole, 1988; Best & Tyler, 2007). Previous studies have examined the perceptual patterns of these sounds by relying …
Covert Contrast: The Acquisition Of Mandarin Tone 2 And Tone 3 In L2 Production And Perception, Liya Mar
Covert Contrast: The Acquisition Of Mandarin Tone 2 And Tone 3 In L2 Production And Perception, Liya Mar
Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation investigates the occurrence of an intermediate stage, termed a covert contrast, in the acquisition of Mandarin Tone 2 (T2) and Tone 3 (T3) by adult speakers of American English. A covert contrast is a statistically reliable distinction produced by language learners that is not perceived by native speakers of the target language (TL). In second language (L2) acquisition, whether a learner is judged as having acquired a TL phonemic contrast has largely depended on whether the contrast was perceived and transcribed by native speakers of the TL. However, categorical perception has shown that native listeners cannot perceive a …
Writing English Sentences More Effectively By Avoiding Arabian Students’ Typical Mistakes, Alaa Mohammed Alsharif
Writing English Sentences More Effectively By Avoiding Arabian Students’ Typical Mistakes, Alaa Mohammed Alsharif
Theses and Dissertations
In Arabic speaking countries like Saudi Arabia, English is considered as the most important second language to be taught and used. Unfortunately, a sizeable percentage of students there appear to still have significant difficulty learning English, possibly due to the difficulty in finding sufficiently qualified teachers. This type of problem is self-perpetuating since the taught students might become weak teachers in the future also. This thesis aims to address the problem of helping Arabic students to improve their writing in English and to help them learn so that they will make fewer mistakes in the future and possibly become better …
The Syntax Of Elliptical Constructions In Jordanian Arabic, Juman Albukhari
The Syntax Of Elliptical Constructions In Jordanian Arabic, Juman Albukhari
Theses and Dissertations
ABSTRACT
THE SYNTAX OF ELLIPTICAL CONSTRUCTIONS IN JORDANIAN ARABIC
by
Juman Al Bukhari
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2016
Under the Supervision of Professor Nicholas Fleisher
The syntax of Arabic elliptical constructions is unsettled, as there are few studies that have been done in the Arabic descriptive literature, as well as in Jordanian Arabic (henceforth, JA) specifically. Therefore, this paper will investigate some elliptical constructions in JA in particular to figure out the analysis of these constructions. In order to pursue this research, it is crucial to determine how JA elliptical data behave inasmuch as some examples are diagnosed as gapping …