Bound Poets: The Influence Of Medieval Society On German Poets Of The High Middle Ages,
2013
Brigham Young University
Bound Poets: The Influence Of Medieval Society On German Poets Of The High Middle Ages, Brian Dunn, Dr. Johannes Evelein
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Poets of the German high Middle Ages, the period around 1200 AD which represents the pinnacle of medieval achievement, were greatly influenced by the society around them. Politics, religion, and medieval culture all figure prominently in the works of these artists. The content of the great works of this period (for my study’s sake, I used Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzifal and Gottfried von Strassburg’s Tristan, arguably the two most noted works of the time) may have been very different if it were not for the outside societal influences.
History Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints In Poland Prior To World War Ii,
2013
Brigham Young University
History Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints In Poland Prior To World War Ii, Nathan C. Phillips, Walter Whipple
Journal of Undergraduate Research
While serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Poland Warsaw Mission, I came across historical records indicating that as early as 1860 branches of the Church were formed in present-day Poland. According to those records, some of these early branches reported significant membership, in the hundreds, only a few years after their formation. Branches exhibiting such successful growth included those located in the current cities of Szczecin, Wrocaw, and ary. Poland’s first known LDS chapel was built in the small village of Selbongen, present-day Zewgi, in the Mazura lake region of Northeast …
Teaching Tolerance: Anti-Racist Pedagogical Intent In Frieda Plinzner’S Mission Literature For Children,
2013
Brigham Young University
Teaching Tolerance: Anti-Racist Pedagogical Intent In Frieda Plinzner’S Mission Literature For Children, Claire Sorensen, Dr. Cindy Brewer
Journal of Undergraduate Research
From feminism to Marxism, moral to multi-racial criticism, writings from the colonial era have been intensely analyzed by scholars. Thanks to their studies, we have been provided with important but general contextual knowledge of colonial literature. However, one vital subset of this field, colonial missionary literature particularly by women, has been, with few exceptions, almost entirely ignored.
Austrian Journalist Ann Tizia Leitich’S ‘Other’ Perspective Of American Influence On Austria,
2013
Brigham Young University
Austrian Journalist Ann Tizia Leitich’S ‘Other’ Perspective Of American Influence On Austria, Daniel Shoop, Dr. Robert Mcfarland
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Researching Ann Tizia Leitich’s works was one of the highlights of my undergraduate studies. It had taken Dr. McFarland and me a few discussions to settle on this particular research topic. I was excited to work with him researching the topic of the American ‘other’ portrayed by Leitich and contemporaries such as Stefan Zweig, George Simmel and Theodor Lüddecke. Although I was excited to work on this project with a mentor whom I revered, my emotions were mixed. I must admit that my first thoughs of the research topic were not very interested. I thought it would be boring, but …
An Introduction To Charlotta Elisbeth Konstantina Von Der Recke’S Expose On The Infamous Cagliostro,
2013
Brigham Young University
An Introduction To Charlotta Elisbeth Konstantina Von Der Recke’S Expose On The Infamous Cagliostro, David Mann, Dr. Michelle James
Journal of Undergraduate Research
I was awarded my mentored research project in order to contribute to an ongoing project known as the Sophie Project, directed by Dr. Michelle James. The Sophie Project is an ongoing mentored research project that collects and makes available the creative works of early German-language women. For the past three years, the Sophie researchers have been preparing a critical edition of the collected works of Elisa von der Recke. The first volume of this series is now nearing completion. Reckes works are being published as part of the Sophie Project because of the tremendous intellectual and social impact she had …
Prosodic Templates And Plural Formation In German Low And Middle Dialects,
2013
Brigham Young University
Prosodic Templates And Plural Formation In German Low And Middle Dialects, Jessica Anderson, Dr. Laura Catharine Smith
Journal of Undergraduate Research
My research is to examine the actual structure that dictates the shape of plural formation in German, and why in some dialects we see a failure to consistently form the plural using the method present in the standard language. Using previous research along with new data gathered from the Pfeffer Corpus, our goal was to examine the varying plural forms attested and gather a clearer picture of dialectal differences.
Anglicization: The Rate Of English Borrowings In Pennsylvania German,
2013
Brigham Young University
Anglicization: The Rate Of English Borrowings In Pennsylvania German, Micheal Taylor, Dr. Laura Catharine Smith
Journal of Undergraduate Research
My research began as I came across contradicting theories concerning the Anglicization of Pennsylvania German while writing a paper for an advanced modern German course. While researching for that preliminary paper, I found scholars suggesting that English has completely taken over the PA German language. Such scholars stated that the rate of English borrowings was increasing at a record rate and that the language was not an actual language at all, but rather a messy conglomeration of English and Standard German. On the other hand, a handful of scholars argued that such research against PA German individuality had been highly …
Constructing A Successful Marriage Amidst Difficulties In Postwar Germany,
2013
Brigham Young University
Constructing A Successful Marriage Amidst Difficulties In Postwar Germany, Zach Duvall, Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Kelling
Journal of Undergraduate Research
My original intention for my first research project was to fill a gap in the scholarship related to marriage problems in German resulting from and during the aftermath of World War II. Specifically, we wanted to add to the literature a source that discussed how these problems were overcome. We planned to answer questions such as: Which marriages were successful and why were they successful? What factors contributed to the ability to overcome problems caused by war-time changes? Through understanding how these problems were solved over sixty years ago we hoped to help contemporary persons cope with and resolve difficulties …
The Ideological Diet Of A Colonial Child: The Interdisciplinary Analysis Of A Series Of Children’S Picture Books,
2013
Brigham Young University
The Ideological Diet Of A Colonial Child: The Interdisciplinary Analysis Of A Series Of Children’S Picture Books, Camille Anderson, Dr. Cindy Brewer
Journal of Undergraduate Research
This project proposed an analysis of a series of children’s books published in 1904 by a mission in Berlin. The project’s depth and uniqueness were based on the reading of both the text and the accompanying pictures. I was able to participate in the collection of the documents, translate each book in the series of six, and write and present a research paper outlining a post-colonial art historical approach to the volume specifically about India.
The Portraits Of Elisa Von Der Recke: Finding The Woman Behind The Writings,
2013
Brigham Young University
The Portraits Of Elisa Von Der Recke: Finding The Woman Behind The Writings, Robert B. Sowby, Dr. Michelle Stott James
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The Sophie Project, led by Dr. Michelle James, is an ongoing mentored research project which focuses on collecting and studying the written works of German-speaking women. The Sophie Project is currently publishing a five-volume Critical Edition Series, the first volume of which will be the Critically Annotated Works of Elisa von der Recke. My contribution to the project involved researching and locating more than a dozen portraits of Recke and writing an analytical essay to accompany them in the publication.
Annotating The Life Of Elisa Von Der Recke,
2013
Brigham Young University
Annotating The Life Of Elisa Von Der Recke, Courtney Wright, Dr. Michelle James
Journal of Undergraduate Research
For the last year I have been working on glossing Volume II of Elisa von der Recke. Doctor Michelle James has been working closely with me throughout the year, directing me in what I should do, and when and how it should be done. Coupled with her knowledge of Elisa von der Recke, and the German language, I have been able to complete the glossing that was the desired goal for my ORCA Grant project.
German-Tongans: A Look At Racial Integration In Twentieth Century Germany,
2013
Brigham Young University
German-Tongans: A Look At Racial Integration In Twentieth Century Germany, Kasia Cook, Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Kelling
Journal of Undergraduate Research
In Tonga, an archipelago deep in the South Pacific Ocean, German immigrants during the middle and late nineteenth century played an important role in the development of the islands. The presence of businessmen involved in the Copra trade was especially significant, and according to historical evidence, members of the Wolfgramm and Sanft families, both from Pyritz, Pomerania, Prussia were among the most influential. During Germany’s colonial period, race was a primary factor in determining how a person was treated, yet despite European racial prejudice, all three men married Tongan women and eventually became fully immersed in Tongan culture. Regardless of …
The Feminine Faust: An Analysis Of Ada Christen’S Faustina,
2013
Brigham Young University
The Feminine Faust: An Analysis Of Ada Christen’S Faustina, Katherine Lyman, Dr. Christian Clement
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Ada Christen (1839-1901), Viennese feminist, naturalist, and popular poet, published Faustina: Drama in fünf Akten, in 1871. The drama, which was set as a melodramatic version of Goethe’s Faust, did not succeed, and today, Faustina still exists only in library archives (Kord 344). The purpose of my work with Faustina was twofold: to transcribe the text of the play for SOPHIE, BYU’s database of German women’s literature, and then to write a paper analyzing the text.
Foreign Language Anxiety In The Classroom And In An Online Environment,
2013
Indiana State University
Foreign Language Anxiety In The Classroom And In An Online Environment, Monica Baez-Holley
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This study compared the levels of anxiety that students experienced when taking a foreign language in the classroom with those taking a foreign language at a distance. It also aimed to determine if the student’s academic performance in the course could be predicted by his or her foreign language anxiety level. The sample consisted of 107 undergraduate students (57 traditional classroom students and 50 online students) enrolled in SPAN 101 at Indiana State University in the spring of 2012. Participants were asked to complete the L120 Questionnaire 2 developed by Hurd (2003). The original version of the instrument was used …
“All Things Forget The Forest:” The Convergence Of The War And The Pastoral In Edward Thomas’S Body Of Work,
2013
Indiana State University
“All Things Forget The Forest:” The Convergence Of The War And The Pastoral In Edward Thomas’S Body Of Work, Nicole Trobaugh
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Edward Thomas, often identified as a war poet, eludes definitive characterization despite the fact that his poems are often anthologized as war poems. However, unlike other widely-known war poets, such as Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, the imagery present in Thomas’s poetry contains much subtlety and features dominant usage of nature themes. This project attempts to navigate the multi-faceted world of Edward Thomas through consideration of his love for nature, his melancholic predispositions, and his preoccupations with the looming Great War in order to study Thomas’s use of natural imagery in the context of grief, melancholy, and traumatic experience. To …
Running On Fumes The Destabilization Of The World’S Interconnected Systems As A Result Of Unsustainable Human Proliferation On A Finite Planet,
2013
Indiana State University
Running On Fumes The Destabilization Of The World’S Interconnected Systems As A Result Of Unsustainable Human Proliferation On A Finite Planet, Eduardo Fradin
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This thesis examines the global interconnectivity of critical and complex societal systems. Today, if consumption patterns continue to rise to unsustainable levels in concert with a soaring global population, these social and technological systems may begin to buckle, which will threaten the advancement of modern human civilization in the 21st century and beyond. The first globally-stressed system that is addressed in this paper is the global economic system. The second system I discuss is the global energy system and how it directly impacts the global economy. The following chapter looks at unsustainable population growth, freshwater scarcity, and food stresses. In …
Creating Community While Learning Italian: An Experiment In Communitarian Language Learning,
2013
Brigham Young University
Creating Community While Learning Italian: An Experiment In Communitarian Language Learning, David Sabey, Jennifer Brown
Journal of Undergraduate Research
As a student instructor of an Italian 102 class, I adopted an action-research methodology in hopes to understand more fully how to develop sense of community in a language-learning classroom environment. Thus, my research goal was twofold: 1. I wanted to work with my students to create the ideal classroom community. I hoped that my students would get to know each other, enjoy their time in class, in each other’s company, and mutually help each other to learn and use Italian. This aspect of my goal is associated chiefly with the positive affect that would derive from the kind of …
Native Speaker Judgments On The Accentedness And Personal Traits Of American And Korean L2 Learners Of German,
2013
Brigham Young University
Native Speaker Judgments On The Accentedness And Personal Traits Of American And Korean L2 Learners Of German, Charles Richards, Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Kelling
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Everyday listeners make personal judgments about the people with whom they are speaking based on the accent or voice quality of the speaker. Studies have shown that a person’s speech– independent of accent–can influence a listener to make judgments about the speaker’s intelligence, sociability, trustworthiness, and a number of other personal traits (Hiraga, 1999). But what happens when “foreign” accent is added to the equation? Purnell et al. (2005) found that when the same person reading from the same script called to make appointments to see apartments, the speaker had more success getting an appointment when he spoke with a …
Sophie Discovers Amerika: A Digital Accompaniment,
2013
Brigham Young University
Sophie Discovers Amerika: A Digital Accompaniment, Alexander Smith, Dr. Michelle James
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Before beginning this project I was aware of the vast variety of literature available in both English and German language. Having been fortunate enough to work with Dr. James already on the Sophie Project, an undertaking of the Department of Germanic and Slavic here at BYU, I was also aware of the number of German-language literature pieces that Dr. James has collected over the past years. However, I was not aware of the impact that this literature can have and the insights that it can provide. Being a European myself, I was excited to begin work on this specific area …
Study Abroad And Rounded Vowels,
2013
Brigham Young University
Study Abroad And Rounded Vowels, Kelley Manning, Dr. Laura Smith
Journal of Undergraduate Research
“Simply phonetics. The science of speech. Thats my profession: also my hobby. Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby!” –Professor Henry Higgins (pg. 8)1
