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Marriage, Honor And Religion: Three Social Constraints Challenging Women’S Lives In Miguel De Cervantes’ The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote Of La Mancha, Ovidiu Breahna

Senior Honors Projects

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Una Entrada En La Vida De Las Mujeres Inmigrantes: Una Exposición Visual Para Representar Las Experiencias De Mujeres Inmigrantes De México A Través De Retratos Y Entrevistas, Ashley Ables

World Languages and Cultures

Una entrada en la vida de las mujeres inmigrantes:

Una exposición visual para representar las experiencias de mujeres inmigrantes de México a través de retratos y entrevistas

Ashley Ables

California Polytechnic State University

Intent:

The intent of my project is to research the lives of migrant, farm-working women who have migrated from Mexico and now live and work in California. The other purpose is to present the findings to the Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo communities through interviews and artistic expression.

Methodology:

In order to research and present the lives of these women, I plan to do the following: …

Des Bouches Des Cadiens, Lily Keener

Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works

This paper explores the current state of Cajun (in French, Cadien) literature in the United States. I describe the migration of the Cajuns from Acadia down to Louisiana, the evolution of the French-Cajun dialect and the longstanding bias against it, and use examples of past and modern day Cajun writers and poets to shed light on the recent resurgence of Cajun culture and literature in the United States, even after years of persecution.

Translation Policy In A Linguistically Diverse World, Gabriel Gonzalez Nunez

Writing and Language Studies Faculty Publications

In Europe, policy approaches toward old minority languages (i.e., ‘regional’ minority languages) and new minority languages (i.e., ‘immigrant’ languages) are different. This is seen in language policy throughout much of the continent. And yet this distinction between speakers who belong to old minorities and those who belong to new minorities can be questioned, or at least the existence of distinct policy approaches for both groups when dealing with their languages. This paper will argue that if the ultimate goal of social policies – such as language and translations policies – is to bring about a more inclusive state, it may …

Exploring Parent-Teacher Partnerships As Border Pedagogy: Supporting Emergent Bilingual Student Learning, Sandra Mercuri

Bilingual and Literacy Studies Faculty Publications

Developed by a bilingual teacher educator in the U.S. working with in-service teachers serving predominantly bilingual students from U.S. and Mexico, this study is uniquely positioned to use innovative research in bilingual teacher education for empowering teachers to develop culturally and linguistically responsive border pedagogies. Specifically, this study explores parent-teacher partnerships as border pedagogy that supports emergent bilingual student teaching and learning. Aimed at disrupting traditional modes of research and practice grounded in monolingualism, this qualitative critical study uses the concept of border pedagogy as a theoretical framework to explore how 16 bilingual in-service teachers enrolled in a master’s program …

Languages - A Means Of Sharing The Gospel, Adrienne J. Royo

Faculty Works

A class devotional is a resource for language learning, as well as, facilitating the means by which students may gain life coping skills. Spanish language literature offers a rich resource for sharing the gospel, available in all academic settings. Students learn that the Scriptures are a life strategy.

Indonesian Efl Teachers' Perceptions And Experiences Of Professional Development, Rudi Hartono

Purdue Linguistics, Literature, and Second Language Studies Conference

The purpose of this session is to present a summary of the researcher's qualitative research on professional development of Indonesian EFL lecturers. The presenter will share his findings from interviewing six Indonesian EFL lecturers on how they perceived and experienced professional development as part of their professional growth.

Heritage Language Maintenance In An Iranian Community In Canada, Naghmeh Baebee

Purdue Linguistics, Literature, and Second Language Studies Conference

This critical case study examined Iranian immigrant students', parents', and teachers' perspectives on language maintenance and successes and challenges of the community in maintaining Farsi in Canada. Data were collected through interviews, field-observations, field notes, and participants' journal writing. Recommendations for community members and teachers are offered at the end,

Investigating The Communicativeness Of Teacher-Learner Interaction By Focusing On Teacher Talk In A Turkish University English Preparatory Classroom Context In North Cyprus, Pervin Coşan

Purdue Linguistics, Literature, and Second Language Studies Conference

This study aimed to provide an empirical background about the interaction pattern and teacher talk in the English classrooms of universities in North Cyprus. The results suggest that, the Turkish university classroom context in North Cyprus is still teacher-centered with little "genuine" interaction between the learners and the teachers.

Affordances And Second Language Writing: Experiences Of Three Chinese Undergraduate Multilingual International Students, Zhenjie Weng

Purdue Linguistics, Literature, and Second Language Studies Conference

This study focuses on the diversity of multilingual international students' writing experiences in classrooms, how the notion of "affordance" complicates the students' understanding and experiences in second language writing (SLW) and how the investigation of the concept contributes to the field of SLW.

Acknowledgements/Image Credits, Molly Lynde-Recchia

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Notes On Contributors

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Orchards 52, Orchards 54, Orchards 57: The Doe, And Orchards 59 By Rainer Maria Rilke, Susanne Petermann

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Translated from the French by Susanne Petermann.

The Universe In Perspective, Commentator, And The Birth Of A Masterpiece By Yu Kwang-Chung, Hsinmei Lin

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Translated from the Chinese by Hsinmei Lin.

A Man Out Of Time: Aias 646-692 By Sophocles, Emily Anhalt

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Translated from the Greek by Emily Anhalt.

Enduring Scars By Ahmad Al-Safi Al-Najafi, B. N. Faraj

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Translated from the Arabic by B.N. Faraj.

A Community In The Open, An Autumnal Fossil, On Skeletons, And Orpheus At The Butcher Shop By Shiro Murano, Goro Takano

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Translated from the Japanese by Goro Takano.

My Bones, Journey, And Winds Of Betrayal: On Artaud's Van Gogh By Yoko Mihashi

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Translated from the Japanese by Steve Light.

The Visa By Hisham Al Gakh, Houssem Ben Lazreg

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Translated from the Arabic by Houssem Ben Lazreg.

Flared Skirt And The Healds By Arai Takako, Carol Hayes Dr, Rina Kikuchi

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Translated from the Japanese by Carol Hayes and Rina Kikuchi.