Stories In A New Skin: Approaches To Inuit Literature By Keavy Martin,
2014
University of California, Santa Cruz
Stories In A New Skin: Approaches To Inuit Literature By Keavy Martin, Allison K. Athens
The Goose
Review of Stories in a New Skin: Approaches to Inuit Literature by Keavy Martin.
The Use Of Dictionaries, Glosses, And Annotations To Facilitate Vocabulary Comprehension For L2 Learners Of Russian,
2014
Brigham Young University - Provo
The Use Of Dictionaries, Glosses, And Annotations To Facilitate Vocabulary Comprehension For L2 Learners Of Russian, Elizabeth Christel Todd
Theses and Dissertations
Technology is changing education. Just 30 years ago, instructors were using slow, inefficient technology such as projectors and reels of film, whereas today they have instant access to video from anywhere in the world. This capability has the potential to change the way that language is being taught and learned. Instead of students relying solely on their teacher and textbook for linguistic input, they have access to the Internet which holds a seemingly endless amount of information. This study was inspired by the belief that it is possible to maximize the potential benefit from that availability by implementing the theory …
Understanding The Experience Of Successful Study Abroad Students In Russia,
2014
Brigham Young University - Provo
Understanding The Experience Of Successful Study Abroad Students In Russia, Olga Iongkhionovna Ookhara
Theses and Dissertations
The present study was designed to understand the retrospective account of the learning experience of four successful learners of Russian who made substantial oral gains as measured by the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) during a semester study abroad (SA) program in Moscow, Russia. Each participant made as much as two sublevels' improvement on the ACTFL scale, even those who began with Advanced level proficiency. Specifically, the study examines what students believe, how they exercise their agency, cope with constraints, and take advantage of affordances in out-of-class contexts. The qualitative data includes semi-structured interviews while quantitative data consists of pre- …
Understanding L1-L2 Fluency Relationship Across Different Languages And Different Proficiency Levels,
2014
Brigham Young University - Provo
Understanding L1-L2 Fluency Relationship Across Different Languages And Different Proficiency Levels, Olga Vyacheslavovna Maletina
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this research was to better understand the relationship between L1 and L2 fluency, precisely, whether there is a relationship between L1 and L2 temporal fluency measures and whether this relationship differs across different languages and different proficiency levels. In order to answer these questions, L1 and L2 speech samples of the same speakers were collected and analyzed. Twenty-five native speakers and 45 non-native speakers of Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian were asked to respond to questions and perform picture descriptions in their L1 and L2. The recorded speech samples were then analyzed by means of …
Translator, Traitor: A Critical Ethnography Of A U.S. Terrorism Trial,
2014
CUNY Graduate Center
Translator, Traitor: A Critical Ethnography Of A U.S. Terrorism Trial, Maya Hess
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Historically, the role of translators and interpreters has suffered from multiple misconceptions. In theaters of war, these linguists are often viewed as traitors and kidnapped, tortured, or killed; if they work in the terrorism arena, they may be prosecuted and convicted as terrorist agents. In United States v. Ahmed Abdel Sattar, a/k/a "Abu Omar," a/k/a "Dr. Ahmed," Lynne Stewart, and Mohammed [sic] Yousry, 02 Cr. 395 (JGK) (S.D.N.Y. 2003), Yousry, an Arabic linguist and scholar of Middle Eastern history, was labeled such an agent, his work as translator/interpreter construed as material support to terrorism, and his expertise recast as dangerous …
Effects Of Phonological Neighborhood Density On Lexical Access In Adults And Children With And Without Specific Language Impairment,
2014
CUNY Graduate Center
Effects Of Phonological Neighborhood Density On Lexical Access In Adults And Children With And Without Specific Language Impairment, Diana Almodovar
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
The present study was designed to examine how adults, children with typical language development (TLD), and children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) process words from sparse and dense phonological neighborhoods, using the Cross Modal Picture-Word Interference Paradigm. The participants were asked to label a picture presented on a computer screen, while ignoring auditory distractors (interfering words or IWs) presented over headphones. The target items were manipulated according to neighborhood density (high and low density words), and the auditory distractors were either identical to the target, a neutral distractor (good), phonologically related (by rhyme), or unrelated to the target item. The …
Statistical Literacy Among Applied Linguists And Second Language Acquisition Researchers,
2014
Michigan State University
Statistical Literacy Among Applied Linguists And Second Language Acquisition Researchers, Shawn Loewen, Elizabeth Lavolette, Le Anne Spino, Mostafa Papi, Jens Schmidtke, Scott Sterling, Dominik Wolff
Language Resource Center
The importance of statistical knowledge in applied linguistics and second language acquisition (SLA) research has been emphasized in recent publications. However, the last investigation of the statistical literacy of applied linguists occurred more than 25 years ago (Lazaraton, Riggenbach, & Ediger, 1987). The current study undertook a partial replication of this older work by investigating (a) applied linguists’ general experiences with statistics, (b) underlying factors that constitute applied linguists’ knowledge about and attitudes toward statistics, and (c) variables that predict attitudes toward statistics and statistical self-efficacy. Three hundred thirty-one scholars of applied linguistics and SLA completed a questionnaire. Eighty percent …
La Transmission De La Parole : D’Une Langue À L’Autre,
2014
Psychologue-clinicien, poète Bordeaux (France)
La Transmission De La Parole : D’Une Langue À L’Autre, Gabriel Mwènè Okoundji
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
I consider myself as a poet of oral tradition, using a pen. Somebody who passes on words I received from my ancestors, speakers of the essentials, masters of words, who could not write but who knew the basics: words and proverbs which give birth to the light necessary to progression. So my quest is turned towards a poetry of initiation and passing on whose only purpose is to teach men to trust on their fragility. So I created my mother tongue in a midway zone between Tégué, my parental tongue and French, my written language. Both languages are flowing inside …
Día Del Niño: Los Efectos De Un Evento Transcultural En La Comunidad Local,
2014
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Día Del Niño: Los Efectos De Un Evento Transcultural En La Comunidad Local, Emma Rose Horowitz
World Languages and Cultures
The purpose of Día del Niño, also known as World Children’s Day, is to spread worldwide awareness of the rights that every child ‘should’ have. Through organizations such as UNICEF and the United Nations, extensive international work has been conducted throughout the past century in order to protect the lives of children from issues such as disease, hunger, abuse, and no access to an education. The idea of World Children’s Day has swept the globe, becoming an important event in societies all over the world. Although the day or traditions may not be the same in every country, the message …
Whovians And Directioners: Challenging The Fangirl Identity,
2014
Columbia College - Chicago
Whovians And Directioners: Challenging The Fangirl Identity, Brianna Vancant
Cultural Studies Capstone Papers
Using notions from fan blogs and fan theory, this project analyzes the inconsistencies surrounding the phenomenon of so-called fangirls in the Doctor Who and One Direction worlds. The term fangirl is usually defined as an irrational adolescent female who is only a fan of very specific types of entertainment because of factors that are perceived by other fans as superficial and irrelevant. In contemporary music and television fandom, these fangirls are often criticized and policed by other fans, many times disregarded as not ‘true’ fans. The project studies this distorted perception and how it leads to misconceptions about the wider …
Better Emergency Care For The Deaf Population Through Improved Communication,
2014
Western Kentucky University
Better Emergency Care For The Deaf Population Through Improved Communication, Noelle Anderson
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
This piece outlines the elements that were involved in my project designed to improve communication between the Deaf population of Bowling Green, KY and the Fire Department, Police Department, and Medical Center. This was done by placing the burden of facilitating communication on the emergency response teams through creating training for them in essential American Sign Language (ASL) signs as specified by the Deaf community. These ASL signs were collected from the Deaf Community through standardized interviews and then utilized to create a training video, poster charts, and brochures.
Swedish Immigration: Why They Came To Minnesota,
2014
Bemidji State University
Swedish Immigration: Why They Came To Minnesota, Emma Erickson
Honors Capstones
Capstone submitted as a graduation requirement for the BSU Honors Program.
Dodge, Duck, Elude, And Eschew: Fluctuations In American Public Opinion Regarding Intervention In Darfur, Libya, And Syria,
2014
University of Connecticut
Dodge, Duck, Elude, And Eschew: Fluctuations In American Public Opinion Regarding Intervention In Darfur, Libya, And Syria, Ashley E. V. Palma
Honors Scholar Theses
Since the beginning of the 21st century, the world has suffered through several humanitarian crises. Few have captured the attention and imagination of Americans quite like the crises in Darfur, Libya, and Syria have. As each situation has developed – and the violence in each place has come to light – Americans have spent long hours debating the merits of intervention in each place. Americans seemed to support an intervention in Darfur, had mixed feelings about an intervention in Libya, and opposed intervention in Syria. This thesis asks why the American public has had different reactions to each crisis. …
Antonio T. De Nicolás: Poet Of Eternal Return,
2014
Loyola Marymount University
Antonio T. De Nicolás: Poet Of Eternal Return, Christopher Key Chapple
Research Resources
This book includes essays in honor of Professor Antonio de Nicolas.
The Moldovan Identity Crisis: A Young State, An Old Nation, And The Search For A National Identity,
2014
Georgia Southern University
The Moldovan Identity Crisis: A Young State, An Old Nation, And The Search For A National Identity, Joshua D. Rogers
Honors College Theses
The question of national identity in modern states is one that is both elusive and ever-changing; however, the fate of a young state could very well depend on grasping this concept. This study focuses on defining national identity, and solving the dilemma of an absent, or otherwise unarticulated national identity in the Republic of Moldova. Moldova, a former member of the Soviet Union and independent since 1991, has already been through a civil war due to their lack of cohesion. The country’s history of numerous invaders, conquerors, and acquisitions starting in the 14th century has led to an eclectic …
Developing An In-Season Predictor Of Commercial Landings For Quota Monitoring In The U.S. Virgin Islands,
2014
University of South Florida
Developing An In-Season Predictor Of Commercial Landings For Quota Monitoring In The U.S. Virgin Islands, Mary Janine Vara
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The lack of timely reporting of commercial fisheries landings interferes with effective management of fisheries in United States Virgin Islands (USVI). Federal law requires that landings be limited to prevent annual catch limits (ACLs) from being exceeded. Previous attempts to predict total landings have used historic data from prior fishing seasons to predict future landings rather than leveraging available in-season data to provide a more real-time prediction of landings. This study presents an in-season model that predicts total landings using partial reports from the current fishing year. This estimate of total landings, including error bounds around that estimate, can then …
Morning's Porch,
2014
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Morning's Porch, Colby Gillette
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Morning's Porch continues and follows the walking, waiting, watching that begins and ends off the page. It begins "underway," with two already on the road, and ends in an eye wanting light. In between, childhood, Easter, Winter, Spring, Venice, asphalt, Summer, Fall, sunsets, moorhens, grackles, billboards, dogwoods and cottonwoods walk along the poems. They walk through the poems as they continue to walk in the world. In a similar way, the poems of René Char, George Herbert, Paul Celan, Emily Dickinson, William Blake, Arthur Rimbaud, Robert Creeley, Charles Olson, William Carlos Williams and Pierre Reverdy walk through the pages of …
Joshua Oppenheimer Et Al., Jagal/Act Of Killing. [Documentary.] Denmark-Norway- Uk: Final Cut For Real, Arts And Humanities Research Council (Ahrc), Danmarks Radio (Dr), 2012, 159 Min.,
2014
University of Minnesota
Joshua Oppenheimer Et Al., Jagal/Act Of Killing. [Documentary.] Denmark-Norway- Uk: Final Cut For Real, Arts And Humanities Research Council (Ahrc), Danmarks Radio (Dr), 2012, 159 Min., Dag Yngvesson
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
No abstract provided.
The Moral Panic About The Socializing Of Young People In Minangkabau,
2014
University of Western Australia
The Moral Panic About The Socializing Of Young People In Minangkabau, Lyn Parker
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
This paper analyses the discourse surrounding the perceived threat of free seks and pergaulan bebas (free socializing) to the moral health of young Minangkabau people, and in particular, young women, in West Sumatra. It uses the sociological frame of "moral panic" to examine contemporary discussions about globalization and the influence of "the West" in West Sumatra. The paper examines the way in which "the authorities" in West Sumatra (media, such as teen magazines and newspapers, academics, government and law, teachers, and community leaders) present the threat, and the way in which young people, who are the target of the moral …
Early Marriage, Adolescent Motherhood, And Reproductive Rights For Young Sasak Mothers In Lombok,
2014
The University of Melbourne
Early Marriage, Adolescent Motherhood, And Reproductive Rights For Young Sasak Mothers In Lombok, Linda Rae Bennett
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
This article focuses on Indonesian adolescents who are wives and mothers, demonstrating how early marriage and adolescent motherhood are normative among women from poor Sasak communities in Western Lombok. It is based on ethnographic research with 28 young mothers that included focus group discussions, in depth interviews, and observations. Demographic and ethnographic data on the aetiology of early marriage and adolescent motherhood are discussed, and confirm that low educational attainment for girls, lack of employment prospects, poverty, and low levels of economic development are all associated with a higher probability of adolescent marriage and motherhood in Indonesia. The article also …
