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On The Green Vol. 28 No. 16 February 11, 1998, Gallaudet University

1991-2000

On the Green is an internal publication of Gallaudet College, which later became Gallaudet University. It notified employees of updates around the campus and in the broader community, including new construction and the establishment of new academic programs. Running until 2010, it was supplanted by various forms of online mass communications across multiple audiences.

Ke Alakai, Vol. 54, No. 06 (1998-02-11), Brigham Young University Hawaii

Ke Alaka'i

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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February 7, 1998, Ohio University Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Ohio University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes document the activities of Ohio University's Board of Trustees.

Volume 35, Number 32: February 6, 1998, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

The Buff And Blue Vol. 106, No. 15 February 6, 1998, Terry Giansanti

1991-2000

No abstract provided.

The Courier, Volume 31, Issue 13, February 6, 1998, The Courier, College Of Dupage

The Courier

Stories:

Seaton Computing Center Reopens

Selection Process Begins For Student Trustee Candidates

New Recycling Laws Take Effect

From Sharing Office Space...To Sharing Living Space

Local Band Still Seeking Stability

People:

Stan West

Shannon Toler

Duffy Toler

Pam Persons

Liz Dannenberg

Mike Zuk

Icky Hazel

Sarah Spadaro

Teri Hill

Art Olson

Panther- February 1998 - Vol. Lxxv, No.4, Prairie View A&M University

PV Panther Newspapers

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Training For Volunteer Teachers In Church-Affiliated English Language Mission Programs, Janet Noreen Blackwood

Dissertations and Theses

There is currently a debate among language educators regarding the training and certification of EFL teachers. Largely ignored in this debate are short-term volunteer teachers in church-affiliated English language mission programs. These teachers fall somewhere on the continuum between untrained language teachers and trained professional language educators. The current study took place in response to the lack of research information available on this aspect of ESL/EFL teacher education.

This study focused on the training that is provided to volunteer ESL/EFL teachers affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) denomination. The four research questions sought to determine how the content and procedures …

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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The Daily Egyptian, February 04, 1998, Daily Egyptian Staff

February 1998

No abstract provided.

Ke Alakai, Vol. 54, No. 05 (1998-02-04), Brigham Young University Hawaii

Ke Alaka'i

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, February 3, 1998, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 110, Issue 8

Commonwealth Times 1998-02-02

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

The Representation Of Gender In Current Esl Reading Materials, Kyunghee Ma

Dissertations and Theses

This study is a partial replication of E.W. Hoomes' dissertation (1978). The purpose of this study is to investigate whether or not gender bias exists in current ESL reading materials and in cases where gender bias exists, whether it varies by learning levels. Eleven reading books which were used in ESL classes at Portland State University were selected from the textbook lists of Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall in 1997. Content analysis was employed to examine distribution of males and females in passages and illustrations.

Gender bias was found to be statistically significant in the following categories: the assignment of …

Esl Learners: Process Writing And Publishing Good Literature, Jane F. Rudden, Anita R. Nedeff

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The purpose of this article is to report on our examination of books written by children who are ESL learners, and compare the books with criteria for meritorious literature (Norton, 1995), and to discuss the implications of the results relevant to process writing instruction with second language learners. The books examined were written by students in grades K through 5 in a rural elementary school. They had been in the United States for a short period of time. Their familiarization with process writing was due to its being a part of their daily curriculum. The school's writing program embraces those …

Arthur's Alphabetic Annals, Dave Morice

Word Ways

This logological legend relates the tale of King Arthur and his little-known first queen, Rebecca. With the help of Merlin and other loyal aides, Arthur tries in vain to protect Camelot from his enemies, including Midas, Xerxes, Xanthippe, and Zeno, who conspire with Rebecca to take over the throne. The mists of their pasts reveal the myths of their paths.

Mary's Wayward Letter-Lambs, James Puder

Word Ways

In his article "Mary Had a Letter Lamb" in the May 1997 Word Ways, Richard Lederer assembled a number of logological variations, as composed by several authors, on Sarah Josepha Hale's familiar "Mary had a little lamb..." poem. Perceiving that there still seemed to be a few unfilled niches left in the letter-lamb canon, I felt inspired to try my own hand at the form.

Mediocre Napoleonic Palindromes, Howard Richler

Word Ways

As is known by any self-respecting Francophile, the above palindrome is but one in a long litany of egregious examples of English-language imperialism. It purports that the greatest military mind of all time, the Emperor Napoleon, took to raving in English palindromes while enisled at Elba. Mon dieu!

Aeiou In Order, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

There exist thousands of words which embody each of the five vowels A.E.I.O. and U once only, in any order (AEIOU words). In "AEIOU Words in Biology" in the November 1993 and February 1994 issues of Word Ways. I presented various categories of these AEIOU words. Since that time I Have been collecting examples which fall into the category entitled AEIOUS.

Crazy As A Betsy Bug, Mary Christine Craig

Word Ways

Every part of the country has its own unique expressions. Here are some good ones taken (well, almost) out of the mouths of Louisiana folks from around these parts.

Sheesh! A Yiddish Quiz!, Leonard Ashley

Word Ways

Done-shmone already! So the redoubtable Leo Rosten has published two books on Yiddish (The Joys of Yiddish and Horray for Yiddish), and lots of other people have written on the subject, too. So why, for us guys especially, wouldn't someone do a little piece on a few of the most colorful words? It couldn't hurt! From German, from Polish, from Hebrew, from American slang, here are 25 Yiddish words which have attained currency in at least some metropolitan areas of these United States. For your convenience, all of them begin with SH.

Disguising The Kgb Senorita, Peter Newby

Word Ways

A simple cipher which merely shuffles the alphabet such that (say) A is represented by Q and B by G is child's play for a codebreaker. The plethora of Q in a message immediately suggests itself as a SENORITA letter and, for example, what else could ZQPQTQPQWQXQZQ by other than TARAMARASALATA? Notwithstanding such as KRALL and AARDVARK, a double Q denies the prospect of Q being A, but it could be virtually any of the other popular letters of the AEINORST alphome, and all one does is consider its occurrences elsewhere in the message.

Montey, A Word Game Hustle, Jeremiah Farrell

Word Ways

Three-card monte ("find the lady") is a scam sometimes perpetrated on the streets of large cities. The sharper places a queen and two other cards face downward, shuffles them around, and invites the bystanders to bet on which card is the queen. Somehow, the bystanders are always wrong. In monte, as in the shell game, thimblerig and other like hustles, the scam artist will use sleight of hand to perform his tricks. In our word game Montey (name derived from "etymon") we will use abstract algebra instead of sleight of hand to astound the audience.

Elf Eyrie, Jan Anderson

Word Ways

Back by popular demand, a big raise, and a high, windowed corner office with the Eames chair (just kidding about the chair, etc.). Scarfin Fatback has suggested a more mature approach to wordplay. Instead of the erstwhile fledgling's ten puny playforms per issue, each Anderson contribution should concentrate on one type of wordplay. The parrot tease in this column is inspired by a Dave Morice suggestion: parody Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, a poem almost beyond compare... cool yet passionate, restrained yet tempestuous, insouciant yet demure, saucy yet significant...

Statenames Revisited, Darryl Francis

Word Ways

Over the years, the names of the 50 states of the USA have been pored over in the pages of Word Ways. Transposals of the statenames have been logged for most of them. Some examples: INDIANA anidian, MINNESOTA nominates, NEW YORK ywroken, TEXAS taxes, WASHINGTON nowanights.

The Xx Bigram, Jeff Grant

Word Ways

"A Collection of Word Oddities and Trivia" compiled by Jeff Miller of New Port Richey, Florida can be found on the Internet. In the October 1997 update, it is stated that

"Aitch" Aches (Pierce On It!), A. Ross Eckler

Word Ways

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

Thou art more lovely and more temperate.

Rought winds do shake the darling buds of May,

And summer's lease hath all too short a date.

Animal Play, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

The animal kingdom is on the brink of extinction so it is essential that the males and females make contact. Successive words of a chain make either a single word (e.g. OVERLOOK) or a two-word phrase (e.g. MYSTERY TOUR) Rearranged, the letters of the bracketed phrase make the missing words. For example, FLY ----- ---- ----- FLY (OH, WE PREPARE USA) has the answer FLY-PAPER-WARE-HOUSE-FLY.

Kickshaws, Richard Lederer

Word Ways

A collection of linguistic kickshaws.