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Gunsmoke: An Investigation Of Conversational Implicature And Guns & Ammo Magazine, Kerry Lynn Winn
Gunsmoke: An Investigation Of Conversational Implicature And Guns & Ammo Magazine, Kerry Lynn Winn
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Using Computer Technology To Enhance Science Education, Cynthia Lynn Peterson
Using Computer Technology To Enhance Science Education, Cynthia Lynn Peterson
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to determine if using computer technology as a tool for conceptual change would be an effective pedagogical strategy in replacing science misconceptions.
Using Technologies Of The Self To Stimulate Students' Intelligences In English As A Foreign Language Learning, Shao-Hung Chen
Using Technologies Of The Self To Stimulate Students' Intelligences In English As A Foreign Language Learning, Shao-Hung Chen
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this curriculum project is to provide an approach to enrich the process of teaching and learning. This project uses psychological tools to stimulate students' multiple intelligences and to encourage students to know how to manage their learning, so that learning English will no longer be boring; instead it will be creative and practical.
A Stylistic Analysis Of 2pac Shakur's Rap Lyrics: In The Perpspective Of Paul Grice's Theory Of Implicature, Christopher Darnell Campbell
A Stylistic Analysis Of 2pac Shakur's Rap Lyrics: In The Perpspective Of Paul Grice's Theory Of Implicature, Christopher Darnell Campbell
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Connecting Composition And Literature Through The Rhetorical Situation, Maria Luisa Douglas Notarangelo
Connecting Composition And Literature Through The Rhetorical Situation, Maria Luisa Douglas Notarangelo
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis suggests that the idea of the rhetorical situation-a work's text (or language), author, audience, and social context-can serve as a connection between literature, literary theory, and composition studies. Criticisms of Emily Dickinson's Poem 754 are presented, and each is categorized according to the element of the rhetorical situation upon which it focuses.
Developing Listening Comprehension Competence In Japanese English As A Foreign Language Learners, Masahiro Fujita
Developing Listening Comprehension Competence In Japanese English As A Foreign Language Learners, Masahiro Fujita
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to investigate a model for developing listening comprehension competence on the part of Japanese learners of english as a foreign language, with a view toward promoting practical and communicative english competence.
The Challenges Of And Opportuniies In Using A Literature-Based Assignment In A Composition Class, Jeffrey Merrit Carman
The Challenges Of And Opportuniies In Using A Literature-Based Assignment In A Composition Class, Jeffrey Merrit Carman
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis explores issues surrounding the question of using a literature-based assignment to teach composition at the college freshman level. Following a review of the critical debate on the use of literature in the composition classroom, spanning the last five decades, a specific work of literature is used as the basis for a writing assignment to be given to a freshman composition class.
Patterns Of Invented Spelling In Spanish, Mercedes Pérez
Patterns Of Invented Spelling In Spanish, Mercedes Pérez
Theses Digitization Project
This study proposes to examine the invented spelling patterns that Spanish speaking children create in their writing. Their writing samples were then transcribed and each word was categorized as either conventional or an invented spelling.
The Emergence Of Online Retail Commerce And The Influence Of Risk On Its Growth, Thidaluk Thangkabutra
The Emergence Of Online Retail Commerce And The Influence Of Risk On Its Growth, Thidaluk Thangkabutra
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Teaching A Child With Autism To Use An Independent Activity Schedule To Increase Play Behavior And Reduce Stereotypy, Korena Lyn Saunby
Teaching A Child With Autism To Use An Independent Activity Schedule To Increase Play Behavior And Reduce Stereotypy, Korena Lyn Saunby
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to teach play skills to a six year-old deaf male child with autism and to determine if these play skills would reduce self-stimulatory behaviors. The child was introduced to an independent play schedule duing two teaching phases using prompting and reinforcement procedures that have in the past been successful in teaching new skills to children with autism.
A Parent Workshop For Motivating Emergent Literacy In English, Patricia Jean Bohanan
A Parent Workshop For Motivating Emergent Literacy In English, Patricia Jean Bohanan
Theses Digitization Project
The goal of this project is to help teachers create a motivation-enhancing literacy environment that increases students' reading ability, improves the understanding of written material, fosters a love of reading, and develops life-long learners.
The Speech Act Of Request: A Comparative Study Between Korean Esl Speakers And Americans, Soong-Hee Koh
The Speech Act Of Request: A Comparative Study Between Korean Esl Speakers And Americans, Soong-Hee Koh
Theses Digitization Project
This is a comparative study of Korean students' request forms and aspects of their culture that has not been recognized in the field of speech. This offers an explanation for miscommunication between Korean speakers of English and native speakers of English. Lastly, this study provides empirical information about how Korean students use request forms and how Koreans' politeness strategies differ from Americans'.
Teacher Attitudes And The Reading Achievement Of English Language Learners, Sandra Magdalena Ahumada-Penaloza
Teacher Attitudes And The Reading Achievement Of English Language Learners, Sandra Magdalena Ahumada-Penaloza
Theses Digitization Project
English language learners need teachers who are knowledgeable about the children they are teaching and they must be willing to learn more about their students' cultures, backgrounds and languages in order to make their educational experience meaningful.
Computers And Composition Communities: Solidarity As A Research Paradigm, Richard James Colby
Computers And Composition Communities: Solidarity As A Research Paradigm, Richard James Colby
Theses Digitization Project
After a brief history of composition studies demonstrating a community realizing the need for more inclusive research practices, this thesis shows composition struggling with its identity as an academically legitimized discipline.
Closing The Gap Between Research And Practice: Foundations For The Acquisition Of Literacy, Molly De Lemos
Closing The Gap Between Research And Practice: Foundations For The Acquisition Of Literacy, Molly De Lemos
Literacy and numeracy
Over the years two main approaches have emerged in the teaching and learning of reading and writing. One is the 'whole language' approach; the other concentrates more on instruction in phonics. This paper focuses on the theoretical assumptions underlying these two approaches to the teaching of literacy, and the studies which have been undertaken, in the international arena, to find out how children progress, from their earliest educational years, in attaining both initial reading skills and lifelong literacy.
A Performance Based Assessment Model For The Evaluation Of Students In An English Composition Class, C. Wayne Butler
A Performance Based Assessment Model For The Evaluation Of Students In An English Composition Class, C. Wayne Butler
All Graduate Projects
The purpose of this project was to design and develop a performance-based assessment model for the evaluation of students in an English composition class in the Kittitas School District.
Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall: An Indispensable Voice In The Struggle For The Civil Rights Of People With Disabilities, Edward H. Haas
Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall: An Indispensable Voice In The Struggle For The Civil Rights Of People With Disabilities, Edward H. Haas
Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Automatic Speechreading With Applications To Human-Computer Interfaces, Xiaozheng Zhang, Charles C. Broun, Russell M. Mersereau, Mark A. Clements
Automatic Speechreading With Applications To Human-Computer Interfaces, Xiaozheng Zhang, Charles C. Broun, Russell M. Mersereau, Mark A. Clements
Electrical Engineering
There has been growing interest in introducing speech as a new modality into the human-computer interface (HCI). Motivated by the multimodal nature of speech, the visual component is considered to yield information that is not always present in the acoustic signal and enables improved system performance over acoustic-only methods, especially in noisy environments. In this paper, we investigate the usefulness of visual speech information in HCI related applications. We first introduce a new algorithm for automatically locating the mouth region by using color and motion information and segmenting the lip region by making use of both color and edge information …
Tepe Gawra: The Evolution Of A Small, Prehistoric Center In Northern Iraq, Mitchell S. Rothman
Tepe Gawra: The Evolution Of A Small, Prehistoric Center In Northern Iraq, Mitchell S. Rothman
Archive of Mesopotamian Archaeological Reports (AMAR)
xxii, 494 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
El Espacio Fantástico En Tres Cuentos De Emilia Pardo Bazán O La Reafirmación De La Sociedad Patriarcal, Beatriz Trigo
El Espacio Fantástico En Tres Cuentos De Emilia Pardo Bazán O La Reafirmación De La Sociedad Patriarcal, Beatriz Trigo
Spanish Faculty Publications
En la prosa de Emilia Pardo Bazán se puede observar una clara dicotomía en relación con el papel de la mujer en la sociedad española del siglo XIX. Por un lado, los ensayos, cartas y diversas colaboraciones con la prensa denotan una escritora abiertamente feminista, preocupada por las distintas facetas del momento" histórico en el cual escribe —ya sean estas literarias o sociales— y en especial con los límites impuestos por la sociedad a la mujer. Por el otro, en sus cuentos y novelas, la abierta denuncia de la situación en la que se encuentra la mujer se convierte en …
National Standards And The Diffusion Of Innovation: Language Teaching In The Usa, Ana Schwartz
National Standards And The Diffusion Of Innovation: Language Teaching In The Usa, Ana Schwartz
Selected Works Temporary Series
No abstract provided.
Acculturation Experience Of Africa Immigrants In The United States Of American, Judi Minage Ukiru
Acculturation Experience Of Africa Immigrants In The United States Of American, Judi Minage Ukiru
Theses Digitization Project
The conclusions extracted from this research project show that little research has been done on social issues presented by the African immigrant to America. Those charged with public welfare research and intervention must develop tools and strategies necessary to assess the needs of African immigrants, to facilitate their improved adjustment to their environment. African immigrants in the United States can benefit from similar research designs and resources accorded to the Latino and Asian populations.
Integrating Technology Into The English As A Second Language Curriculum: Computer-Assisted English Language Learning, Ibrahem Rotha Pen
Integrating Technology Into The English As A Second Language Curriculum: Computer-Assisted English Language Learning, Ibrahem Rotha Pen
Theses Digitization Project
The project integrates computer technology with English as a second language curriculum and instruction. It utilizes the World Wide Web to deliver computer-assisted instruction in English grammar, reading and conversation. Moreover, the project shows the impact of computer technology in helping students develop critical thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and meaningful and applicable skills for employment.
Latinas In Higher Education: Overcoming Barriers Of Teenage Pregnancy, Gabriela Alonso
Latinas In Higher Education: Overcoming Barriers Of Teenage Pregnancy, Gabriela Alonso
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to explore individual characteristics that allowed college achievement in Latina women who experienced teenage pregnancy. A specific objective of this study was to examine strengths for overcoming barriers and obstacles to higher education.
The Role Of Acculturation In Leader-Member Exchange, Dalila Somoza Valle
The Role Of Acculturation In Leader-Member Exchange, Dalila Somoza Valle
Theses Digitization Project
In light of the increase of Hispanic Immigrants (i.e 1st, 2nd, 3rd generation) in the U.S. workforce and the impact that the quality of the leader-member exchange has on the organization's success, this study investigated the quality of the relationship that emerges between hispanic subordinates and Anglo-American leaders (i.e who are most representative of the U.S. dominant culture).
Barriers To Initiation And Continuation Of Vision Care Among Diabetics, Jennifer Eilleen Werner
Barriers To Initiation And Continuation Of Vision Care Among Diabetics, Jennifer Eilleen Werner
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Establishing Cisco Academy At San Bernardino High School, La Mont Alfredo Carroll
Establishing Cisco Academy At San Bernardino High School, La Mont Alfredo Carroll
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to establish a CISCO program at San Bernardino High School. This program facilitates student matriculating with the program being taught at San Bernardino Valley College. Students earn certification as a Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP) certification.
Afro-Caribbean Religion And Rituals: Dugu, Voodoo, Santeria, And Brazilian Religions/Cults, Eva Archangel Lopez
Afro-Caribbean Religion And Rituals: Dugu, Voodoo, Santeria, And Brazilian Religions/Cults, Eva Archangel Lopez
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis will explore and discuss the religion and rituals (ancestral cult) of Afro-Caribbean societies, people of African and indigenous heritage. This thesis will also seek to answer the question of extent to which Americans have become tolerant of other people's culture and what influence, if any, have transmitted from the Afro-Caribbean people to other North American societies. The religion and rituals of four Afro-Caribbean groups will be discussed in this study.
Teachers' Handbook For Implementing Learning Styles Through Multiple Intelligences, Diedreann Estrada Silva
Teachers' Handbook For Implementing Learning Styles Through Multiple Intelligences, Diedreann Estrada Silva
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to provide teachers with different teaching assessement, tools, approaches, and strategies. The context of this problem was to address the need to develop a teacher handbook proposal entitled Teachers' Handbook For Implementing Learning Styles Through the Multiple Intelligences.
The Power Of Voice: Cultural Silencing And The Supernatural In Women's Stories: Allende's The House Of The Spirits, Kingston's The Woman Warrior, And Morrison's Beloved, Katie Suzanne Skrove
The Power Of Voice: Cultural Silencing And The Supernatural In Women's Stories: Allende's The House Of The Spirits, Kingston's The Woman Warrior, And Morrison's Beloved, Katie Suzanne Skrove
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis focuses on a study of the female voice and silencing as well as on the use of the supernatural in selected works of literature from three different cultures: Isabel Allende's The House of the Spirits, Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior, and Toni Morrison's Beloved.