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The Study Of Mormonism: A Growing Interest In Academia, M. Gerald Bradford

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

No abstract provided.

You've Seen On Elohim, You've Seen Them All? A Critique Of Mormonism's Use Of Psalm 82, Michael S. Heiser

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

No abstract provided.

Forward Or Drawrof?, Stephen D. Ricks

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of Gustav Mahler, ed. The Sealed Book of Daniel Opened and Translated: The Linear Bible Code—Reading the Book Backward.

The Light Is Better Over Here, Larry Poulsen

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of V. Garth Norman. Book of Mormon Geography—Mesoamerican Historic Geography.

Language Change In Business German, Norbert Hedderich

Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures Faculty Publications

This article reports on a project in which recent language changes in Business German were analyzed as reflected in the weekly magazine Wirtschaftswoche. The focus of the analysis was the increasing number of lexical transfers from English into German. The wide spectrum of assimilation of these transfers into German is discussed as well as language changes not influenced by English. The article concludes with a summary of the debate on internationalisms in German with emphasis on business German.

Application Of Emotional Intelligence In Elementary Education Classrooms, Sabrina D. Farmer

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

Application of Emotional Intelligence in Elementary Education Classrooms Teacher preparation programs do not train teachers about emotional intelligence; nor do they train teachers how to integrate emotional intelligence into daily activities and the classroom environment. Focusing on emotional intelligence in the classroom can positively influence a child's learning, growth and development, and role in the social environment we all live. The following research project investigates the research on emotional intelligence, how it is used in the classroom, how it leads to student success, and how educators can encourage personal emotional inquiry and emotional intelligence in social and personal situations. The …

Creating Culturally Responsive Classrooms: An Action Guide For Educators, Jennifer L. Paz

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

Educators must acknowledge that children enter their classrooms and schools with their own language, beliefs about the world, and ideas on how to behave. Educators have the responsibility to evaluate their own philosophy and teaching practice to ensure that all students, regardless of their culture or ethnicity, are provided with a classroom that is appreciative, attentive to, and accepting of their cultures, beliefs, and learning styles. This work contains an action guide for educators on creating and maintaining culturally responsive classrooms (CRC). Teachers can read the guide and discover what a CRC looks like, sounds like, and feels like. The …

Foundations In Ethnomathematics For Prospective Elementary Teachers, Jenni L. Harding-Dekam

Teacher Education Faculty Publications

Ethnomathematics is a term that has been coined to elucidate that everyone uses and can learn mathematics. This manuscript demonstrates how a college Mathematics Methods Course at a Doctoral Intensive University in the Rocky Mountain Region can implement the idea of using the culturally diverse background of students as a foundation to teach children learning second languages and children of diverse cultures. This includes one year of quantitative and qualitative research about prospective elementary teachers who were instructed on how to teach children learning second languages during their Mathematics Methods Course. These prospective teachers then applied these methods while completing …

Impact Of Computers On Cultures In Third World Countries: A Case Of Computers In Education, James R. Ochwa-Echel

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

Waters Of The United States: Theory, Practice, And Integrity At The Supreme Court, James E. Colburn

Florida State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Insights- January 2007, University Relations Staff

Insights

No abstract provided.

Insights- August 2007, University Relations Staff

Insights

No abstract provided.

The Trilogy: An Effective Rhetorical Strategy For Designing Digital Texts, Christine M. Tracy

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

Freedom And Svoboda: What Does Freedom Mean, Andrew D. Mckernan

The University Dialogue

No abstract provided.

Deportation Of Human Rights Abusers: Towards Achieving Accountability, Not Fostering Impunity, Simona Agnolucci

UC Law SF International Law Review

This article discusses recently enacted changes to U.S. immigration law allowing for deportation of violators of international human rights norms. By (1) examining Canada's implementation of similar immigration-based accountability measures for human rights violators; (2) analyzing three cases of alleged human rights violators who left their countries of origin; and (3) discussing deportation. of human rights violators in light of traditional theories of criminal punishment, this paper concludes that deportation alone is an inadequate means of achieving accountability. The article concludes with a series of guidelines for determining whether deportation should be used as part of a greater scheme to …

Exploring Learning Styles To Teach Reading, Caroline Earp

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Reading education needs to be taught using many different learning styles. Students that have learning styles different then those normally used in their classrooms are being undereducated. Teachers need to understand how learning styles work and how to use them in their classroom. In my work in classrooms, I found that teachers think that using learning styles is important but they are sometimes unsure as to how to use them. To assist teachers, I made a pamphlet on learning styles. In the pamphlet there is a list of different learning styles and a brief summary of how each group learns …

Deaf And In Need : Finding Culturally Sensitive Human Services, Colleen M. Moore

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

From Martha's Vineyard to Gallaudet University, the Deaf have forged a cultural identity and have fought to be recognized politically, socially, and linguistically. This paper begins with discussion of the history and modern proliferation of the Deaf cultural movement and provides a critical analysis of the state and quality of social services available for the Deaf.

A Review Of Literature On The Migrant Education Program And Its Involvement On The Education System, Omar Sabbah

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This literature review will inform the readers about the importance of the migrant education program into the educational system. As well it will show their involvement in the success of migrant students around the state of California. Giving the reader a better understanding about the program and informing about the services provided by the program. The literature review would also focus on the struggles and living conditions migrant students have to endure. In prospective it will explain as well the role of the MEP, as to better the living conditions of migrant students. A high percentage of migrant students end …

What Primary Grade Teachers Need To Know About Speech And Language, Evanthia Argyriou

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The primary purpose of my action research and thesis is to write a guide for the teachers of very young children (Grades preK-2) to help them identify the children in their classrooms who may have speech and language disorders, and therefore refer them for assistance in a timely manner. There are several studies supporting the idea that difficulty in speech and language affects the development of literacy skills, and I believe all teachers need to be informed of the problem. I therefore decided to write a guide for the teachers of preschool, kindergarten, and 1st and 2nd grade children including …

The Meaning Of Folklore, Simon J. Bronner

All USU Press Publications

The essays of Alan Dundes virtually created the meaning of folklore as an American academic discipline. Yet many of them went quickly out of print after their initial publication in far-flung journals. Brought together for the first time in this volume compiled and edited by Simon Bronner, the selection surveys Dundes's major ideas and emphases, and is introduced by Bronner with a thorough analysis of Dundes's long career, his interpretations, and his inestimable contribution to folklore studies.

In The Margins Of Charlesworth's Old Testament Pseudepigrapha: Controlled Vocabulary And The Challenges Of Scripture Indices, Steve Delamarter

Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary

This article details the challenges faced by the author in producing a scripture index to Charlesworth’s Old Testament Pseudepigrapha. After reflections on what one expects from a scripture index, he catalogues eleven sets of ambiguities surrounding the indexing task for which answers had to be provided. Finally, he provides a few suggestions to assist future editors whose works need to be indexed.

Aquilegia, Vol. 31 No. 5, Fall 2007, Newsletter Of The Colorado Native Plant Society, Kim Regier, William & Wilma Follette, Clarence A. Rechenthin, Erin Robertson, N.L. Britton, A. Brown, Jan Loechell Turner, Ann Henson, Walter Fertig, Al Schneider

Aquilegia - Colorado Native Plant Society

No abstract provided.

Reversal Theory: The Dynamics Of Motivation, Emotion, And Personality, Second Edition, Michael J. Apter

Books

Renowned psychologist Michael J Apter has taught and researched in a number of universities, including Yale, Georgetown, and Chicago in the United States, and Toulouse, Bergen, Cardiff, and Louvain in Europe. His revolutionary work on reversal theory led to the foundation of the Reversal Theory Society, and the organization of a biennial international conference. In 1998 he co-founded Apter International, a management consultancy firm offering products and services to businesses and organizations, which has resulted in the development of a worldwide network of management consultants and trainers. In the course of his career he has written or edited sixteen books …

Humanizing My Business English Class And Myself, Ana-Maria Nicolae

MA TESOL Collection

A teacher of English for Business at a Romanian business college reflects on her experiences and beliefs about language learning and teaching before and after attending the Summer Master of Arts (SMAT) Program at the School for International Training (SIT).The project reports on some of the changes that the humanistic tenets of the SIT SMAT program brought about in her teaching and includes three examples of how these humanistic principles could be applied in an EFL business college classroom. The first example showcases her attempt to address affective factors during the first Business English class. The second example focuses on …

The Use Of Frameworks In Teaching Tense, Marc Haccius

MA TESOL Collection

This paper proposes three frameworks that will assist students in their understanding and use of English tenses. It argues that the English tense system really is a system (and not just a collection of rules) but that this system is only apparent if tenses are taught at the textual level instead of at the sentential level. To this effect, it argues against the traditional approach of teaching tenses individually in that it is restrictive and counter-productive to students expressing themselves independently. Finally, this paper gives practical hands-on guidance as to how the frameworks can be used in class, along with …

An Exploration Of Language Dominance, Michael Bishop

MA TESOL Collection

When two or more cultural groups make contact and interact over a period of time, language dominance often occurs. In this situation, one dominates the others both culturally and linguistically. This in turn, causes the weaker to start using the language of the more powerful until eventually it shifts its language and then its culture over to that of the more dominant group. Eventually its own language and culture dies. Language dominance, language shift and language death are social and linguistic phenomena that has been occurring for thousands of years. Historically, there were two great waves of language dominance, and …

Teaching Spanish Slang, Familiar Language, And Electronic Language In The Classroom, Melissa Ann Barra

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

5th Grade Readers Reading Aloud To Make An Intercultural Connection, Margaret G. Bell

MA TESOL Collection

The purpose of this paper is to show that through reading aloud, elementary ESL students can build relationships with younger students and make an intercultural connection within their school community. The interaction between the readers and their audience can change dramatically if the readers are aware of the reading strategies that they bring into their reading to make it engaging. By reflecting on their own process of making connections and by using reflective portfolios, ESL students can begin to discover what kind of connections they are making and develop an awareness of how it is happening.

As teachers how can …

Printing Of Pacioli's Summa In 1494: How Many Copies Were Printed?, Alan Sangster

Accounting Historians Journal

This paper considers the printing of Pacioli's Summa de Arithmetica, Geometria, Proportioni et Proportionalita (Summa) in 1494. In particular, it attempts to answer the question, how many copies of Summa were printed in 1494? It does so through consideration of the printing process, the printer of Summa, the size of the book, survival rates of other serious books of the period, and the dates it contains revealing when parts of it were completed. It finds that more copies were published than was previously suggested, and that the survival rate of copies has probably as much to do with the manner …

Straw Men And Old Saws -- An Evidence-Based Response To Sy And Tinker's Critique, Thomas N. Tyson, David Oldroyd

Accounting Historians Journal

In a recent Accounting History article, Sy and Tinker (S&T) [2005] critique accounting history for its support of archivalism and empiricism in light of irrefutable arguments against these antiquarian epistemes. While tempted to lambaste S&T's article as unfettered social activism rather than evidence-based historical inquiry, we focus instead on the more substantive questions S&T raise. We initially summarize their essential arguments, although some of the statements they make are contradictory in nature. We then discuss fundamental issues and genuine challenges to accounting history posed by the post-Kuhnian critique that S&T and others represent, as well as the nature and purpose …