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Mandala Spring/Summer 2017, Center For Southeast Asian Studies

Mandala

No abstract provided.

The Shadow Of Slavery: A Look Into How Homegoing Depicts The Structural Oppression Apparent In American And Ghanian Society, Nathaniel Welnhofer

First Class: A Journal of First-Year Composition

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Spoken Accent On Verbal Working Memory Performance, Faithe Snyder

Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders Undergraduate Honors Theses

Language diversity is continually increasing in the United States. In the 2007 American Community Survey taken by the U.S. Census Bureau, it was found that about 20 percent of the U.S. population spoke a language other than English at home. As language diversity increases in the country, the language diversity of individuals diagnosed with cognitive or communicative impairments also increases. As a result, understanding how language and spoken accent difference affects the accuracy of diagnostic testing becomes an important question. A large challenge facing speech-language pathologists regarding culturally and linguistically diverse clients is distinguishing communication differences from communication disorders. As …

Reexamining The Integrity Of The Binary: Politics, Identity, And Law, Marvin L. Astrada, Scott B. Astrada

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.

Maryland’S Role In Bridging Language Disparities: Accommodating New Waves Of Ell Students, Kayleswari Ramu

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.

Lingüística Maricona: The Role Of Intonation In The Perception Of Homophobic Slurs By Straight Caribbean Latino Men, Christopher M. Mendoza

Linguistics Honors Projects

Previous research on swear-taboo words in bilinguals shows that they affirm “in-group membership” and aid in definitive identity constructions (Dewaele 2004). Equal or near-equivalent Spanish/English bilingualism in Miami-area Caribbean Latinxs provides a population of subjects with the ability to frequently code switch between both languages. Studying homophobic language used in Miami’s bilingual Latinx contexts aids in establishing a better understanding of multilingualism’s role in communities of color and its relationship to homophobic speech. The construction of Caribbean Latino queer masculinity also provides an interesting experience in identifying the role of associated gender with the severity or marginalizing force of the …

John C. Franklin, Kinyras: The Divine Lyre. Washington, Dc: Center For Hellenic Studies, 2016. Pp. 834. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-674-08830-6) $39.95., Rebecca A. Sears

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.

In My Own Words: A Final Portfolio, Ashley Banta

Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects

In My Own Words: A Final Portfolio submitted to the English Department of Bowling Green State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the field of English.

The Communicative Functions Of Language: An Exploration Of Roman Jakobson’S Theory In Tesol, Angela C. Tribus

MA TESOL Collection

Language is an essential instrument of human expression and communication. In the field of TESOL, much attention is given to the what (vocabulary as building blocks) and the how (grammar as a blueprint for construction) but we seldom explicitly address why language matters in terms of the greater purpose it serves. Roman Jakobson’s model of the communicative functions of language is a compelling framework through which the overarching aims of language can be examined for richer ESL/EFL instruction and more effective, comprehensive use on the part of English language learners. This paper is an exposition and exploration of the model …

Impact Of Two Wars On The Educational System In Nigeria, Helena Onyemelukwe-Waziri

Sustainability and Social Justice

Since the 1960's Nigeria has continuously been in a state of internal conflict, with different ethno-religious groups vying for social, economic, and political control. The situation has played out in extreme violence and has been on the international world's radar since the emergence of Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram in the late 2000's. Boko Haram translates to "Western education is forbidden," and the group has been behind the destruction of over 2,000 schools in Nigeria, killing hundreds of teachers and students, while displacing entire communities. As Nigeria holds the highest African population, it also has the highest number of …

Digital Hegemonies: The Localness Of Search Engine Results, Andrea Ballatore, Mark Graham, Shilad Sen

Faculty Publications

Every day, billions of Internet users rely on search engines to find information about places to make decisions about tourism, shopping, and countless other economic activities. In an opaque process, search engines assemble digital content produced in a variety of locations around the world and make it available to large cohorts of consumers. Although these representations of place are increasingly important and consequential, little is known about their characteristics and possible biases. Analyzing a corpus of Google search results generated for 188 capital cities, this article investigates the geographic dimension of search results, focusing on searches such as “Lagos” and …

The Iallt Language Center Evaluation Toolkit: Context, Development, And Usage, Elizabeth Lavolette, Angelika Kraemer

Language Resource Center

In the summer of 2014, a committee composed of members of the International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT) began discussions toward accomplishing the following charge:

Design a tool that internal evaluation committees can use to evaluate and make recommendations for the improvement of their institution's language center. We emphasize the fact that it is the university appointed evaluation committee that will use this evaluation toolkit, not the language center directors themselves (although the LC Director should have input on how the toolkit should be deployed). Such evaluation committees might be composed of language department Chairs, TA/Language coordinators, Dean or …

Pittsburg State University Annual Commencement, May 2017, Pittsburg State University

Commencement, 1903-Present

Program of undergraduate and graduate commencement exercises at Pittsburg State University on May of 2017

American English Speakers' Perception Of Non-Native Phonotactic Constraints: The Influence Of Training In Phonology, Bailey R. Pearson

Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders Undergraduate Honors Theses

The purpose of the present study was to examine the differences between perceptions of non-native phonotactic rules and constraints by monolingual English-speaking undergraduate students in a program of communication disorders who had taken and passed a course in the study of phonology and by undergraduate students in communication disorders who had not yet taken a course in phonology. Participants listened to audio recordings of words from Hindi, Hmong, Kurdish, Russian, and Swedish recorded by speakers fluent in those languages. Each of the words contained at least one phonotactic constraint that is not permitted in American English phonology. Participants were instructed …

The Impact Of Technology On Individuals With Down Syndrome And Their Families, Morgan N. Fritz

Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders Undergraduate Honors Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the role technology plays in the everyday lives of individuals with Down syndrome and their families. Data was collected via an online questionnaire for parents of adolescents with Down syndrome and took place in two phases: the pilot phase and the large-scale data collection phase. The pilot phase consisted of constructing, giving, and modifying the questionnaire. The large-scale data collection phase included disseminating the questionnaire through social media and resulted in 107 responses. These revealed that technology is widely used by individuals with Down syndrome. As a main outcome, technology provided these …

Engaging In Effective Behavioral Health Treatment Methods: The Importance Of Building Trust And Relationships With High And Proven Risk Men With A History Of Childhood Trauma(S), Tracie Sullivan

Sustainability and Social Justice

Nearly 60% of youth involved in the juvenile justice system in the United States have a diagnosable mental illness (Buffington, 2010; SAMHSA, 2012). These high and proven risk youth have fallen through the cracks in the behavioral health system, with a lack of prevention, intervention, and effective treatment methods being provided to them prior to incarceration. This paper presents connections between childhood trauma, undiagnosed and untreated mental illnesses, and delinquency in adulthood for high and proven-risk young men. It also investigates barriers to engaging high and proven risk young men in treatment with the concepts of stigma, and hyper-masculinity introduced. …

Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 50, Issue 2., Editor Word Ways

Word Ways

Front cover and publication information for this issue, including table of contents.

Word Ways To Go Entirely Online In 2018, Editor Word Ways

Word Ways

Announcement concerning a change in the publication of Word Ways from printed to digital.

Ross And Faith Eckler-A Memoir, David Morice

Word Ways

A special Kickshaws column dedicated to the memory of Ross Eckler.

Colloquy, Editor Word Ways

Word Ways

Readers' responses to recently published articles

Looking Backwards Again, . Anil

Word Ways

A puzzle, please note page 2 includes answers for the Anagram Quiz 21 and this puzzle.

Possessions, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

An A-Z list of personages who have relations, entities, syndromes or laws etc. linked to them.

Kickshaws, David Morice

Word Ways

A collection of linguistic kickshaws

New Element Names Revisited, Jeff Grant

Word Ways

In the February 2017 Word Ways Darryl Francis exhibited some particular types of wordplay based on four new chemical element names and this article revisits the topic.

Regular Latin Word Squares, Jeff Grant

Word Ways

A Latin square is an n X n array filled with n different symbols each occurring only once in each row and once in each column, like a Sudoku puzzle. A Latin square is said to be regular if both its rows and its columns are in the same order, as in a regular word square.

Curtailing And Joining, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

A common letter, or group of letters, is removed from the end of 2 words and the 2 remaining sets of letters are joined to form a word.

Transposing Names In Context, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

Many people's names can be transposed either (A) into other names or (B) into non-name words.

Animals In Different Languages, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

The names of certain animals, when translated into foreign languages, produce some surprising results.

Alice In Wonderland -Jabberwocky, David Morice

Word Ways

The first of several Alice in Wonderland related articles prepared by a Butler University class are introduced with a repeat of a famous poem of Carrol's that Dave Morice offered in Word Ways last year.

Down The Rabbit Hole, Stephen Bloom, Jeremiah Farrell

Word Ways

A puzzle using the letters of "down the rabbit hole."