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Informe Años Dos Movil.Com: Evaluación De La Línea Final Resumen De Hallazgos Principales, Annik Sorhaindo, Xipatl Contreras, Kate S. Wilson, Sandra G. Garcia Jan 2011

Informe Años Dos Movil.Com: Evaluación De La Línea Final Resumen De Hallazgos Principales, Annik Sorhaindo, Xipatl Contreras, Kate S. Wilson, Sandra G. Garcia

Reproductive Health

This report highlights the findings of the endline evaluation of a two-year leadership project aimed at indigenous youth in Oaxaca, Mexico: Movil.com. Movil.com is a community project headed by peers and built on elements of other models. It is similar to a cascaded peer education and training model, in which nuclear leaders are trained who, in turn, train facilitators of larger groups. The Population Council office in Mexico evaluated the project at the request of the social organization that implements it, the Rosales Castellanos Women's Study Group, an NGO that has worked for more than 30 years with indigenous communities …


Lexical Development In Adult Beginning Second Language Learners, Angela Chouinard Jan 2011

Lexical Development In Adult Beginning Second Language Learners, Angela Chouinard

Honors Theses

This research tests the hypothesis that knowledge of derivational morphology facilitates vocabulary acquisition in beginning adult second language learners. Participants were mono-lingual English-speaking college students aged 18 years and older enrolled inintroductory Spanish courses. Knowledge of Spanish derivational morphology was tested through the use of a forced-choice translation task. Spanish lexical knowledge was measured by a translation task using direct translation (English word) primes and conceptual (picture) primes. A 2x2x2 mixed factor ANOVA examined the relationships between morphological knowledge (strong, moderate), error type (form-based, conceptual), and prime type (direct translation, picture). The results are consistent with the existence of a …


Paradigmatic Peer-Pressure: Word-Medial, Syllable-Initial /S/ Lenition In Dominican Spanish, Earl K. Brown Jan 2011

Paradigmatic Peer-Pressure: Word-Medial, Syllable-Initial /S/ Lenition In Dominican Spanish, Earl K. Brown

Faculty Publications

Usage-based phonology (Bybee 2001, 2006, 2010), which is based on exemplar theory (Pierrehumbert 2001, 2003), proposes a memory capacity so expansive that, in theory, all tokens experienced in life could be mapped onto their respective exemplar clouds. However, if a token is similar enough to an existing one, it is simply mapped directly onto that existing token, reinforcing it in memory. This model proposes a very limited need for generative rules to produce the surface form, as the surface forms themselves are stored whole in memory and therefore can be directly accessed during production. It follows that derived words need …


Sacramento, Marlena Fitzpatrick Jan 2011

Sacramento, Marlena Fitzpatrick

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Inspired by entertaining, opinionated voices with debatable, controversial messages I wrote "Sacramento." EVA RIVERA, a 32 year old Honduran poet is captured and incarcerated by the "Maduros Guerrilla" due to her controversial political activism through a network called "Las Hijas Del Maiz." After being held captive, tortured and raped, she miraculously escapes. She manages to return home, gather her belongings and cross the border, all the way to New York via Canada. FATHER MARTIN RODRIGUEZ, a 35 year old Chilean Catholic Priest has disgraced his faith by keeping a promise he made his brother on his death bed: he will …


The Gradient Nature Of S-Lenition In Caleño Spanish, Earl K. Brown, Richard J. File-Muriel Jan 2011

The Gradient Nature Of S-Lenition In Caleño Spanish, Earl K. Brown, Richard J. File-Muriel

Faculty Publications

Whereas previous studies of Spanish s-weakening have relied on impressionistic coding, the present study examines temporal and gradient acoustic details in the production of /s/ by eight females from Cali, Colombia, during sociolinguistic interviews. We propose a metric for quantifying s-realization by employing three scalar-dependent variables: s-duration, centroid, and voicelessness. The results of linear regressions indicate that the dependent variables are significantly conditioned by local speaking rate, word position, following and preceding phonological context, stress, and lexical frequency. This study sheds light on how each independent variable influences s-realization acoustically. For example, as local speaking rate increases, duration, centroid, and …


New Threat To Peru's Forests And Indigenous Peoples, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A Dec 2010

New Threat To Peru's Forests And Indigenous Peoples, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo Deals With Ongoing Health, Political Problems, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Dec 2010

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo Deals With Ongoing Health, Political Problems, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Human Rights Council Makes 112 Recommendations To Honduras, Which Government Says It Has Fulfilled, Human Rights Advocate Says Not, George Rodriguez Dec 2010

Human Rights Council Makes 112 Recommendations To Honduras, Which Government Says It Has Fulfilled, Human Rights Advocate Says Not, George Rodriguez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Bolivia Makes Clear Its Anti-Imperialism, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Dec 2010

Bolivia Makes Clear Its Anti-Imperialism, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli's Agenda Marches On Unfazed By Opposition, Sean Mattson Dec 2010

Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli's Agenda Marches On Unfazed By Opposition, Sean Mattson

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Report Suggests That U.S. Immigration Agency Overestimated Deportation Numbers To Sway Funding Decision, Carlos Navarro Dec 2010

Report Suggests That U.S. Immigration Agency Overestimated Deportation Numbers To Sway Funding Decision, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Leaked Diplomatic Cables Show Strong Concerns About President Felipe Calderã³N’S Campaign Against Drug-Trafficking Organizations, Carlos Navarro Dec 2010

Leaked Diplomatic Cables Show Strong Concerns About President Felipe Calderã³N’S Campaign Against Drug-Trafficking Organizations, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Death Of Former President Nã©Stor Kirchner Brings Political Turmoil, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Dec 2010

Death Of Former President Nã©Stor Kirchner Brings Political Turmoil, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Ecuadoran Government Attempts To Reform Autonomous And Corrupt Police, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra Dec 2010

Ecuadoran Government Attempts To Reform Autonomous And Corrupt Police, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Mexican Companies Increasing Direct Investments In Us, Carlos Navarro Dec 2010

Mexican Companies Increasing Direct Investments In Us, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


A Survey Of Utah Spanish Teachers Regarding The Instruction Of Heritage Language Students Of Spanish, Sara Lynn Wilkinson Nov 2010

A Survey Of Utah Spanish Teachers Regarding The Instruction Of Heritage Language Students Of Spanish, Sara Lynn Wilkinson

Theses and Dissertations

It is imperative that educators understand the current state of heritage language education because many locations have experienced large increases in their heritage language populations in recent years. This study reports on the findings of a statewide survey of secondary Spanish teachers in Utah regarding the instruction of Spanish heritage language students. Their perspectives give insight into Spanish Heritage Language (SHL) education in both traditional Spanish foreign language and heritage language classes. The information gathered describes the availability of specialized courses, the prevalence of SHL students in Spanish classes, and these students' backgrounds. It also describes the characteristics of Spanish …


Weary And Still Wary, Chile's Mapuche Hunger Strikers End Perilous Protest, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Nov 2010

Weary And Still Wary, Chile's Mapuche Hunger Strikers End Perilous Protest, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Haiti Braces For More Tragedy As Cholera Spreads, Charles Arthur Nov 2010

Haiti Braces For More Tragedy As Cholera Spreads, Charles Arthur

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Environment Takes Center Stage In Mexico Ahead Of Major Conferences In November And December, Carlos Navarro Nov 2010

Environment Takes Center Stage In Mexico Ahead Of Major Conferences In November And December, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Uruguay's Labor Movement In Disarray, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Nov 2010

Uruguay's Labor Movement In Disarray, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Brazil's President-Elect Dilma Rousseff Faces Challenge To Maintain Outgoing President Luiz Inã¡Cio Lula Da Silva's Popularity, Josã© Pedro Martins Nov 2010

Brazil's President-Elect Dilma Rousseff Faces Challenge To Maintain Outgoing President Luiz Inã¡Cio Lula Da Silva's Popularity, Josã© Pedro Martins

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli Reverses Course On Controversial Legislation, Sean Mattson Nov 2010

Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli Reverses Course On Controversial Legislation, Sean Mattson

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Legitimacy Concerns Cloud Upcoming Nicaraguan Presidential Election, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Nov 2010

Legitimacy Concerns Cloud Upcoming Nicaraguan Presidential Election, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Legal Issues Rock Mexican Catholic Church, Carlos Navarro Nov 2010

Legal Issues Rock Mexican Catholic Church, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Bolivia's Anti-Discrimination Legislation Criticized By Opposition, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Nov 2010

Bolivia's Anti-Discrimination Legislation Criticized By Opposition, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Colombia's Corte Constitucional Deals U.S. A Setback, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Nov 2010

Colombia's Corte Constitucional Deals U.S. A Setback, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Remittances Keep Cuban Homes Afloat And Offer Capital To Expand Private Sector, Daniel Vã¡Zquez Nov 2010

Remittances Keep Cuban Homes Afloat And Offer Capital To Expand Private Sector, Daniel Vã¡Zquez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


President Felipe Calderã³N Sends Senate Initiative To Subject Military To Civilian Courts For Three Serious Crimes, Carlos Navarro Nov 2010

President Felipe Calderã³N Sends Senate Initiative To Subject Military To Civilian Courts For Three Serious Crimes, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Mexico’S Ranking On Transparency International’S Corruption Index Worsens In 2010, Carlos Navarro Nov 2010

Mexico’S Ranking On Transparency International’S Corruption Index Worsens In 2010, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Uncertainty Following Polarized Elections In Peru, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A Oct 2010

Uncertainty Following Polarized Elections In Peru, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

No abstract provided.