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Green Hub Could Be Launched As Early As This Year In Costa Rica, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

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Independent Candidates Lining Up For 2016 And 2018 Elections, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Court Decisions Open The Door For Extradition Of €˜Chapo’ Guzmã¡N Loera To U.S., Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Statue Of Virgin Mary Reopens Secular Debate In Uruguay, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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More Property Destruction, Arrests In Chile’S Mapuche Heartland, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

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€˜A Community Of Interest’ To Tackle Crime In Central America, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

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Women March In 27 States Demanding Action To End Domestic Violence, Femicides, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Examination Of The Effects Of Language And Cultural Barriers On Spanish-Speaking Patients In Health Settings As Observed By Medical Spanish Interpreters, Sarah J. Kraska

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

This study aimed to investigate how the Spanish language and culture affects treatment, access to healthcare and perceptions of medical visits within the Hispanic population. This was examined through the viewpoint of medical Spanish interpreters in the Harrisonburg community. Quantitative data served to provide descriptive statistics regarding these interpreters, while qualitative data was used to gather data about themes and subthemes that were developed regarding this topic. Language was found to not be a significant barrier, but culture did have a significant affect. It was found that these barriers affected access to care because of lack of information, education levels …

American Sign Language As A Foreign Language Equivalent At James Madison University, Abigail E. Compton

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

ASL is increasingly gaining acknowledgment as a foreign language in the university setting. At James Madison University, sign language classes have traditionally been housed within the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. This research makes a case for considering ASL as an equivalent to courses in the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and argues that ASL meets the university standards for the study of a foreign language with regard to fulfilling Bachelor of Arts requirements.

Considering the linguistic history of ASL and the language’s accompanying culture, we will demonstrate the standards for teaching ASL are identical to the …

Leaders Past And Present Across The Americas Call On Un To End War On Drugs, Gregory Scruggs

NotiSur

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Panama Papers Expose Latin America’S Networks Of Financial Secrecy, Johanna Marris

NotiSur

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Congress Considers Initiatives Addressing Corruption, Code Of Ethics, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Weak Global Oil Market Forces Finance Ministry To Inject Capital Into State-Run Oil Company Pemex, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Creating Spaces Of Third Gender In Eighteenth-Century New Spain: Representations Of Gender In Portrait Prints Of Mexican Colonial Nuns, Molly Nelson

Latin American Studies ETDs

In Colonial New Spain, vidas interiores were confessions written by nuns in convents under the order of their confessors. These vidas served as the basis for biographies of the sisters, which were written and distributed by confessors. Vidas frequently included printed portraits of the subjects on whom they were based. One important aspect of these portraits is the gender identities of the nuns portrayed. In many of these vidas, nuns took on masculine roles typically unavailable to women in the Viceregal era. To accomplish these undertakings, nuns gave up their femininity, including the standard colonial role for females as wife …

Global-To-Local-To-Global: A Model For Tutoring Esl Students In The Writing Center, David Aguilar

Theses and Dissertations

Since its inception, the writing center has always focused on traditional students, and today that tradition is continued in such a way that the overwhelming amount of research dedicated to writing center theory and practice addresses the concerns of those students. However, universities with unique student populations, such as the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with its majority of Hispanic students, require novel practices within their writing centers. Moreover, much of the linguistic, social, and cultural factors of the region are not well documented and therefore are not addressed by the mainstream theory and practices of other universities. With …

Language Teaching In The Secondary Education Classroom: Strategies For Teaching Spanish And English, Alexandria Adair

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

This portfolio is a compilation of the author’s beliefs about effectively teaching English as a Second Language and Spanish as a Foreign Language. All of the work in the portfolio centers on the teaching philosophy statement, which contains what the author believes to be the most important aspects of second and foreign language teaching. This statement discusses the importance of communicative language teaching, with a focus on real-life interactions with others. It also advocates teaching content via the second language for more concrete understanding. Four artifacts follow the teaching philosophy statement. The first artifact examines the role of neutral Spanish …

Resurgence Of Paramilitary Violence In Colombia As Peace Deal Nears, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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El Salvador Corruption Probe Targets Two Ex-Presidents, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

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Torture Remains A Significant Human Rights Problem In Mexico, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Peruvian Runoff Veers Right, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

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Rash Of Neo-Nazi Hate Crimes In Argentina’S Mar Del Plata, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Iachr Experts To Discontinue Investigations On Disappeared Students In Guerrero, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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U.S. State Department Issues New Travel Warning For Most Of Guerrero State, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Fracking In Latin America: An Irresistible Evil?, Johanna Marris

NotiSur

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Top Authorities Join Forces Against Environmental Crime In Costa Rica, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

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Cuban Communist Party Congress Meets Amid Economic Changes, Daniel Vã¡Zquez

NotiCen

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Green Turtles Taken Off The Endangered List In Mexico, Florida, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Panama Papers Documents Implicate At Least 33 Mexican Citizens In Global Tax Scandal, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Venezuela Attacks Corruption, Cuts Fuel Subsidies, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Bill To Ease Chile’S Blanket Abortion Ban Clears Lower House, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

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