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Learning Context Matters: Communication Strategy Development Through Spanish Interaction, Sonya Hildebrand Jan 2013

Learning Context Matters: Communication Strategy Development Through Spanish Interaction, Sonya Hildebrand

Lewis Honors College Capstone Collection

University studies in the Spanish language are often times confined to the classroom. However, more and more programs have been implementing civic engagement in the Hispanic community into the curriculum to create a service-learning experience. This study sought to determine the effectiveness of service-learning in enhancing communication techniques. Twenty undergraduate students at the University of Kentucky were surveyed at the onset and the conclusion of one semester while simultaneously serving the Hispanic community. The students, on average, increased the frequency of communication techniques after a semester of service-learning. Students who participate in a service-learning program often times see a result …


Optimal Diphthongs : An Ot Analysis Of The Acquisition Of Spanish Diphthongs, Alice Krause Jan 2013

Optimal Diphthongs : An Ot Analysis Of The Acquisition Of Spanish Diphthongs, Alice Krause

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

This dissertation investigates the acquisition of Spanish diphthongs by adult native speakers of English. The following research questions will be addressed:


The Officialization Of Spanish In Mid-Nineteenth-Century Spain: The Academy’S Authority, Laura Villa Jan 2013

The Officialization Of Spanish In Mid-Nineteenth-Century Spain: The Academy’S Authority, Laura Villa

Publications and Research

This chapter addresses the role played by language and schools in the history of Spain’s nineteenth-century liberal nation-building project. Both the Spanish language and the public school system were strategic sites where national consensus could be built and, consequently, the achievement of linguistic homogeneity through education became a central goal for the state. In particular, I examine the conditions that favored the linguistic norms developed by the Royal Spanish Academy and the debates that surrounded their officialization and imposition in the emerging national school system. While the historiography of Spanish has traditionally described the selection and implementation of the RAE’s …


Patterns Of Spanish-English Code-Switching In Children's Literature In The Us: The Use Of Español In Books Para Niños, Megan Rae Vasatka Jan 2013

Patterns Of Spanish-English Code-Switching In Children's Literature In The Us: The Use Of Español In Books Para Niños, Megan Rae Vasatka

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

Spanish-English code-switching is a prevalent and significant form of communication in bilingual and bicultural communities. Authors who wish to reflect and validate cultural and linguistic diversity in their written works may incorporate code-switching in their texts. The purpose of this study is to explore the growing trend of the inclusion of the Spanish language in English-based books written for children in the United States. In order to better understand how code-switching is utilized by authors of varying Spanish language proficiency, fourteen non-native Spanish speakers were surveyed and seventeen examples of their children's books that include Spanish-English code-switching were analyzed in …


Language, Politics, And History: An Introductory Essay, José Del Valle Jan 2013

Language, Politics, And History: An Introductory Essay, José Del Valle

Publications and Research

This book chapter examines different articulations of language and history and introduces a new configuration that focuses on the political dimension of language.


Costa Rican Congress-Supreme Court Clash As Magistrate’S Re-Election Sparks Institutional Crisis, George Rodrã­Guez Dec 2012

Costa Rican Congress-Supreme Court Clash As Magistrate’S Re-Election Sparks Institutional Crisis, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

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Colombia President Negotiates With Rebels But Continues Military Offensive, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Dec 2012

Colombia President Negotiates With Rebels But Continues Military Offensive, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


President Enrique Peã±A Nieto Proposes Plan To Restore Passenger Trains To Mexico, Carlos Navarro Dec 2012

President Enrique Peã±A Nieto Proposes Plan To Restore Passenger Trains To Mexico, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Government Offers Major Reform To Public Education; Measure Would Also Curb Power Of Teachers Union, Carlos Navarro Dec 2012

Government Offers Major Reform To Public Education; Measure Would Also Curb Power Of Teachers Union, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Honduran Election Authority Claims Primary Voter Turnout Rose From 2008 To 2012; Human Rights Activist Says Results Grossly Manipulated, George Rodrã­Guez Dec 2012

Honduran Election Authority Claims Primary Voter Turnout Rose From 2008 To 2012; Human Rights Activist Says Results Grossly Manipulated, George Rodrã­Guez

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Civil Society Organizations Brand Guatemalan Government’S Report To U.N. Superficial", Louisa Reynolds Dec 2012

Civil Society Organizations Brand Guatemalan Government’S Report To U.N. Superficial", Louisa Reynolds

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Individual Factors And Successful Learning In A Hybrid Course, Kelly Arispe, Robert J. Blake Dec 2012

Individual Factors And Successful Learning In A Hybrid Course, Kelly Arispe, Robert J. Blake

World Languages Faculty Publications and Presentations

What personality factors make for a successful hybrid L2 learning experience? While previous studies have examined online learning in comparative terms (i.e. Which format is better: in class or hybrid?), this study examines certain personality and cognitive factors that might define the ideal hybrid language learner. All informants studied introductory Spanish with multimedia materials supported by synchronous chat (video, voice, text). Personality and cognitive traits were probed using the Big Five Inventory scale (BFI1) and the Shipley Institute of Living scale (SILS2), respectively. The results were correlated with course outcomes and learner preferences for online, chat, …


Lima Mayor Faces Recall, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A Nov 2012

Lima Mayor Faces Recall, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

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Senate Overwhelmingly Approves Two Nominees For Supreme Court, Carlos Navarro Nov 2012

Senate Overwhelmingly Approves Two Nominees For Supreme Court, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Sandinistas Dominate Municipal Elections In Nicaragua, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Nov 2012

Sandinistas Dominate Municipal Elections In Nicaragua, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

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Sandinistas Dominate Municipal Elections In Nicaragua, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Nov 2012

Sandinistas Dominate Municipal Elections In Nicaragua, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

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No abstract provided.


Paraguay's Politics Heats Up Ahead Of 2013 Presidential Elections, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Nov 2012

Paraguay's Politics Heats Up Ahead Of 2013 Presidential Elections, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Indigenous Justice In Ecuador, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra Nov 2012

Indigenous Justice In Ecuador, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Dominican Republic Fiscal Reform Heads To Chamber Of Deputies, Crosby Girã³N Nov 2012

Dominican Republic Fiscal Reform Heads To Chamber Of Deputies, Crosby Girã³N

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No abstract provided.


Uruguay Decriminalizes Abortion, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Nov 2012

Uruguay Decriminalizes Abortion, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Honduran Supreme Court Deems Private Cities Unconstitutional; President Warns They Will Be Built Eventually, George Rodrã­Guez Nov 2012

Honduran Supreme Court Deems Private Cities Unconstitutional; President Warns They Will Be Built Eventually, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Six More Years For Venezuelan President Hugo Chã¡Vez, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Oct 2012

Six More Years For Venezuelan President Hugo Chã¡Vez, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Recurring Dream: Us$6.6 Billion Alba Oil Project Inches Ahead In Nicaragua, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Oct 2012

Recurring Dream: Us$6.6 Billion Alba Oil Project Inches Ahead In Nicaragua, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

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Pemex Announces New Discovery In Deep Waters Of Gulf Of Mexico, Carlos Navarro Oct 2012

Pemex Announces New Discovery In Deep Waters Of Gulf Of Mexico, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Ecuador's Latest Electoral Process Presents The Left With Major Challenges, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra Oct 2012

Ecuador's Latest Electoral Process Presents The Left With Major Challenges, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Bill To Protect Sierra Caral Remains Stalled In Congress, Louisa Reynolds Oct 2012

Bill To Protect Sierra Caral Remains Stalled In Congress, Louisa Reynolds

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Paraguay's De Facto Government Struggles At Home And Abroad, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Sep 2012

Paraguay's De Facto Government Struggles At Home And Abroad, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Nicaragua Dusts Off Centuries-Old Interoceanic Canal Dream, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Sep 2012

Nicaragua Dusts Off Centuries-Old Interoceanic Canal Dream, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Venezuela's Full Membership Changes Face Of Mercosur, Andrã©S Gaudin Sep 2012

Venezuela's Full Membership Changes Face Of Mercosur, Andrã©S Gaudin

NotiSur

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Center-Left Candidate Andrã©S Manuel Lã³Pez Obrador Breaks With Prd To Concentrate On Expanding Citizen Movement, Carlos Navarro Sep 2012

Center-Left Candidate Andrã©S Manuel Lã³Pez Obrador Breaks With Prd To Concentrate On Expanding Citizen Movement, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.