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Guerrero Tragedy Reopens Debate On Legalizing Drug Production, Carlos Navarro Nov 2014

Guerrero Tragedy Reopens Debate On Legalizing Drug Production, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Re-Elected Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Faces Second-Term Challenges, Gregory Scruggs Nov 2014

Re-Elected Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Faces Second-Term Challenges, Gregory Scruggs

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Venezuela On U.N. Security Council Despite Official U.S. Concern, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Nov 2014

Venezuela On U.N. Security Council Despite Official U.S. Concern, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Ruthless And Corrupt Haitian Dictator "Bã©Bã© Doc" Duvalier Dies Unpunished, George Rodrã­Guez Nov 2014

Ruthless And Corrupt Haitian Dictator "Bã©Bã© Doc" Duvalier Dies Unpunished, George Rodrã­Guez

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No abstract provided.


Secret Salvadoran €˜Hit List’ Shines New Light On Civil War Rights Abuses, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Nov 2014

Secret Salvadoran €˜Hit List’ Shines New Light On Civil War Rights Abuses, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Supreme Court Rejects Proposals To Bring Energy Reform, Minimum Wage, And Reduction Of Congress To Citizens For Vote, Carlos Navarro Nov 2014

Supreme Court Rejects Proposals To Bring Energy Reform, Minimum Wage, And Reduction Of Congress To Citizens For Vote, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Concerns Rise About Dwindling Supplies Of Bluefin Tuna In Mexican Waters, Carlos Navarro Nov 2014

Concerns Rise About Dwindling Supplies Of Bluefin Tuna In Mexican Waters, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


What Predicts The Effectiveness Of Foreign Language Pronunciation Instruction?: Investigating The Role Of Perception And Other Individual Differences, Elizabeth M. Kissling Nov 2014

What Predicts The Effectiveness Of Foreign Language Pronunciation Instruction?: Investigating The Role Of Perception And Other Individual Differences, Elizabeth M. Kissling

Latin American, Latino and Iberian Studies Faculty Publications

This study investigated second language (L2) learners’ perception of L2 sounds as an individual difference that predicted their improvement in pronunciation after receiving instruction. Learners were given explicit pronunciation instruction in a series of modules added to their Spanish as a foreign language curriculum and were then tested on their pronunciation accuracy. Their perception of the target sounds was measured with an AX discrimination task. Though the best predictor of pronunciation posttest score was pretest score, perception made a unique and significant contribution. The other factors associated with better pronunciation of some L2 sounds were time spent using Spanish outside …


Chile Grapples With Unsettling And Unexplained Bomb Attacks, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Oct 2014

Chile Grapples With Unsettling And Unexplained Bomb Attacks, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Ecuadoran Authorities Attack Nascent Student Movement, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra Oct 2014

Ecuadoran Authorities Attack Nascent Student Movement, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Expansion In Private Restaurant Sector Provides Relief For Cuban Entrepreneurs, Daniel Vã¡Zquez Oct 2014

Expansion In Private Restaurant Sector Provides Relief For Cuban Entrepreneurs, Daniel Vã¡Zquez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


European Union Bans Fish Imports From Belize, Louisa Reynolds Oct 2014

European Union Bans Fish Imports From Belize, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


New Details Emerge Of Political-Criminal Links In Guerrero, Carlos Navarro Oct 2014

New Details Emerge Of Political-Criminal Links In Guerrero, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Foreign Direct Investment In Mexico Down Sharply In First Half Of 2014, Carlos Navarro Oct 2014

Foreign Direct Investment In Mexico Down Sharply In First Half Of 2014, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Peru’S Regional Elections Show Splintered Politics, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A Oct 2014

Peru’S Regional Elections Show Splintered Politics, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Evo Morales Easily Re-Elected President Of Bolivia, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Oct 2014

Evo Morales Easily Re-Elected President Of Bolivia, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Nicaragua’S "Great Canal" Project Sparks Campesino Protests, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Oct 2014

Nicaragua’S "Great Canal" Project Sparks Campesino Protests, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Honduran Police-Evaluation Authority Hands In Files On Cops Investigated For Crimes, George Rodrã­Guez Oct 2014

Honduran Police-Evaluation Authority Hands In Files On Cops Investigated For Crimes, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Social-Media Activist Killed For Reporting On Activities Of Criminal Organizations In Tamaulipas, Carlos Navarro Oct 2014

Social-Media Activist Killed For Reporting On Activities Of Criminal Organizations In Tamaulipas, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Mexico’S Largest Bank Continues To Face Legal Repercussions From Massive Oceanografã­A Fraud Case, Carlos Navarro Oct 2014

Mexico’S Largest Bank Continues To Face Legal Repercussions From Massive Oceanografã­A Fraud Case, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of Student Achievement In The Second Language Acquisition Of Spanish In Both Total Online And Traditional College Level Courses, Vanessa P. F. Crump Oct 2014

A Comparison Of Student Achievement In The Second Language Acquisition Of Spanish In Both Total Online And Traditional College Level Courses, Vanessa P. F. Crump

Georgia Educational Research Association Conference

This quantitative, comparable study examined student achievement in online and traditional on-campus college level courses in SPAN 1001 and SPAN 1002 through an ex-post facto model of study. This area of study yielded little research and provided a unique view into course achievement. In this particular study, there were two types of final exams examined, the final oral exam and the final written exam. The study took place at a two-year college in middle Georgia. The student population included college level students that enrolled in the courses over a six-semester period. The students varied in age, previous foreign language background, …


Unpredictable Brazilian Election Turns Predictable As Traditional Parties Duel, Gregory Scruggs Oct 2014

Unpredictable Brazilian Election Turns Predictable As Traditional Parties Duel, Gregory Scruggs

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Colombia’S Peace Negotiators Agree On Three Points, Urge Continued Progress, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Oct 2014

Colombia’S Peace Negotiators Agree On Three Points, Urge Continued Progress, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Former Salvadoran President Francisco Flores Jailed Pending Corruption Trial, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Oct 2014

Former Salvadoran President Francisco Flores Jailed Pending Corruption Trial, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Murder Of Guatemalan Civil Servant Reveals Lack Of Compliance With Private-Security Law, Louisa Reynolds Oct 2014

Murder Of Guatemalan Civil Servant Reveals Lack Of Compliance With Private-Security Law, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Massacre Of Students Exposes High Levels Of Corruption In Guerrero State, Carlos Navarro Oct 2014

Massacre Of Students Exposes High Levels Of Corruption In Guerrero State, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Chinese-Mexican Consortium Submits Only Bid To Construct High-Speed Rail Between Mexico City And Querã©Taro, Carlos Navarro Oct 2014

Chinese-Mexican Consortium Submits Only Bid To Construct High-Speed Rail Between Mexico City And Querã©Taro, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Presidential Election, Age Of Criminal Responsibility Referendum Loom In Uruguay, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Oct 2014

Presidential Election, Age Of Criminal Responsibility Referendum Loom In Uruguay, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Argentina And U.S. Lock Horns Amid €˜Default’ Fallout, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Oct 2014

Argentina And U.S. Lock Horns Amid €˜Default’ Fallout, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Moody’S Downgrade Of Costa Rica’S Credit Rating, President's Tax Announcement Stir Opposition, George Rodrã­Guez Oct 2014

Moody’S Downgrade Of Costa Rica’S Credit Rating, President's Tax Announcement Stir Opposition, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.