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Perception And Self-Perception Of Afro-Germans — A Portrayal Of Afro-Germans In German Literature, Valerie M. C. E. Dube, Dr. Michelle Stott Sep 2013

Perception And Self-Perception Of Afro-Germans — A Portrayal Of Afro-Germans In German Literature, Valerie M. C. E. Dube, Dr. Michelle Stott

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Researching on Afro-Germans in German literature proved to be a very fascinating, yet tedious task. The limited materials that were available to me enabled me to discover Afro-Germans as a people who are barely recognized by their fellow citizens and even less acknowledged by foreign nationals residing outside of Germany. Due to this fact I found it difficult to gain access to primary or secondary texts written by or about Afro-Germans. Nevertheless, I was successful in locating a few sources and discovered an aspect of German literature that showed me the underlying value of identity and a healthy perception of …

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Discovering Maria Theresia Ledochowska, Jakob Jarvis, Dr. Robert Mcfarland Sep 2013

Discovering Maria Theresia Ledochowska, Jakob Jarvis, Dr. Robert Mcfarland

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Overall the trip to Austria was a huge success. I not only learned more about Maria Theresia Ledochowska, but also was able to have many other rewarding experiences as part of a BYU study abroad program in Vienna. This was all made possible because of the funding I received through ORCA. Thank you! The art, architecture, art, history, and culture I was able to see and learn about enlightened my life and will remain with me as key experiences in my life.

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The Impact Of Vowel Mergers In The Acquisition Of German Vowels By Speakers Of Utah English, Andrew Whitlock, Laura Catharine Smith Sep 2013

The Impact Of Vowel Mergers In The Acquisition Of German Vowels By Speakers Of Utah English, Andrew Whitlock, Laura Catharine Smith

Journal of Undergraduate Research

When learning a second language, non-native speakers are usually marked by speech patterns which are common to other learners from their same language background. This is because research has shown that learning to hear and produce sounds of a second language (L2) is strongly influenced by the speaker’s first language (L1).

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The Russian Orthodox Response To Father Zosima In The Brothers Karamazov, Justin White, Dr. Gary Browning Sep 2013

The Russian Orthodox Response To Father Zosima In The Brothers Karamazov, Justin White, Dr. Gary Browning

Journal of Undergraduate Research

In May I traveled to the Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville, New York and interviewed Father Serge Nedelsky about Orthodox doctrine and Dostoevsky’s portrayal of Father Zosima in the Brothers Karamazov. Prior to the interview I had created a list of six questions to use as probes in the discussion to come to understand the Russian Orthodox response to Father Zosima. In Dostoevsky and the Christian Tradition, Pattison and Thompson suggested that we try to understand Dostoevsky’s writings from the perspective of those “who come from within the Orthodox community” and not from that of “outsiders.” I found, though, both …

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Translation Of The Princessin Von Uganda, Jeff Bailey, Dr. Michelle James Sep 2013

Translation Of The Princessin Von Uganda, Jeff Bailey, Dr. Michelle James

Journal of Undergraduate Research

It was interesting working on the translation of this script. The themes that came up in the story were many, and quite diverse. The problems of translation were no fewer. The first challenge was that of vocabulary. The second problem was one of cultural knowledge. The final problem was unfortunately of a technical nature.

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Uncovering The Elusive Bottom Line Buster: An Analysis Of Business Corruption In Poland, Nathan A. Orien, Walter L. Whipple Sep 2013

Uncovering The Elusive Bottom Line Buster: An Analysis Of Business Corruption In Poland, Nathan A. Orien, Walter L. Whipple

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Financial fraud is damaging many businesses and destroying investor confidence in our capital markets, as witnessed by the long string of accounting scandals uncovered in the U.S. While some businesses, such as Enron, have suffered complete dissolution as a result of catastrophic management fraud, smaller forms of business corruption all take their toll in reducing a company’s profitability.

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Schwarzenbach’S America: Bitterness, Betrayal, Social Revolution And Feminine Empowerment, Caleb Sainsbury, Dr. Robert Mcfarland Sep 2013

Schwarzenbach’S America: Bitterness, Betrayal, Social Revolution And Feminine Empowerment, Caleb Sainsbury, Dr. Robert Mcfarland

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Switzerland’s democratic culture is at once both laudable, yet contradictory. Continuing even today and Stemming back to 1378, the mountain Kanton of Appenzell, Switzerland has conducted democratic elections in a communal town-gathering setting. At first glance, one would think that this long-standing tradition of democracy is a sign of laudable democratic progress that was centuries ahead of its European neighbors. Yet, the hypocritical part of Appenzell’s democratic culture is that only beginning in 1994 were women allowed to take part of the Democratic process. Appenzell was the last of the Swiss Kantons to grant their women full suffrage rights. Most …

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Der Schatten- A Light To Fin-De-Siècle Vienna And To Our Time, Jared Leohrmann, Dr. Michelle Stott James Sep 2013

Der Schatten- A Light To Fin-De-Siècle Vienna And To Our Time, Jared Leohrmann, Dr. Michelle Stott James

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Der Schatten, a drama written by Marie Eugenie delle Grazie (1864-1931) premiered in 1901 in the Vienna Burgtheater, the most prestigious stage at the time. Der Schatten is a rich play full of topics that are significant for fin-de-siècle Vienna. These contemporary themes include aspects such as psychology, art, and human relationships, with which delle Grazie contributes unique insights to the ongoing discourse at the time. Although the author received the prominent Bauernfeldpreis award, which was also given to other leading authors like Hermann Hesse und Arthur Schnitzler, who are still well known today, she has been largely forgotten. Reasons …

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Postwar Austrian Film (1945-1955): Means To The Rebuilding Of A Nation, Grant R. Jackson, Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Kelling Sep 2013

Postwar Austrian Film (1945-1955): Means To The Rebuilding Of A Nation, Grant R. Jackson, Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Kelling

Journal of Undergraduate Research

After World War II and the end of the Nazi regime in 1945, the countries involved not only had to rebuild cities and homes, but also their lives and outlook on life. Germany’s rebuilding process has naturally received the most attention from historians, leaving smaller countries like Austria relatively overlooked. Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Kelling decided to research the cultural reconstruction that took place in postwar Austria. He wanted to focus on how a variety of societal aspects influenced the rebuilding process between 1945 and 1955, not only to better understand how Austria recovered after World War II, but also how nations …

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But Art Nevertheless: Motherhood In The Arts As A Political Tool, Elizabeth Guthrie, Dr. Robert Mcfarland Sep 2013

But Art Nevertheless: Motherhood In The Arts As A Political Tool, Elizabeth Guthrie, Dr. Robert Mcfarland

Journal of Undergraduate Research

In my original ORCA proposal I described how I wanted to research a number of different women of the World War I era and describe how their respective art forms defended women and especially the importance and value of motherhood. I wanted to compare all of their works to the proposal presented by Eleanora Kalkowska, which argued that women were only necessary in order to raise strong soldier sons eager to fight in defense of the Fatherland. However, I quickly realized that this would have been too great a task to take on and decided to concentrate my research on …

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German Linguistic And Cultural Influence In Southern Brazil, Stephen Smith, Dr. Michelle James Sep 2013

German Linguistic And Cultural Influence In Southern Brazil, Stephen Smith, Dr. Michelle James

Journal of Undergraduate Research

By way of introduction, I must note that the experience that I had completing this ORCA project was one of the best experiences that I had as an undergraduate. I feel that this whole process stands out in my mind as the type of hands-on experience that every student desires when they step onto the BYU campus.

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Women Venturing Out Of The Domestic Sphere And The Writings Of Elisa Von Der Recke, Kelsey Ross, Dr. Robert Mcfarland Sep 2013

Women Venturing Out Of The Domestic Sphere And The Writings Of Elisa Von Der Recke, Kelsey Ross, Dr. Robert Mcfarland

Journal of Undergraduate Research

In October of 2006 I submitted a proposal for an ORCA grant while studying abroad in Berlin, Germany. With the help of a 2006 ORCA Mentored Research Grant, I joined my mentor, Prof. Robert McFarland, as he gathered historical documents for a project on gender and space in early eighteenth century Berlin.

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Project Title, Vance Johnson, Dr. Rob Mcfarland Sep 2013

Project Title, Vance Johnson, Dr. Rob Mcfarland

Journal of Undergraduate Research

During the last years of the 19th Century German colonialism was reaching a powerful peak. They were conquering nations around the world, most specifically and most concentrated in Africa. In these lands the German Colonizers positioned themselves to be protectors and cultural benefactors to the inhabitants of the African Colonies. During these years of German colonialism, colonizers spread out into lands across the west-central African Coast to develop them as extensions of the Western European Empire. This created a new, and numerically significant, variant of German culture that was somewhere between the “savagery” of the natives and the “civilization” of …

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Consonant Pronunciation Improvement In Three Learning Environments, Katelyn Gordon, Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Kelling Sep 2013

Consonant Pronunciation Improvement In Three Learning Environments, Katelyn Gordon, Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Kelling

Journal of Undergraduate Research

This study compares pronunciation gains in German consonants over an 11-week period across three different learning environments, namely study abroad (SA), German House and a classroom setting. In particular, we focused on gains students make on 6 German sounds, including the “ch”-sounds ([ç] ich ‘I’ vs. [x] as in acht ‘8’), /ts/ as in zehn ‘ten’, German /r/ and /l/ and use of “sh” before /p/ and /t/ word initially, e.g., Sport pronounced like Schport. We asked the following questions: 1) Which consonants are students more likely to improve during an 11-week period? 2) Does one learning environment facilitate more …

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English In Business German, Tessa Lush, Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Kelling Sep 2013

English In Business German, Tessa Lush, Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Kelling

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Throughout its history, German has been influenced by other languages, most notably Latin and French prior to 1900. However, since the end of World War II, American culture and technology has had a profound impact on both German culture and language, including in the area of business culture (Hedderich, 2003). One byproduct of this influence has been the influx of English into German. Indeed, English has become the co-official language alongside German at many large firms, especially those who are global players (Ammon, 2006), to such an extent that English has become a required language for managers and employees in …

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Commentary On Translating Heinrich Heine, Charles Baudelaire, And Martial, Susan Mclean Aug 2013

Commentary On Translating Heinrich Heine, Charles Baudelaire, And Martial, Susan Mclean

Transference

Notes on translating poems in German, French, and Latin into English by Susan McLean.

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A Woman By Heinrich Heine, Susan Mclean Aug 2013

A Woman By Heinrich Heine, Susan Mclean

Transference

Translated from the German by Susan McLean.

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Commentary On Translating Rose Ausländer, Ingeborg Bachmann, And Nelly Sachs, Rebekah Wilson Aug 2013

Commentary On Translating Rose Ausländer, Ingeborg Bachmann, And Nelly Sachs, Rebekah Wilson

Transference

Notes by Rebekah Wilson on translating four German poems into English.

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If Only I Knew By Nelly Sachs, Rebekah Wilson Aug 2013

If Only I Knew By Nelly Sachs, Rebekah Wilson

Transference

Translated from the German by Rebekah Wilson.

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To Say Dark Things By Ingeborg Bachmann, Rebekah Wilson Aug 2013

To Say Dark Things By Ingeborg Bachmann, Rebekah Wilson

Transference

Translated from the German by Rebekah Wilson.

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At The End Of Time By Rose Ausländer, Rebekah Wilson Aug 2013

At The End Of Time By Rose Ausländer, Rebekah Wilson

Transference

Translated from the German by Rebekah Wilson.

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The Picket Fence By Christian Morgenstern, John Perry Aug 2013

The Picket Fence By Christian Morgenstern, John Perry

Transference

Translated from the German with commentary by John Perry.

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Transference Vol. 1, Summer 2013 Aug 2013

Transference Vol. 1, Summer 2013

Transference

Transference is published by the Department of World Languages and Literatures at Western Michigan University. Dedicated to the celebration of poetry in translation, the journal publishes translations from Arabic, Chinese, French and Old French, German, Classical Greek and Latin, Japanese, and Russian into English verse. Transference contains translations as well as commentaries on the art and process of translating.

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Ann Tizia Leitich And American Mass Culture, Kari Marie Stolzenburg, Dr. Robert Mcfarland Aug 2013

Ann Tizia Leitich And American Mass Culture, Kari Marie Stolzenburg, Dr. Robert Mcfarland

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Ann Tizia Leitich was one of the most widely read Austrian newspaper article authors of the 1920’s and 1930’s. Her articles kept in dialogue with the other leading authors of her time including Stefan Zweig, Siegfried Kracauer, and Antonio Gramsci who are synonymous with criticism of mass culture. Though she participated heavily in these dialogues her works have generally been lost from public knowledge. Through this mentored research project, Dr. McFarland and I seek to bring Ann Tizia Leitich back into her rightful place in the mass culture dialogue.

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Correlation Between Language Maintenance And Post-Graduation Plans Of International Students From Russian-Speaking Countries, Alyona Viktorovna Friedman, Dr. Tony Brown Aug 2013

Correlation Between Language Maintenance And Post-Graduation Plans Of International Students From Russian-Speaking Countries, Alyona Viktorovna Friedman, Dr. Tony Brown

Journal of Undergraduate Research

As an international student, I have observed what I thought to be a trend among my fellow students from Russian-speaking countries. I noticed that those who had a definite plan to remain in the U.S. after graduation spoke less Russian than those who were planning to return to their respective home countries. This observation turned into a hypothesis: the less Russian students speak, the more likely they are to plan to stay in the U.S. after completion of their degrees.

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Elisabeth Franke: A German Missionary’S Perspectives On Women’S Liberation In The Context Of Racial And Religious Prejudice, Rebekah Mcknight, Dr. Cindy Brewer Aug 2013

Elisabeth Franke: A German Missionary’S Perspectives On Women’S Liberation In The Context Of Racial And Religious Prejudice, Rebekah Mcknight, Dr. Cindy Brewer

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Elisabeth Franke was a female German missionary in Turkey in the early 20th century. Her unique experience as a woman, a Christian, and a humanitarian offers a valuable perspective on religious and racial prejudice between Christian missionaries and Muslims at the time. Studying Franke’s text, Hinter dem Schleier: Ein Schrei der Not aus der mohammedanischen Frauenwelt (Behind the Veil: A cry of need from the world of Muslim women) enabled me to better understand and explain the incongruousness between typical Christian prejudice towards Islamic peoples and her particular interest in the liberation of Muslim women in Turkey.

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Crossing More Than The Street: Johanna M. Lankau’S Dresdner Spaziergänge And The Walking Woman As Outsider, Bess Hayes, Dr. Robert Mcfarland Aug 2013

Crossing More Than The Street: Johanna M. Lankau’S Dresdner Spaziergänge And The Walking Woman As Outsider, Bess Hayes, Dr. Robert Mcfarland

Journal of Undergraduate Research

In nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Germany, it was ideologically inappropriate for women to walk unaccompanied through the city. Because of these gendered strictures, women’s narratives of city walks are extremely rare. Johanna M. Lankau’s Dresdner Spaziergänge (“Dresden Walks”) is one of these rare exceptions. Though recent scholarship is divided about the historical reality of writing women walkers, her book shows that there were indeed women walkers who wrote about the city. In her 1912 book, Lankau writes:

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“Humanism And The Role Of Women In The Fifteenth Century In Relation To Die Denkwürdigkeiten Der Helene Kottannerin (1439-1440)”, Colter Kennedy, Dr. Robert Mcfarland Aug 2013

“Humanism And The Role Of Women In The Fifteenth Century In Relation To Die Denkwürdigkeiten Der Helene Kottannerin (1439-1440)”, Colter Kennedy, Dr. Robert Mcfarland

Journal of Undergraduate Research

When I first started at BYU I was approached by Prof. Robert McFarland about studying the relatively unknown text, Die Denkwürdigkeiten der Helene Kottannerin (The Memoirs of Helene Kottanner) to fulfill requirements for his class covering Cultural History of Germany. Eventually this assignment grew under his supervision to an ORCA project, a conference paper, and an honors Thesis. Originally I began researching the feminist aspect of the text and how it was far more progressive than any other text written by a woman for its time. The scope of my study of this text has grown immensely to show how …

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Vocabulary Acquisition On Study Abroad, Jillian Fritz, Laura Catharine Smith Aug 2013

Vocabulary Acquisition On Study Abroad, Jillian Fritz, Laura Catharine Smith

Journal of Undergraduate Research

My project is part of a larger, college-wide study that is seeking to quantify the progress students make in acquiring the German language while on study abroad, specifically in the areas of vocabulary acquisition, pronunciation, writing composition, and language comprehension. My own research attempts to determine if language immersion in a study abroad setting better enhances vocabulary learning than in Foreign Language Student Resident or classroom settings.

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Anna Oehler: Mission Literature, Lisa Jensen, Dr. Cindy Brewer Aug 2013

Anna Oehler: Mission Literature, Lisa Jensen, Dr. Cindy Brewer

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Thank you for awarding me the ORCA grant. I have used it to travel to Vienna, Austria with Professor Brewer to research the works of Anna Oehler. Anna Oehler was a mission author of children’s literature in the early 1900s. Her work is important because it provides insights on the racial positions of Europeans at this time.

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