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Linguistic And Cultural Diversity: Examining Support For English Language Learners In Canada Through Multiliteracies And Sociocultural Theories For Teaching And Learning, Rasha Qaisi Oct 2021

Linguistic And Cultural Diversity: Examining Support For English Language Learners In Canada Through Multiliteracies And Sociocultural Theories For Teaching And Learning, Rasha Qaisi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study explores and analyzes the use of multiliteracies, multimodalities, and sociocultural perspectives as pedagogical practices for the teaching and learning of secondary school students and adult learners for literacy and second language acquisition. This qualitative, comparative case study research questions the impact of the theory of multiliteracies and the use of multimodalities and technology has on student experiences across the curriculum and language acquisition with English language learners (ELLs). More specifically, this research study investigates the implementation of multiliteracies, multimodalities, and sociocultural theories of education in language acquisition classrooms, the use of technology in the classroom, and the role …


Pathways And Assessment Effects On Composition I For Hispanic Non-Native English Speakers, Tammy L. Perez Jan 2021

Pathways And Assessment Effects On Composition I For Hispanic Non-Native English Speakers, Tammy L. Perez

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem addressed in this study was the absence of a clearly defined pathway to Composition I for Hispanic non-native English-speaking students (HNNESS) testing below college level English at the study site. The purpose of the study was to identify an optimal pre-college English pathway for HNNESS using the college assessment of basic skills (CABS) and the pre-college English pathways (English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) pathway vs Developmental English pathway) on grade point average (GPA) in Composition I. Language acquisition theory framed the study. The research question focused on the effect of CABS performance and type of pathway …


Uso De Material Didáctico En Instagram©: Caracterización De La Aplicación De Una Estrategia De Enseñanza Enfocada En La Habilidad Escrita De Los Estudiantes Del Nivel B1 En Una Academia De Lenguas De La Ciudad De Bogotá D.C., Yeferson Leonardo Ruiz Rojas Jan 2021

Uso De Material Didáctico En Instagram©: Caracterización De La Aplicación De Una Estrategia De Enseñanza Enfocada En La Habilidad Escrita De Los Estudiantes Del Nivel B1 En Una Academia De Lenguas De La Ciudad De Bogotá D.C., Yeferson Leonardo Ruiz Rojas

Maestría en Didáctica de las Lenguas

Enfocados en un intento de innovación en la educación, la presente investigación buscó caracterizar cuales son los cambios logrados en la frecuencia y el desempeño de la habilidad escrita de los estudiantes de nivel B1 de la academia de idiomas Smart®, sede Centro Mayor; a través de la aplicación de una estrategia de enseñanza basada en el desarrollo de material hipermediático contextualizado transmitido en la red social Instagram©. Se desarrollo un estudio de caso con un enfoque cualitativo, en el cual se aplicaron encuestas y evaluaciones diagnosticas previas y posteriores al conjunto de intervenciones; con base en las cuales se …