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The Economic Impact And Effects Of Learning A Second Language, Luke Newman
The Economic Impact And Effects Of Learning A Second Language, Luke Newman
Economics Undergraduate Honors Theses
The modern world has never been more connected than it is now. However, in the United States of America, and many other countries, the growth of their economy is slowed by the reliance on monolingual communication. By implementing policies to invest in the foundation and future of the countries workforce, and increase the use of a second language, not only will the economy reap the benefits, but the workers who are being invested in will also personally benefit as well. The following study aims to investigate the economic impact and effects of learning a second language.
A Library Without Books: The Importance Of Language Representation In Public Libraries, Caelyn Armshaw
A Library Without Books: The Importance Of Language Representation In Public Libraries, Caelyn Armshaw
Theses/Capstones/Creative Projects
The focus of this project is to assess the degree of access to Spanish-language books in the Omaha Public Library system. After constructing a map of all Omaha Public Libraries using Global Information System (GIS) and analyzing the population around those areas, I cross-referenced individual library catalogs to compare raw numbers of English-language books to non-English and specifically Spanish-language books. The ultimate finding of this project is that even though approximately 10% of Omaha citizens included in the census speak Spanish as their primary language, Spanish-language books make up only 2% of the total books across all Omaha Public Libraries. …
L’Accroissement De La Créativité Grâce À L’Adaptation De L’Environnement Préparé, Michael Manuel Hernández Bohórquez, Liliana Alexandra Murillo Gutiérrez
L’Accroissement De La Créativité Grâce À L’Adaptation De L’Environnement Préparé, Michael Manuel Hernández Bohórquez, Liliana Alexandra Murillo Gutiérrez
Licenciatura en Español y Lenguas Extranjeras
El objetivo principal de esta investigación es favorecer la creatividad en los estudiantes de segunda infancia del colegio Gustavo Restrepo a través de la adaptación del ambiente preparado propuesto por María Montessori. Se realizó un estudio cualitativo de investigación- acción, con una población de 32 estudiantes entre los 7 y 8 años, niñas y niños de segundo grado de primaria. La investigación se desarrolló en dos momentos en los cuales se recolecto la información a través del diario de campo y la observación directa. El primer momento consistió en la identificación de la problemática en relación con la creatividad y …
Strategies To Reduce Foreign Language Anxiety In Adult Efl Students Of The European Union, Kathleen Hershner
Strategies To Reduce Foreign Language Anxiety In Adult Efl Students Of The European Union, Kathleen Hershner
Master's Projects and Capstones
One of paradoxes in adult foreign language learning is that older learners must communicate in the very language, in this case English, they struggle to acquire. The discomfort that arises from needing to use deficient or non-existent skills in a new language is more acutely felt in adults than children. Adults approach learning new languages with an assumed level of control over themselves and their environment and can easily become frustrated when they're unable to maintain their usual levels of confidence and competence, which can lead to foreign language anxiety. FLA is a specific kind of anxiety defined as an …
Literature-Based Instruction And Post-Reading Activities To Enhance The Basal Reading Program, Susan J. Vertrees
Literature-Based Instruction And Post-Reading Activities To Enhance The Basal Reading Program, Susan J. Vertrees
All Graduate Projects
The focus ofthis project was to create a resource manual to use in the reading program with students learning a second language. The project implements a balanced reading curriculum with an emphasis on literature-based instruction. Trade books and post-reading activities are the highlights of the resource manual. Using literature in the classroom with literature-based instruction techniques has been shown to have a positive impact on students. The purpose of reading instruction is to increase reading skills as well as the joy ofreading.
Teaching English/Spanish Cognates To Increase Reading Comprehension, Stacey A. Suhm
Teaching English/Spanish Cognates To Increase Reading Comprehension, Stacey A. Suhm
All Graduate Projects
A curriculum has been developed for middle school English as a Second Language (ESL) students to improve their reading comprehension. A review of the literature found that vocabulary is an essential part of reading comprehension and becoming aware of English/Spanish cognates can increase the students' English vocabulary. The curriculum includes a survey to assess a student's knowledge and use of cognates, lesson plans to introduce the concept of cognates, to practice recognizing English/Spanish cognates, and learn the correlation of suffixes between English and Spanish. The curriculum also includes lists of English/Spanish cognates divided by subjects.
Approaches In Teaching Advanced Placement Spanish, Melinda L. Brager
Approaches In Teaching Advanced Placement Spanish, Melinda L. Brager
All Graduate Projects
The curriculum developed in this project has been designed specifically for Advanced Placement Spanish students, although lt may be used ln almost any advanced foreign language class. In addition to building on prior knowledge and increasing target language proficiency, this curriculum attempts to prepare students to take the Advanced Placement Spanish Language Exam.
A Project For Spanish Speaking Migrant Parents For Involvement In Home Reading Activities, Nancy J. King
A Project For Spanish Speaking Migrant Parents For Involvement In Home Reading Activities, Nancy J. King
All Graduate Projects
The purpose of this project was to develop parent involvement workshops and home reading activities for Spanish speaking migrant parents of the Highland School District. Four one-hour workshops were designed and implemented. In addition, kindergarteners participated in book reading activities. This project demonstrated that Spanish speaking parents could be successfully integrated into school-related activities; and through this integration, positive changes in attitudes and behaviors of both parents and children could be achieved.
The Status Of Foreign Languages In West Virginia High Schools, Florence Smith
The Status Of Foreign Languages In West Virginia High Schools, Florence Smith
Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs
The purpose of this study is to ascertain the status of foreign languages in West Virginia secondary schools for the past eighteen years, as to (1) pupil enrollment by classes, sex, subjects, and years offered and (2) teacher preparation, experience, tenure, salary, and teaching load.