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Trading Spaces: Space As Metaphor For Contingency In Writing Centers, Genie N. Giaimo Jan 2023

Trading Spaces: Space As Metaphor For Contingency In Writing Centers, Genie N. Giaimo

Writing Center Journal

This article offers a critical reading of writing center workplace space. Weaving together counterstorying with semiotic, geographic, and rhetorical analysis of space, the author provides an alternative way of understanding the connections between our physical and metaphorical workspaces. Precarity and contingency, the article posits, are made more palpable through connection to physical space because writing center labor (and workers) are often identified mostly through their space and availability. Ultimately, this article argues for a new way forward that decouples writing center workers and labor from inhabited workplace space. Arguing that these spaces are gendered, classed, and raced (among other things), …

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The Paradoxes Of Contingency: Stories Of Contingent Professional Tutors’ Lived Experiences, Beth Sabo, Kaia-Marie A. Bishop, Kristine M. Gatchel, Rachel Dick Jan 2023

The Paradoxes Of Contingency: Stories Of Contingent Professional Tutors’ Lived Experiences, Beth Sabo, Kaia-Marie A. Bishop, Kristine M. Gatchel, Rachel Dick

Writing Center Journal

Despite comprising the majority of labor in higher education in general and writing centers more specifically, contingent workers’ voices and experiences have often been overlooked. The contingent voices that have been represented have predominantly been those in director or administrative positions, not the professional tutors who engage in centers’ day-to-day consulting. This lack of representation in the literature perpetuates institutional inequities and belies a larger paradox: that contingent workers attempting to ameliorate the precarity of their situation may jeopardize their livelihood. Because contingent workers’ identities and roles have historically been ignored and marginalized, few research and publication options are available …

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In-House Efforts To Enhance Pre-Service Language Teachers’ Intercultural Competence, Nur Gedik Bal Jan 2023

In-House Efforts To Enhance Pre-Service Language Teachers’ Intercultural Competence, Nur Gedik Bal

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

The goal of the current study was to ascertain pre-service English language teachers’ impressions of the impact of thematic speaking tasks on the development of their intercultural competence in an online Spoken English course. Moreover, the effect of certain demographic variables on pre-service teachers’ cultural intelligence (CQ) was also investigated. The findings revealed a significant difference between the CQ of students with and without overseas experience. Pre-service teachers who could speak languages other than their mother tongue and English had significantly higher CQ scores than students who could not speak other languages. However, there was not a significant difference between …

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Elementary Principal Perceptions Of Their Roles In Literacy Leadership: Collective Efficacy, Preparation, And Literacy Orientation, Monique Marie Jones Jan 2023

Elementary Principal Perceptions Of Their Roles In Literacy Leadership: Collective Efficacy, Preparation, And Literacy Orientation, Monique Marie Jones

Doctor of Education Dissertations

Literacy disparity is a widespread problem for schools across the country. Children with reading difficulties are present in every school in the United States. Although literacy is the foundation of all academics, many students lag behind regardless of their socioeconomic, racial, or gender status. There is mounting pressure on schools to produce students who read proficiently. The elementary school principal plays a pivotal role in creating a thriving literacy culture. For inexperienced and seasoned school administrators, the inability to produce proficient readers by the end of third grade is a significant concern. This dissertation examined the principal's role as a …

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Growing Sustainable Quality Dual Language Immersion Programs: The Impact Of Key Leadership Preparation, Training, And Support, Vera Woolard Jan 2023

Growing Sustainable Quality Dual Language Immersion Programs: The Impact Of Key Leadership Preparation, Training, And Support, Vera Woolard

Doctor of Education Dissertations

As principals take the lead on planning, implementing, and ensuring the sustainability of their dual language immersion (DLI) programs, there is extant literature on the appropriate actions for conducting such work. However, there is a lack of research on principal preparedness and training for those leading bilingual education programs, specifically DLI programs. This mixed methods study explored specific leadership behaviors and/or practices necessary for program preparation as well as the internal and/or external support and professional development that is paramount for principals to lead and maintain successful and sustainable DLI programs. Subsequently, the study was designed to help identify key …

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A Complicated Legacy Defines School Librarians As Teachers, Mary Keeling Jan 2023

A Complicated Legacy Defines School Librarians As Teachers, Mary Keeling

STEMPS Faculty Publications

The article analyzes how the legacy of school librarianship inform the future of school librarians as teachers. Topics discussed include lower test scores and fewer opportunities to develop critical thinking and digital literacy skills among students, need for the federal government to recognize the importance of school libraries and how well-staffed school library with a qualified librarian can provide essential services and resources.

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Communicating With The Past Via Javier Cercas’ Las Leyes De La Frontera, Bobby D. Nixon Jan 2023

Communicating With The Past Via Javier Cercas’ Las Leyes De La Frontera, Bobby D. Nixon

The Coastal Review: An Online Peer-reviewed Journal

Cercas’ protagonist, Gafitas, narrates his memories of being a member of "el Zarco's" youth gang in the barrio chino of Girona during the summer of 1978, from the vantage point of the early 2000s. The novel is simultaneously viewed through the intertextual lens of José Antonio de la Loma’s cycle of quinqui films based on the life of the famous Catalan delinquent, El Vaquilla, Juan José Moreno Cuenca. There is renewed interest in these films from the Transition period of the late 1970s and early 1980s, with the success of this novel and director Daniel Monzón's film based on Cercas’ …

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An Education In Democracy: Understanding And Subverting Censorship In The English Classroom, Hannah R. Woolsey Jan 2023

An Education In Democracy: Understanding And Subverting Censorship In The English Classroom, Hannah R. Woolsey

MSU Graduate Theses

The politicization of education has presented a challenge to offering students diverse English Language Arts instruction. Across the county, lawmakers have proposed legislation that limits discussion about race and sex or allows parents to restrict their child’s exposure to materials that violate their moral or religious beliefs. In this tug-of-war, teachers will be forced to decide between avoiding controversial topics or risking dismissal. Increasing censorship, now codified by law in many states, is rooted in our polarized political landscape, divided along cultural and geographic lines. The challenge facing educators, then, is how to create space for inclusive, social justice-oriented instruction …

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Comprehension, Diagram Analysis, Integration, And Interest: A Cross-Sectional Analysis, Courtney Hattan, Eunseo Lee, Alexandra List Jan 2023

Comprehension, Diagram Analysis, Integration, And Interest: A Cross-Sectional Analysis, Courtney Hattan, Eunseo Lee, Alexandra List

Faculty Publications - College of Education

The current study examines a multidimensional set of outcome variables to understand whether different pre-reading scaffolds influence students’ text comprehension, diagram analysis, text integration, and interest; and investigates these constructs cross-sectionally to identify any progression as students move across grades. One-hundred fifty-six 3rd through 6th grade students enrolled in a public laboratory school were randomly assigned to one of three pre-reading conditions intended to activate or build students’ topic knowledge. Students completed a series of before, during, and after reading activities while engaging with grade appropriate texts about the topics of ecosystems and living things. Results indicate that there were …

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Recorrido Genealógico De La Gramática De Construcciones, Andres Enrique De Arco Pérez Jan 2023

Recorrido Genealógico De La Gramática De Construcciones, Andres Enrique De Arco Pérez

Licenciatura en Español y Lenguas Extranjeras

El presente artículo investigativo lleva a cabo una revisión de la literatura sobre la Gramática de Construcciones, comenzando con sus antecedentes y contraste entre teorías que coexistieron, para luego explicar las concepciones principales con respecto a todo lo que gira en la órbita fundamental de las construcciones. Finalmente, se mencionaron algunas posibles aplicaciones de la Gramática de Construcciones en varios campos del saber, incluidos entre ellos la enseñanza de español como lengua materna.

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A Paradox Of Fact And Fiction: Cultivating The 'Literary Imagination' Through Quiet Rebellion, Eden A. Evans Jan 2023

A Paradox Of Fact And Fiction: Cultivating The 'Literary Imagination' Through Quiet Rebellion, Eden A. Evans

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The dissertation explores the problems that patterned and processed teaching and learning poses for implementing principles of critical pedagogy in English Literature courses. I apply multiple theoretical frameworks including literary theory, critical theory and post-humanism to place my own experiences amidst the on-going conversations about standardization and democracy. I draw upon the work of educational theorists such as Maxine Greene, Martha Nussbaum, Louise Rosenblatt, and Mary Aswell Doll to explore the ways that literature can enrich students’ lives and society, and Geneva Gay and Lisa Delpit to explore how cultural bias regarding linguistics can function when teaching literature and language …

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Improving The Reading Skills Of Struggling Secondary Students In A Real-World Setting: Issues Of Implementation And Sustainability, Susan Main, Susan Hill, Annamaria Paolino Jan 2023

Improving The Reading Skills Of Struggling Secondary Students In A Real-World Setting: Issues Of Implementation And Sustainability, Susan Main, Susan Hill, Annamaria Paolino

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Reading difficulties have been associated with limited academic success and related social-emotional outcomes including anxiety and low motivation. Recent research on the educational impact of the COVID-19 pandemic indicates that children with poor reading skills were disproportionally disadvantaged. This growing number of students experiencing reading difficulties will require effective implementation of strategies to prevent long-term disadvantage, including in the challenging context of secondary schools where teachers are unfamiliar with reading instruction and constrained by timetabling of subjects and teachers. This research examined whether a Direct Instruction programme could be implemented with fidelity in the real world of a secondary school …

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Estrategias De Lectura Y Escritura De Español Como Segunda Lengua Para Estudiantes De Primaria Del Pueblo Indígena Embera Chamí, Alexandra Murillo Caicedo Jan 2023

Estrategias De Lectura Y Escritura De Español Como Segunda Lengua Para Estudiantes De Primaria Del Pueblo Indígena Embera Chamí, Alexandra Murillo Caicedo

Licenciatura en Literatura y Lengua Castellana

Este proyecto busca contribuir a la Educación Intercultural Bilingüe y/o la etnoeducación en la Institución Educativa Rural Caicedonia sede Policarpa Salavarrieta, dirigida a los estudiantes de primaria. El objetivo principal es garantizar una formación de calidad para todos los estudiantes, incluyendo a la población indígena predominante de la región (los Embera Chamí); por lo tanto, se busca nivelar académicamente a los estudiantes provenientes de etnias indígenas, que presentan un desconocimiento marcado de la gramática, grafía y estructura de la lengua castellana, sin que por ello se sientan obligados a ignorar sus raíces ancestrales por cumplir con estándares determinados. Conjuntamente, se …

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Fortalecimiento De La Comprensión Lectora En Los Niveles Literal E Inferencial Por Medio De Una Guía Didáctica Con Estudiantes De Grado Tercero De Las Instituciones Educativas Gregorio Gutiérrez González Y San Antonio, Luisa María Puerta Londoño, Nancy Constanza Ospina Arboleda Jan 2023

Fortalecimiento De La Comprensión Lectora En Los Niveles Literal E Inferencial Por Medio De Una Guía Didáctica Con Estudiantes De Grado Tercero De Las Instituciones Educativas Gregorio Gutiérrez González Y San Antonio, Luisa María Puerta Londoño, Nancy Constanza Ospina Arboleda

Licenciatura en Literatura y Lengua Castellana

El objetivo principal de este proyecto es caracterizar una guía didáctica para fortalecer la comprensión lectora en los niveles inferencial y literal de los estudiantes de grado tercero de las instituciones educativas Gregorio Gutiérrez Gonzáles sede San Juan Guarinó y San Antonio sede la Victoria, la cual se llevó a cabo bajo los parámetros y pautas establecidas por la universidad de La Salle. Se aplicaron tres cuestionarios, uno a estudiantes, uno a padres de familia y uno a docentes pertenecientes a las comunidades educativas ya mencionadas, con el propósito de verificar si realmente los estudiantes presentan dificultades para comprender lo …

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Contingency And Its Intersections In Writing Centers: An Introduction, Maggie M. Herb, Liliana M. Naydan, Clint Gardner Jan 2023

Contingency And Its Intersections In Writing Centers: An Introduction, Maggie M. Herb, Liliana M. Naydan, Clint Gardner

Writing Center Journal

Introduction to WCJ 41.1, which is a special issue on contingency in writing centers.

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Front Matter Jan 2023

Front Matter

Writing Center Journal

Front matter for Writing Center Journal 41.3.

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Comfort, Contingency, And Writing Center Work: An Essay In Three Illusions, Loren Maria Guay Jan 2023

Comfort, Contingency, And Writing Center Work: An Essay In Three Illusions, Loren Maria Guay

Writing Center Journal

In this hybrid essay, I engage creatively with the illusory nature of contingent work, presenting three episodes from my personal experiences as a contingent writing program administrator (WPA) during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, I interrogate these experiences by building on past critiques of “comfortable” writing centers, applying Sara Ahmed’s work on the affectiveness of (dis)comfort in order to examine comfort and its uneasy relationship with labor. For whom is the writing center expected to labor to provide comfort? Whose comfort, and moreover whose safety, is jeopardized or made invisible in the process? In answering these questions, this …

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Native Versus Non-Native Speaker Teachers’ Perceptions About English Varieties In Designing/Developing Efl Curriculum Development, Mohamed A. Mekheimer Jan 2023

Native Versus Non-Native Speaker Teachers’ Perceptions About English Varieties In Designing/Developing Efl Curriculum Development, Mohamed A. Mekheimer

The Coastal Review: An Online Peer-reviewed Journal

This study seeks to identify the perceptions of teachers, native speakers, and non-native speakers in terms of the influence of teaching varieties of English on EFL curriculum development and teaching designs and which of these factors could predict how the English curriculum should be developed for a particular variety and culture. Using the Teaching Varieties Influence Survey (TVIS), this study introspected 126 respondents of native-speaker teachers (NESTs) and non-native-speaker teachers (non-NESTs) to reflect their views using t-tests, correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. General findings from this study revealed no statistically significant differences in the two samples’ …

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Exploring Ways In Which Teachers Use Low-Cost No-Cost Resources To Develop Learners’ English Language Skills In A Public Primary School In Ilala District In Dar Es Salaam-An Action Research, Hannah Edwin Kimaro Jan 2023

Exploring Ways In Which Teachers Use Low-Cost No-Cost Resources To Develop Learners’ English Language Skills In A Public Primary School In Ilala District In Dar Es Salaam-An Action Research, Hannah Edwin Kimaro

Theses & Dissertations

The use of teaching and learning resources by teachers influences the development of the four English language skills. Literature has demonstrated the significance of resources in English classrooms, particularly for English language learners whose first language is not English. In Tanzania, the majority of learners attend public primary schools where the language of instruction is Kiswahili in all subjects except English, and thus the majority of them struggle to achieve the desired level of effective English development even as they progress to secondary school because of their poor English language background. Several factors, including a lack of use of English …

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A Qualitative Study Examining The Literacy Experiences Of Male Middle School Students Inside And Outside Of School, Ari Raymond Colondres Jan 2023

A Qualitative Study Examining The Literacy Experiences Of Male Middle School Students Inside And Outside Of School, Ari Raymond Colondres

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

A literacy gap is a difference between a person’s ability to read for understanding and meaning-making and their anticipated ability to read for their grade level. A larger proportion of males are at least one or more years below grade level in reading ability compared to their female peers. This reading difference is called the gender literacy gap. Students over one year below grade level are at an increased risk of dropping out of high school and face the possibility of diminished lifetime earnings. Gender, low levels of motivation, low socio-economic status, low engagement, and school perceptions of literacy are …

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James Joyce’S Prose Pedagogy: Language In Freirean Dialogue, Jack Mcdermott Wellschlager Jan 2023

James Joyce’S Prose Pedagogy: Language In Freirean Dialogue, Jack Mcdermott Wellschlager

Honors Projects

My project concerns the pedagogical nature of James Joyce’s Ulysses. Across the various styles and forms of Ulysses’ chapters, or “episodes,” I theorize the pedagogy of James Joyce’s prose by tracking the ways that the text demands readers participate in a Freirean dialogue. I will also discuss how Ulysses understands language as a practice of resistance: the novel’s characters have personal linguistic practices that help them open up the worlds that occupy them. I will appreciate the control these characters take of their world as I argue, through Paulo Freire’s work, that no true change occurs without the presence of …

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