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Motivation For Learning English At A Theological Seminary In Ukraine, Joshua Tokar
Motivation For Learning English At A Theological Seminary In Ukraine, Joshua Tokar
School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations
This study was designed to determine what factors motivate students to learn English at an evangelical seminary in Ukraine. After the fall of communism, English was mainly taught at newly formed evangelical seminaries in Ukraine to enable students to access theological resources in English that were not available in Russian or Ukrainian. A mixed-method approach involving a written attitudinal questionnaire and follow-up focus group interviews was employed to collect data. Participants in this study were second- year music ministry and first- to third-year theology students enrolled in English courses.The results of this study revealed that twenty-five years later seminary students …
Can’T I Speak Japanese? The Use Of Students’ L1 As A Cognitive Tool For Collaborative Writing Tasks In A Japanese Efl Context, Brian Steven Berning
Can’T I Speak Japanese? The Use Of Students’ L1 As A Cognitive Tool For Collaborative Writing Tasks In A Japanese Efl Context, Brian Steven Berning
School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations
Many English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers believe that their students should be speaking only English in the classroom; that this will enhance and better their language learning. This study explores the differences in students’ writing between two groups: one that uses only the L2 (English) to collaborate during a pre-writing task, and the second that uses the L2 along with L1 support (English with Japanese support). The question of the study is this: How does the use of L1 as a cognitive tool effect the written L2 output of students working collaboratively compared to the exclusive use of …
How Movie Dubbing Can Help Native Chinese Speakers’ English Pronunciation, Irene Lin Florente
How Movie Dubbing Can Help Native Chinese Speakers’ English Pronunciation, Irene Lin Florente
School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of English movie scripts and movie dubbing activities can help native Chinese speakers improve their awareness of prosodic features in English, specifically, sentence stress. The literature review explores Chinese and English prosody, movie dubbing and ideal pronunciation standards. The qualitative research paradigm was implemented to explore the hypothesis that hearing and mimicking the natural speech patterns of native speakers can help native Chinese speakers improve their awareness of sentence stress in English. After three cycles of language instruction and language discrimination activities, seven students were chosen for a case …