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Teaching The Biography Of Laura Ingalls Wilder: Fostering A Media Literacy Approach For Multilingual Writers, Kelly G. Hansen
Teaching The Biography Of Laura Ingalls Wilder: Fostering A Media Literacy Approach For Multilingual Writers, Kelly G. Hansen
EWU Masters Thesis Collection
"In creating this thesis, the culmination of writings from teaching English composition to multilingual writers, contributed to my research. This action research study focuses on how to foster a media literacy approach when teaching multilingual writers. The literature focus unit was based on the biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder using the book, Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Photographic Story of a Life (Stone, 2009). The research conducted for this study took place during the winter quarter of 2015 within English 112, which is a composition class offered at Eastern Washington University (EWU) for multilingual writers. During this time, questionnaires, journal responses, …
Poetry In Translation To Teach Esl Composition At The College Level, Peter M. Lacey
Poetry In Translation To Teach Esl Composition At The College Level, Peter M. Lacey
EWU Masters Thesis Collection
"This thesis records the L1 to English poetry translations and subsequent self- reflections on the translation process by college level ESL composition students. It analyzes and codes the characteristics of their writing as well as the experiences and information reported in their reflective essays about the translation process. Poetry translation is discussed as a way to Honor the L1 and corresponding culture and as a way to facilitate writing skill development in ESL composition students. The final chapter makes recommendations for future poetry translation assignments in college level ESL composition courses"--Document.