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Indonesian Students' Perceptions Of Written Feedback In Second Language Writing, Rahmah Fithriani

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

Grounded in sociocultural theory, written feedback activities in second language (L2) writing provide the social interactions that help learners develop their psychical functions within the zone of proximal development (ZPD) as they co-construct knowledge with teachers and peers through guided learning (De Guerrero & Villamil, 2000). Written feedback can also help student writers improve their writing proficiency, including organization of their texts and awareness of the mechanics of the language necessary for successful communication of the intended message (Chandler, 2003; Ferris, 2006; Jahin, 2012; Kamimura, 2006).

Regarding the eminence of feedback in L2 writing, a large body of research has …

Agency, The Uncanny, And Strangeways: An Autoethnographic Journey Through An International Wunderland., Roberto T. Ollivier

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

The African diaspora and postcolonial studies author George Lamming writes in his book “The Pleasures of Exile” that the Caliban character from Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” “cannot be revealed in any relation to himself-for he has no self which is not a reaction to circumstances imposed upon his life” (Lamming, 1992, p. 107). One could argue that the only hope this half-human half-monstrous creature, or for that matter, any of us have to find peace, lies in the attempt to find resolution through the metaphorical slaying of our respective pasts. Like Caliban, many of us are never …

Music, Politics, And Sociality: Ethnic Tensions And The Performance Of Gikuyu Nationalism, Peter Njagi Mwangi

Foreign Languages & Literatures ETDs

This thesis examines how some selected Gikuyu popular music propagates ethnic tensions in Kenya by promoting Gikuyu nationalism at the expense of Kenyan nationalism. This music derives its themes from the historical period of the Mau Mau armed struggle against British colonists and connects this struggle with everyday experiences of the Gikuyu people. Memory and the performance of everyday life in this music solidifies the Gikuyu community as tied to a common destiny and distances other Kenyan communities from this destiny. The music consolidates Gikuyu ethnic nationalism and authenticates the position of the community as superior and a dominant force …

Connecting Genre-Based And Corpus-Driven Approaches In Research Articles: A Comparative Study Of Moves And Lexical Bundles In Saudi And International Journals, Basim M. Alamri

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

Research articles (RAs) have become the primary channel for researchers to circulate academic knowledge within certain discourse communities. Writing an acceptable research paper for publication in a scholarly journal is challenging for novice writers, especially for nonnative speakers of English. The present study was pedagogically motivated, and the ultimate goal was to provide the basis for a genre approach and corpus linguistics to academic writing for ESL/EFL postgraduate students in the field of applied linguistics.

The study analyzed the rhetorical structure and lexical bundles of English-language RAs—Introduction-Methods-Results-Discussion-Conclusion (I-M-R-D-C)—sections published in Saudi Arabian and international journals in the field of applied …

Rediscovering Misinterpreted Concept Of Vospitaniye, Core Constituent Of Vygotskian Zpd, Through Scholar’S Socio-Cultural Actuality, Svetlana Mylnikova

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

ABSTRACT

Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky, a renowned Russian psychologist, whose immediate family, academic surrounding, and scientific findings are typically scrutinized by scholars of past and present (Feingenberg, 1996, Kotik-Friedgut, 2008, 2011, Kuzmich, 2006, Vygodskaya & Lifanova, 1999, Yasnitsky, 2011, 2012) was the first to emphasize the holistic multidisciplinary approach to child development of pedology (child pedagogy) and distinguish two equally meaningful components of child education: obuchenie (teaching/learning process) and vospitanie (fostering). Even though Vygotskian theories are extensively employed in modern educational practices the intricacy of a complex unity of obuchenie and vospitanie in the process of education was overlooked as both …

Family Emotional Literacy: A Critical Education Curriculum For Mental Health Promotion, Anna L. Dinallo

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

This narrative study documents the experiences of seven Latina community educators through focus groups, interviews, and artifact data. Given the stigma of mental health (Bayer, 2005), a lack of culturally centered emotional curriculums (Boler, 1997; Boler & Zembylas, 2003) which are removed from structural oppression (Collins, 2002,1989; Crenshaw, 1991, 1993; hooks, 2014), educators, parents, and communities are in need of mental health promotion tools. According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA, 2015), approximately 70 million Americans annually are diagnosed with mental health issues that disable daily functioning. More relevant to the study population was the loss of three middle school-aged …

The War Against Teachers: How The Discourse Of A Nation At Risk Set The Agenda For Contemporary New Mexico Education Policy, Christine P. Wernle

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

A Nation at Risk (ANAR) represented a paradigm shift in national education policy and public education discourse. This Critical Discourse Analysis utilizing the theoretical framework of Fairclough and Wodak (1997) found five major recurring themes between ANAR, national and state discourse, and NMTEACH (as referenced in the Final Report and Recommendations of the New Mexico Effective Teaching Task Force, 2011): 1) The Establishment of Pedagogic Authority; 2) The Common-Senseness of Education; 3) Anti-Teacher Rhetoric and the Artificial Support of Teachers; 4) Deracialisation of Educational Policy and Color-Blind Ideology; and 5) The Movement from Symbolic to Physical Violence. This study has …

Endangered Language Pedagogy & Teaching Methodology, Brandon J. Martínez

Linguistics Student Publications

This manuscript was an undergraduate thesis submitted to the UNM Department of Linguistics in Spring 2017, and accepted with honors for graduation. The paper presents a synthesis of classic and contemporary approaches to teaching and revitalizing indigenous languages, drawing from a wide range of materials and research in the literature. Furthermore, it presents the results of interviews conducted with indigenous language educators at the University of New Mexico, providing insight on the future of indigenous language education through the eyes of indigenous educators themselves.

Making Meaning Of Chinese International Graduate Students' Experiences In The Journey Of Learning English In The United States, Feng Qi

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

This study focuses on how Chinese international graduate students make meanings of their experiences through everyday social communication with native English speaker to make adjustment to their new lives. Grounded on Vygotsky’s sociocultural theoretical framework, this study is conducted by the case study method to present the target group of students’ understanding of barriers encountered in social communication and their interpretation of the relations between self and the environment. Perezhivanie shed light on exploring the participants’ different attitudes and interpretation of the same life issues with the increasing length of residence in the United States. By experiencing a range of …

Efl Teachers’ Perceptions And Practices About Assessment At The Universidad Central Del Ecuador, Evelyn Veronica Almeida Garcia

Research and Development Supported by El Centro

Despite rising interest in understanding how language mastery is assessed, our knowledge of language assessment, alternatives in assessment, feedback, peer and self-assessment, as well as our understanding of teachers’ perceptions of assessment and their subsequent assessment practices is still quite limited. In my experience, language assessment is not always aligned with what and how students learn in their EFL classes. My aim is to conduct a case study of three EFL teachers from the Centro de Idiomas (Language Center) in the UCE and examining how their knowledge and beliefs about assessment influence their practices in class. I will collect data …

A Case Study Of Non-Native English-Speaking International University Students Participating In A Community Of Practice, Linka G. Crosby

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

The social identity construction of international students studying in the United States is important to the field of second language learning and the study of identity. A Social Identity and Communities of Practice (CoP) framework were used to understand how participation in a CoP informed the identity of non-native speaking university international students studying in the U.S. The focus of this study was to investigate how participation in a CoP informed the identity of non-native speaking international university students studying in the U.S. I proposed that these frameworks provided a foundation for understanding how participation in a CoP for non-native …

Black Women's Search For Meaning: An Existential Portraiture Study On How Black Women Experience The 4 Existential Givens, Tamiko Lemberger-Truelove

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

The purpose of the phenomenological, qualitative study was to explore how select Black women experience the four ultimate concerns of existence, including freedom, isolation, meaninglessness, and death. Existential psychology, from which the four existential givens emerge, is deeply grounded in existential philosophy, which rarely connects key principles and tenets of existentialism to the experiences of Black women. The existential givens have been posited as a universal framework and yet because Black women are faced with multiple forms of marginalization the current study operates from the assumption that universal experiences are filtered through patently Black experiences. To explore how the existential …

The Racial Discourses Of Teacher Education Students In The Urban Southwest, Virginia Necochea

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

This study seeks to understand the racial discourses of teacher education students (TES) in the urban Southwest. This study is needed given the current post-racial or 'we're beyond race' climate in the U.S. (Bonilla-Silva, 2009). This study adds to the discussion of whether or not TES are really 'beyond race.' By critically analyzing TES' racial discourses it is hoped that a deeper understanding can be gained as to how this specific population both conforms and resists current racial discourses in the US. Because discourse reveals how people understand and represent the world, interviewing participants was a key method used in …

An Institutional Ethnographic Account Of Mandatory Professional Development In New Mexico, Lanysha Adams

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

Current research has focused primarily on prescriptive models of professional development (PD), yet few have focused on teachers experiences of mandatory PD. Furthermore, researchers (Adams, 2014; Elmore, 2002; Hargreaves, 2011) have shown numerous points of disconnection between the prescribed policies for teacher PD and the de facto policies reflected in teachers' experiences of PD, leaving teachers' accounts of mandatory PD largely underexplored. The purpose of this study was to examine the institution of mandatory PD in New Mexico, exploring the characteristics of mandatory PD and full-time public high school teachers' perceptions of their PD experiences at one high school and …

English Language Education (Ele) As A Mark Of Social Distinction In Taiwan: Buxibans, Ele Teachers Discourse, And Social Reproduction, Yihfang Pan

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

The purpose of this study is to apply the lens of social reproduction theory to explore how English language educators view English language education (ELE) and to understand how the English language is used to create social distinctions between Taiwanese English language educators and others in Taiwanese society. Unlike other foreign languages, English enjoys a unique status and prestige in Taiwan because it is the preferred language for international communication. The belief in social mobility is the rationale for learning the English language. This study examines how the predominance of the English language creates internal conflicts and competition among groups. …

Words Flying On The Wind: Buriat Mongolian Children In A Chinese Bilingual School, Valerie Sartor

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

This study focused on the language socialization experiences non-mainstream Indigenous Buriat youth from the Republic of Buriatia, Russian Federation, encountered as they attended a bilingual school in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China. They migrated in order to start language studies which would eventually allow them to study alternative Mongolian medicine in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. Both the Russian Federation and the Republic of China are countries in transition. The Russian educational and economic systems have made dramatic changes after the fall of the Soviet Union in December 1991; currently, the economy and educational opportunities are in decline and there is a widening …

Using Interculturally Aware Teaching Methods (In Revisiting The Characteristics Of Effective Education), Steven K. Homer

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Teaching interculturally was not addressed in BEST PRACTICES FOR LEGAL EDUCATION. Legal scholars have studied how legal pedagogy both reflects the values and approaches of dominant groups within legal academia (i.e., privileged white men), and also how these approaches to teaching can alienate students — such as women, students of color, and gender and sexually diverse students, among others — who do not share all of the dominant group’s traits. However, more research is required to help law teachers fully understand the extent to which the structures of legal education affect non-dominant groups and how legal education may be changed …

Pedagogy Of Post 9/11 United States: Muslim American Students' Experiences, Teachers' Pedagogies, And Textbooks' Analysis, Randa Nabil Elbih

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

The events and aftermath of 9/11 continue to cause life changes for many Americans, particularly Muslim American students who have experienced socio-cultural and pedagogic exclusion, harassment and discrimination due to ignorance and misunderstandings. Teachers must inform their students about 9/11 and the War on Terror to eliminate misunderstandings and intolerance towards a vulnerable population. In spite of its importance, many schools have not implemented the topic as part of their curricula. It is not even included as part of social studies state standards. Recent editions of US history textbooks include some information about 9/11 and the War on Terror that …

Principals' Perceptions Of Their Responsibilities And Practices Related To English Language Learners, Connie Yaqub

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine principals perceptions of their responsibilities for English language learners (ELLs) and their beliefs about what contributes to these students' academic success. The growing population of ELLs in the US face increased risk for underachievement, as recorded by traditional measures, yet little research investigates the critical role of the principal in the education of ELLs. This study focuses on 7 principals (nominated by other educators as exemplary) in public schools with high enrollments of ELLs found in rural, suburban, and urban districts in a northeastern state. Data came from individual open-ended initial …

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 20, Número 7, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

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Contenido 2

César Chávez

• Cronología 3
• Homenaje a César Chávez por Roberto Mondragón 6

Agricultura

• Dichos de Drought by Michael Miller 7
• Ancient Agriculture 9

Literatura e Idioma

• La Historia del Idioma Español 10
• Ejemplos de Ladino 11
• Where Does English Come From? 12
• English Settlers of America in Their Own Words 13
• El Concepto de Color en Varios Idiomas 14

Preguntas 15

Historia

• Nuevo México: A New Mexico History Anthology. Chapter 30: Acequias by Dr. Eric Romero 16
• Fortalezas de Nuevo México 17

Gobierno

• Governmental Processes: Organization of County and Municipal Governments 18
• Incorporated Municipalities in New …

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 20, Número 6, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

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Contenido 2
El Amor 3
¡Eres Tú! colaboración por La Loba 3
Los Diez Mandamientos de Amor 4
Una Tarjeta Pop-up para el Día de San Valentín 5,6
Literatura e Idioma 4
La Historia del Idioma Español 7
Palabras Curiosas 8
Where Does English Come From? 9
Excerpts from the Poetaster by Ben Jonson 10
Ancient Agriculture 11,12
Preguntas 13
Las Mercedes 2
La Merced de Tierra Amarilla 14
Relationship between the Land Grants and the Forest Service 15
La Historia 1
Nuevo México: A New Mexico History Anthology. Chapter 28: Land Grants in New Mexico by Malcolm …

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 20, Número 5, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

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Contenido 2
El Año Nuevo 4
Si Te Llamo Amigo 3
Resoluciones Chistosas para el Año Nuevo 4
Resoluciones Saludables para el Año Nuevo 5
Una Actividad: Mis Pensamientos para el Año Nuevo 6
Literatura e Idioma 4
La Historia del Idioma Español 7
Where Does English Come From? 8
Poesía Española: Canto III de La Historia de la Nueva México por Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá 9
Poesía Spanglish: "Like Before the War" by José Montoya 10
Las Cabañuelas by Michael Miller 11,12
Preguntas 13
Gobierno 2
Governmental Processes: Executive Officers and Their Duties 14
Governors of New …

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 20, Número 4, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

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Contenido 2
La Navidad 3
Las Hormigas Bondadosas por jesusina20 3
Mis Crismes by Michael Miller 4,5
Una Actividad: Hacer un Calendario 6
Literatura e Idioma 6
La Historia del Idioma Español 7
Palabras Curiosas 8
Where Does English Come From? 9
El Premio Nóbel: Mario Vargas Llosa 10
Citas de Mario Vargas Llosa 11
Chaucer: Middle and Modern English 12
Ancient Agriculture 13
Preguntas 14
Música 1
Gregorio Enríquez 15
Historic Women’s Marker Initiative 1
Mela Leger 16
Ciencia 4
Obesidad Entre Niños Hispanos 17
Prevenir la Obesidad Entre Niños Hispanos 18
Un Juego Físico: Tierra, Mar …

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 20, Número 3, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

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Contenido 2
El Día de Acción de Gracias 3
"Gracias a la Vida" por Violeta Parra 3
La Historia del Día de Acción de Gracias 4
Thanksgiving Recipes 5
Ancient Agriculture 6
Literatura e Idioma 8
La Historia del Idioma Español 7
Where Does English Come From? 8
Poetas Españoles 9
English Poets 10
John A. Aragón Collection 11
"Kissing Cousins" by Sabine Ulibarrí 12
Reseñas de Libros. "Rattling Chains/Ruido de Cadenas" por Nasario García 13
Citas de "Rattling Chains/Ruido de Cadenas" 14
Preguntas 15
Juego: María Blanca 16
Gobierno 1
Procesos Gubernamentales: Cómo Convertir Legislación en Ley. …

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 20, Número 2, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

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Contenido 2
La Llorona 1
Los de Aragón: Una Familia que Conoce Bien a La Llorona 3
Literatura e Idioma 9
Hechizo en Valdez 4,5
They That Laugh Win 6
Ejemplos de Rubén Cobos 7
Reseñas de Libros 8
La Historia del Idioma Español 9
Where Does English Come From? 10
Ejemplos de Idiomas 11
Examples of Types of English Poetry 12
Tipos de Poesía Española 13
Preguntas 14
Gobierno 3
Diane Denish y Brian Colón 15
Susana Martínez y John Sánchez 16
Governmental Processes: Register to Vote and Vote in the Primaries 17
Ancient Agriculture 18
La …

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 20, Número 1, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

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Contenido 2
Literatura 5
Hakim Bellamy: Poeta Slam 3
'Wednesday Forever' by Hakim Bellamy 4,5
Poesía 5
Libros e Infantes 6
Reseñas de Libros 7
Idioma 2
La Historia del idioma Español 8
Where Does the English Language Come From? 9
Preguntas 10
Agricultura 1
Convide by Estevan Arellano 11,12
La Historia 3
The Pueblo Revolt by Michael Miller 13,14,15
Nuevo México: A New Mexico History Anthology. Chapter 20: The Pueblo Revolt 16
Fortalezas de Nuevo México 17
Gobierno 1
Procesos Gubernamentales: Inciativa, Referundum y Anular 18
Juegos 1
El Señor Martinejo 19
Una Actividad: Remote Sensing Fotos …

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 19, Número 9, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

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Contenido 2
Fiestas Mexicanas: 1 de mayo, 5 de mayo, Día de la Madre, Día del Maestro 3,4,5
Pensamientos para el Maestro, Una Tarjeta para la Madre/Maestro 5
Nuevo México: A New Mexico History Anthology 1
Más de Dos Billones de Años de la Historia Geológica en Nuevo México por el Dr. Spencer Lucas 6,7
Gobierno 2
El Comité de Conferencia de la Legislatura de Nuevo México 8
Una Actividad: Cómo Funciona el Comité de Conferencia 8
Genealogía 1
The Genealogy of Ronald W. Maestas 9,10
Juegos/Idioma 1
Juegos para aprender el español: El Médico 11
Líderes 3 …

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 19, Número 8, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

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Contenido 2
Acequia Culture in Santa Fe and Beyond by Michael Miller 3,4,5
Fiestas Mexicanas: Semana Santa, muerte de Zapata, Día de las Américas, 1
Día del Niño 6,7
Nuevo México: A New Mexico History Anthology 1
Más de Dos Billones de Años de la Historia Geológica en Nuevo México por el Dr. Spencer Lucas 8
Gobierno 2
Más Comités de la Legislatura en Nuevo México 9
Una Actividad: Repasar el Presupuesto Estatal 10
Genealogía 1
Parientes de Fray Angélico Chávez por Dr. Ronald Maestas et al 11
Juegos/Idioma 1
Juegos para aprender el español: La Brigada Sanitaria …

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 19, Número 7, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

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Contenido 2
Acequia Culture in Santa Fe and Beyond by Michael Miller 3,4,5
Agua por Gabriela Mistral 5
Fiestas Mexicanas: Expropiación Petrolera, Día de San José y el Cumpleaños de Benito Juárez 6,7
Nuevo México: A New Mexico History Anthology 1
Más de Dos Billones de Años de la Historia Geológica en Nuevo México por el Dr. Spencer Lucas 8,9
Gobierno 1
Más Comités de la Legislatura en Nuevo México 10
Genealogía 1
María Josefita "Chepita" Jaramillo por Dr. Ronald Maestas et al 11
Juegos/Idioma 1
Juegos para aprender el español: Viaje en Camión 12,13
Líderes 2
Nacional: …

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 19, Número 6, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

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Contenido 2
Un Cuento Nuevomexicano de Amor 2
Ana Jácome Salazar y Pete Rivera 3
Entriega de los Novios (Ana Jácome Salazar y Pete Rivera) 4,5
Fiestas Mexicanas 1
Día de la Candelaria, Día de la Constitución, Día del Arbol y Día de la Bandera, Exposición sobre la Bandera 6,7
Nuevo México: A New Mexico History Anthology 1
Más de Dos Billones de Años de la Historia Geológica en Nuevo México por el Dr. Spencer Lucas 8,9
Historia 4
Michael Miller 10
Timeline of Santa Fe History by Michael Miller 11,12,13
Una Actividad: Hacer una Cronolínea 14,15
Doctor …