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Attributions For Change In Attitude Among Urban Elementary Parochial School Teachers Toward Children Who Speak Nonstandard English, Charles A. Saglio Jr.

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

A comparatively large number of African American children fail in urban schools. Hundreds of research studies concerning interpersonal expectations suggest a link between teacher expectancies and pupil performance. Researchers have found that teachers expect less of students who speak nonstandard English. Attempts to modify teachers' culturo-linguistic attitudes and expectations have been unsuccessful. While teachers' beliefs, theories, and attitudes change over time as a function of teaching experience, the mechanisms for change are unclear.

This study has attempted to uncover events to which teachers attribute a change in their culturo-linguistic attitudes. Once causal conditions for change have been identified, then those …

Multicultural Literature: The Need For Inclusion, Barbara Gripton

Masters Theses

Since Muskegon Public Schools serves a multicultural population, and since the canon of the textbooks used in the secondary language arts classes reflects neither this diverse population nor the current publications of the diverse cultures of the society, this study, in the form of a survey will show the need for the district to include literature contributed by ethnic minority writers from the American literature scene. The study shows the increasing need for such inclusion as well as offering rationale for doing so.; Finally, this paper will propose a three year pilot class, minority literature, similar to the minority history …

Afrocentric Curriculum Infusion In The Chattanooga Public Schools, Cynthia Joy Truex

Honors Theses

Since its beginnings, the United States has been a country that welcomed diversity. "Respect for diversity is the hallmark of democracy," states Asa G. Hilliard m (1991-92). We are a society that is multicultural. This unique characteristic sets us apart from most other countries. The schools in the United States have recently been coming to terms with the realities of educating a multicultural student population. The term "multicultural education" is prominent in the field and nearly always sparks some controversy. However, there is general consensus about the need for some type of multiculturalism in America's schools. Though the United States …

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 3, Número 30, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

El Desierto Vivo 1
Dichos de Abril/¿Quién Es Raúl Yzaguirre? 2
Mammals/Topics for Discussion 3
Another Reptile/Glossary 4
El Lagarto 5
Clasificaciones de Animales 6

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 3, Número 29, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

Dra. Luisa Crucita Durán 1
Un Poema 2
Community Programs 3
Dr. Rodolfo Chávez/Glossary 4
Educación Bilingüe 5
Unas Actividades 6

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 3, Número 28, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

Sparx 1
La Rosa/¿Quiénes son los Texas Tornados? 2
El Flaco Jiménez/Glossary 3
Freddy Fender/Activity 4
El Mariachi 5
Una Versión de las Mañanitas 6

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 3, Número 27, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

El Malpaís 1
Dichos de Marzo/¿Qué Comián los Aztecas? 2
How did the Indians Keep Food?/Activities 3
Liquor in Aztec Culture/Glossary 4
La Vida de un Insecto 5
Es Tiempo de Empezar la Siembra 6

The Study Of Malaysian Learners' Strategies While Studying A Second Language, Phoebe Christina Leong

Dissertations and Theses

In the past, the process by which language acquisition took place was largely ignored. Learning strategies were found to reveal much of the processes that occurred in a learner. In recent years, however, there was a greater emphasis in discovering learner's strategies because of the important role it played in helping the learner control his learning. Most researchers (e.g., Rubin 1975, Stern 1974, O'Malley 1985) emphasize not only the importance of learner strategies in helping the student direct his own learning, but they also emphasize the usefulness of transferring strategies used by successful learners to less successful learners. In order …

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 3, Número 26, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

Renie García y Griego 1
Marzo 2
Gloria Molina 3
Rita Moreno/Glossary 4
Un Servicio Importante 5
Mujeres de su Comunidad 6

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 3, Número 25, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

Dennis Gallegos 1
Una Costumbre Que Me Acuerdo Yo 2
Ranching In The Jémez Mountains 3
Los Consentidos/Glossary 4
Su Familia 5
Los Vaqueros de la Montañas de Jémez 6

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 3, Número 24, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

Luisito Luján, Un Santero 1
Febrero, Mes en que se Conmemora la Historia de los Negros. ¿Quién es Juan Gabriel? 2
Be Careful With Water/Glossary 3
Don't Poison your Water/Activities 4
El Agua 5
Actividad 6

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 3, Número 23, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

Juan Chacón 1
El Corrido de Juan Chacón 2
Discrimination/Discussion 3
A Movie-Salt of the Earth/Glossary 4
Una Cuidad en España 5
Corridos 6

Cognitive Development Of Bilingual Korean-Americans In An Oregon School District, Kimiko Okada King

Dissertations and Theses

This research examined whether bilingualism would accelerate or hinder the cognitive as well as academic development of the Korean American individuals in an Oregon school district by analyzing the standardized test scores at grades 3, 5, 7, and 9. Eleven monolingual and 27 bilingual students released the Survey of Basic Skills (SBS) as well as Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) scores for this study.

The analyses of the test scores revealed that the Korean-American students in this school district were performing at a much higher level against the national norm (the 50th percentile), or the school district norm (the 75th percentile). …

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 3, Número 22, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

Las Florestas Nacionales 1
Remedios Comunes 2
Personal Safety In The Forest 3
Fire Safety 4
Flores 5
Actividades 6

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 3, Número 21, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

La Sesion Legislativa 1
Tres Hombres Grandes 2
How We Make Laws 3
The Government of the United States/Glossary 4
Telescopios de Radio 5
Actividades/Preguntas 6

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

Amigos Revista Digital

El Museo de Arte del Pueblo Internacional 1
Dichos de Febrero/Dichos de Amor para su Valentín 2
Folk Art/How to Weave Paper 3
The Olmecas/Glossary 4
Un Emperador Moctezuma II 5
Llave/Un Chiste 6

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 3, Número 19, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

Cuevas y Cavernas 1
Un Poema Por Luisa Durán 2
Erosion 3
Bulldog Bat/Glossary 4
Un Mamífero Volador 5
Dos Experimentos Para El Invierno 6

Second Language Use In The Workplace: A Case Study Of A Dental Hygienist, Gina L. Crocetti

Dissertations and Theses

This paper describes a case study of a non-native speaking (NNS) dental hygienist in her work environment. The subject learned English by learning to become a dental hygienist rather than through formal language education. Participant observation and discourse, event/network, and componential analyses were the methods used to analyze the subject's communication in her work setting.

The philosophical question as to how ESP differs from ESL is raised and elements of the work setting and the NNS workers' communication with interlocutors in that setting are identified to aid educators in teaching ESP courses. Questions ESP educators might address in designing and …

Effective Activities For Communicative Language Teaching Of English To Japanese With Intermediate English Proficiency, Satomi Shimabukuro

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to develop and try out five communicative activities for Japanese students with intermediate English proficiency in ESL class settings to promote their English proficiency. After reviewing the literature concerning communicative language teaching, the author describes the development, pilot-testing and feedback of the communicative activities. Finally, suggestions concerning the tested activities are given.

Elementary Spanish: An Integrated Cyclical Approach, Nelly Cicilia Mclauchlan

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to produce the Spanish language component of an intermediate school's (Grades 4-6) integrated core curriculum. The Spanish language component was developed around congruent themes enumerated in a Language Arts block and integrated with other curricular areas. The themes or objective areas were outcome driven (goal oriented), core content generated (based on minimum competencies), holistic (integrated), incremental, and utililized spiralling (continuous review) and multisensory approaches. The Spanish component was structured around the key concepts of language learning called the Natural Approach of Stephen Krashen & Tracy Terrel (1983) and Total Physical Response or TPR of …

Implementing An Oral History Unit With 9/10s: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Lisa F. Best

Graduate Student Independent Studies

The topic of this independent study is oral history and its interdisciplinary uses in a curriculum. The purpose of the paper is to discuss the various uses of this instructional plan as it explores the themes of diversity and cultural pluralism in the society of the United States of America. The first section of this study is a description of the Manhattan Country School (MCS) as the setting where this unit is currently being taught; and then it will address the developmental and curricular implications of the unit. The child development section will include positions on educational theory from theorists …

Primary Language Use In Secondary Content Classes And Academic Achievement: A Study Of Adolescent Immigrant Math Students, Michael Norman Walbridge

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Art In A Sheltered-English Multicultural Classroom, Beth Suzanne Pierce

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Using Directed Listening-Thinking Activities To Increase Production In English For Spanish Speaking Fourth And Fifth Graders, Alma Rosa Gonzáles

Theses Digitization Project

This project used an active research approach in order to measure how the incorporation of Directed Listening-Thinking Activities (DLTA) in the classroom promoted increased production in English oral language skills for Spanish speaking fourth and fifth graders.

Assisting Hispanoamericano Parents To Recognize Children's Literacy Requirements By Recontextualizing The Academic Language Of Social Studies, Martín Christopher Ruiz

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Assessing Contextual Factors For Immersion Programs, Cheryl Lynn Trout

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Primary Language In Kindergarten Interactive Journals, Margie Zamora Estupiñan

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Development Of Writing Using Funds Of Knowledge And Whole Language With Secondary Esl Students, Madeleine Marie Haas

Theses Digitization Project

Whole language approach.

The Effects Of Cross-Age Tutoring On The Oral Fluency Of The Language Minority Student, Joan Elizabeth Wilson

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Restructing A Curriculum For Multicultural Education In Language Arts, Terri Jean Tatum

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.