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Enunciative Identity In Elementary English As A Foreign Language, Hsiao-Juo Huang Jan 2005

Enunciative Identity In Elementary English As A Foreign Language, Hsiao-Juo Huang

Theses Digitization Project

How to improve the skill of speaking English is a major challenge for English learners in Taiwan nowadays. This project focuses on issues of pronunciation as the starting point to examine the problems of learning English, and issues of identity transformation in the language-learning process. Then it addresses the concept of enunciation as a way to facilitate English learners to establish their confidence in, and ownership of, the target language. This project is designed not only for discussing issues of improving the teaching and learning of English pronunciation, but also for explicating how students can gain their own voices and …


Empowering Pre-Adolescent Second-Language Learners In The Middle School Years, Robert Charles Quintana Jan 2005

Empowering Pre-Adolescent Second-Language Learners In The Middle School Years, Robert Charles Quintana

Theses Digitization Project

The thesis explores sociolinguistic issues facing pre-adolescent English-as-second-language learners. Topics covered include literacy issues, communicative competence issues at the intermediate and advanced English language development (ELD) levels, language and power relationships that affect pre-adolescent English language learners, politeness as a sociolinguistic tool, and the benefits of students acquiring the language of cooperative learning. The implications of these topics culminate in the development of a social studies curriculum unit designed for the middle-school classroom.


When English As A Second Language Students Meet Text-Responsible Writing, Miso Jung Jan 2005

When English As A Second Language Students Meet Text-Responsible Writing, Miso Jung

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis follows two international freshman students in an English composition class at California State University, San Bernardino. The results indicate that the students generally experienced feeling challenged and overwhelmed about the unfamiliar topic, but detailed assignment guidelines played a key role for students to progress in understanding the assignment.


Reading Fluency Instruction In Upper Elementary International School Classrooms, Jinky Lunaspe Dagoon Jan 2005

Reading Fluency Instruction In Upper Elementary International School Classrooms, Jinky Lunaspe Dagoon

Theses Digitization Project

This project focuses on the importance of reading fluency, emphasizing its role in the construction of meaning and aiding in the overall comprehension process. Its components: accuracy, automaticity, and prosody are examined in relation to various activities that enhance each component. A sample curriculum is discussed.


The Role Of Corpus Linguistics In A Lexical Approach To College Level English-As-A-Foreign-Language Pedagogy, Adamantia Hadjioannou Jan 2005

The Role Of Corpus Linguistics In A Lexical Approach To College Level English-As-A-Foreign-Language Pedagogy, Adamantia Hadjioannou

Theses Digitization Project

This project offers methods for English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) undergraduate students to improve their English skills following a lexical approach to language incorporating the methodology of corpus linguistics research.


Promoting Metalinguistic Awareness Through Peer Response In Writing In Elementary English As A Foreign Language, Kuan-Ting Liu Jan 2005

Promoting Metalinguistic Awareness Through Peer Response In Writing In Elementary English As A Foreign Language, Kuan-Ting Liu

Theses Digitization Project

This project serves as a resource to help teachers understand and meet the educational needs of second-language learners by promoting their metalinguistic awareness through peer response in writing in elementary English as a foreign language.