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The Impact Of Georgia's Esol Endorsement On Teachers' Attitudes And Secondary English Language Learners (Ells)' Achievement, Traci Mcbride Apr 2012

The Impact Of Georgia's Esol Endorsement On Teachers' Attitudes And Secondary English Language Learners (Ells)' Achievement, Traci Mcbride

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

As school districts are facing increasing pressure to meet annual yearly progress goals based upon the No Child Left Behind legislation (2001), teacher preparation and effectiveness, especially in teaching specific subgroups, is an issue that resonates with many educators today. This quantitative, causal-comparative study examined the impact teachers who have obtained an ESOL endorsement have on standardized test scores in six high schools within one district in northeast Georgia. Additionally, the researcher compared teachers' attitudes and perceptions of six themes towards ELL inclusion in their mainstream classrooms in these same schools with findings from the original survey designed by Reeves …


Serbian/Albanian Bilingualism In Kosova: Reversal Or Entrenchment Of The Curse Of Babel?, Sarah Littisha Jansen Apr 2012

Serbian/Albanian Bilingualism In Kosova: Reversal Or Entrenchment Of The Curse Of Babel?, Sarah Littisha Jansen

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Dynamics of power between multiple languages in one space are indicative of and inform the relationship between the speakers of those languages. In post-conflict Kosova, two ethno-linguistic groups, Kosovar Serbians and Kosovar Albanians, live in a context where language has become politicized and long-standing linguistic, political, and social hierarchies of power have been radically disturbed. This paper describes the myriad of images of the Serbian language in the country, focusing particularly on those that come from the Serbian/Albanian bilingual Kosovar Albanian community. It then discusses how these inform language as a political tool and what the consequences of this are …


March 31, 2012: Bradburn And Mckittrick Present At Narrative Conference, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 31, 2012: Bradburn And Mckittrick Present At Narrative Conference, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 30, 2012: Re-Make Of Utz/Emery, Ed., Cahier Calin, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 30, 2012: Re-Make Of Utz/Emery, Ed., Cahier Calin, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 29, 2012: Hybridity Conference @ Notre Dame (3/29-31), Department Of English Mar 2012

March 29, 2012: Hybridity Conference @ Notre Dame (3/29-31), Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 28, 2012: Two Upcoming Wmu-Ncte Student Affiliate Events, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 28, 2012: Two Upcoming Wmu-Ncte Student Affiliate Events, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 27, 2012: Klekar & Nagle Speak At Asecs Conference, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 27, 2012: Klekar & Nagle Speak At Asecs Conference, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


Handling Language: The Gestures Of Future Foreign Language Teachers, Gale Stam, Marion Tellier, Brigitte Bigi Mar 2012

Handling Language: The Gestures Of Future Foreign Language Teachers, Gale Stam, Marion Tellier, Brigitte Bigi

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


March 23, 2012: Christopher Hart Honored As English Department Presidential Scholar, 2011-2012, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 23, 2012: Christopher Hart Honored As English Department Presidential Scholar, 2011-2012, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 22, 2012: Student Wins Leads In Major Shakespeare Festival, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 22, 2012: Student Wins Leads In Major Shakespeare Festival, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 21, 2012: 2012 Departmental Awards, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 21, 2012: 2012 Departmental Awards, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 20, 2012: Jen Bervin Events, 3/28-3/29, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 20, 2012: Jen Bervin Events, 3/28-3/29, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 19, 2012: Dr. Melinda Moustakis Named Fellow At Princeton, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 19, 2012: Dr. Melinda Moustakis Named Fellow At Princeton, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 18, 2012 Bonnie Jo Campbell Reads Her Work: Spring 2012: Gwen Frostic Reading Series, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 18, 2012 Bonnie Jo Campbell Reads Her Work: Spring 2012: Gwen Frostic Reading Series, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 14, 2012: Comics Workshop On Friday, March 16, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 14, 2012: Comics Workshop On Friday, March 16, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


Employment After Graduation: Career Path Trends Of Tesol Ma And Graduate Certificate Students, Eimi Priddis Mar 2012

Employment After Graduation: Career Path Trends Of Tesol Ma And Graduate Certificate Students, Eimi Priddis

Theses and Dissertations

As English expands across the world, quality English teachers are increasingly needed. However, reports that even well-trained TESOL professionals have a hard time obtaining stable employment are prevalent. This study sought to provide some solid evidence about employment trends in TESOL. It is based on a survey administered to alumni who graduated between the years of 1973 and 2008 from Brigham Young University's TESOL program. The results indicate that graduates spend about half of their career time in TESOL-related employment. Most are involved in teaching, but jobs in administration, materials development,or testing are more likely to be full-time and offer …


The Development Of Two Units For Basic Training And Resources For Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages: "Tutoring Guidelines" And "Designing An Overall Plan For A Course", Beth Anne Firnges Mar 2012

The Development Of Two Units For Basic Training And Resources For Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages: "Tutoring Guidelines" And "Designing An Overall Plan For A Course", Beth Anne Firnges

Theses and Dissertations

A team of graduate students from Brigham Young University under the supervision of the main author, Dr. Henrichsen, collaborated on creating a book with an accompanying website, Basic Training and Resources for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (BTRTESOL). The entire program consists of 10 main sections with nearly 50 units addressing topics that novice teachers can choose from to help them prepare to teach English to non-native speakers. The BTRTESOL program answers the need for material designed for novice teachers, material that will help them to be better prepared in a minimalistic, non-overwhelming way. The goal of this …


March 8, 2012: News From Dr. Perryman-Clark, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 8, 2012: News From Dr. Perryman-Clark, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


Punjabi Tonemics And The Gurmukhi Script: A Preliminary Study, Andrea Lynn Bowden Mar 2012

Punjabi Tonemics And The Gurmukhi Script: A Preliminary Study, Andrea Lynn Bowden

Theses and Dissertations

Punjabi, a language primarily spoken throughout Pakistan and in the northern Indian state of Punjab, is one of a few closely related Indo-Aryan languages, including Lahnda and Western Pahari, or Dogri-Kangri, which are counted among the world's tone languages, despite having no genetic link to other recognized tone languages. Few grammars have been published for Punjabi, and of those available, the grammars either fail to discuss the existence of lexical tone or note tone only in passing, and these disagree among themselves on even the number of tones. Unfortunately, those grammars which do make note of the presence of lexical …


March 5, 2012: Rhetoric & Writing Studies/First Year Writing Position, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 5, 2012: Rhetoric & Writing Studies/First Year Writing Position, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 2, 2012: Ph.D. Student Brandon Jennings Recent Publications, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 2, 2012: Ph.D. Student Brandon Jennings Recent Publications, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


Online Gaming As Sociable Media, Steven L. Thorne Mar 2012

Online Gaming As Sociable Media, Steven L. Thorne

World Languages and Literatures Faculty Publications and Presentations

Over much of the world, contemporary communicative practices are mediated by a wide range of digital technologies that support speech, image, video, and of course textual literacies. In dialectic tension with the rapid growth in digital information and communication media, Internet information and communication technologies have amplified conventional communicative practices in terms of breadth, impact and speed and have also enabled the emergence of new communicative, cultural and cognitive practices. These practices form dynamic cultures-of-use - that is, communication tools and the human activities they mediate co-evolve (Thorne, 2003). This article begins with a review of contradictory appraisals of digital …


Strategi Kesopanan Berbahasa Masyarakat Bugis Pinrang Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan, Syarifuddin Achmad Feb 2012

Strategi Kesopanan Berbahasa Masyarakat Bugis Pinrang Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan, Syarifuddin Achmad

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

The aims of this research is to explore and to represent the form and the characteristics of linguistic politeness, linguistic strategy, the realization and the implication of siri’ cultural value in Buginese Pinrang society. This research applied etnomethodology viewed from pragmatics, semiotics, and face wants concept from Brown and Levinson (1987). The results of this research show the characteristics and the forms of linguistic politeness through some morphemes marked such as prefixes t and ta, suffix pronouns ta, ki, ni and some vocabularies such as honorific vocabularies such as puang, andi, daeng, and some lexemes iye, tabe, taddampengenga, some pragmatic …


Bahasa Melayu Di Kerajaan Buton (Studi Berdasarkan Naskah Kuno Koleksi Abdul Mulku Zahari Di Buton), La Niampe Feb 2012

Bahasa Melayu Di Kerajaan Buton (Studi Berdasarkan Naskah Kuno Koleksi Abdul Mulku Zahari Di Buton), La Niampe

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

Buton is one of the Malay Kingdoms located in Southeast Sulawesi. As time went by, more and more people from the Malay world came to Buton. This was due to the strategic position of Buton as a trade route in Eastern Nusantara. In addition, this movement was encouraged by the intention to spread Islam. As part of the Malay Kingdoms, the use of the Malay language was indispensable. The script collection of ancient texts of the Buton Kingdom (Abdul Mulku Zahari’s collection) indicates that the Malay language was taken as one of the official languages used in the kingdom, alongside …


Pola Interaksi Dalam Alquran Yang Tercermin Pada Ayat-Ayat Berbentuk Pertanyaan, Moh. Ainin, Imam Asrori Feb 2012

Pola Interaksi Dalam Alquran Yang Tercermin Pada Ayat-Ayat Berbentuk Pertanyaan, Moh. Ainin, Imam Asrori

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

The Qur’an is a medium of interaction between God and His creatures. This research aims to describe the patterns of interaction in the Qur’an. It employs a qualitative design and content analysis. The results show that the themes of interaction are varied, and the participants of interaction include God and His creatures. The responses in the interaction are categorized into responses based on their origin and those based on the relationship between questions and responses. The motives of interaction vary depending on the context. The background of interaction is divided into physical and non-physical contexts. In addition, the patterns of …


Learning English Through Poetry For Efl Students, I G A Lokita Purnamika Utami Feb 2012

Learning English Through Poetry For Efl Students, I G A Lokita Purnamika Utami

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

Poetry can help students become more sensitive to language. However, in an EFL situation, students may object to learning poetry. Thus, English teachers should know how to use poetry in their teaching. Teachers should also ensure that EFL learners do not feel worried about understanding poetry, as not all poems are difficult. Moreover, what matters most is learning English through poems rather than learning about the poems themselves. In short, it is suggested that EFL teachers encourage learners to explore poems and write their own. Poetry provides abundant language exposure that improves students’ language sensitivity and creativity in using English.


Peranti Kohesi Dalam Wacana Tulis Siswa: Perkembangan Dan Kesalahannya, Syamsul Ghufron Feb 2012

Peranti Kohesi Dalam Wacana Tulis Siswa: Perkembangan Dan Kesalahannya, Syamsul Ghufron

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

The aim of the study was to describe the cohesive devices found in students’ written discourse, along with their development and usage errors. The data were gathered from students’ writing products of 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders at SDN Baratajaya, Surabaya, using observation and tests as research instruments. The results show that all elementary students’ written discourses (Grades 3, 4, and 5) apply cohesive devices. The cohesive devices most widely used in their written discourse are conjunctions, lexical synonymy, and grammatical ellipsis. The findings illustrate not only the development of cohesive device usage, as reflected in the percentages of conjunctions, …


Peningkatan Kemampuan Berbicara Bahasa Prancis Dengan Menggunakan Jeux, Evi Eviyanti Feb 2012

Peningkatan Kemampuan Berbicara Bahasa Prancis Dengan Menggunakan Jeux, Evi Eviyanti

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

The objective of this action research is to find out how to increase students’ speaking proficiency in French by using games. Games represent one of the teaching techniques that can be used in teaching Expression Orale II. This research was conducted at the French Language Study Program, Faculty of Language and Arts, State University of Medan. The participants of this research were students of the 2007/2008 academic year enrolled in Expression Orale II. The research method used was action research conducted in two cycles. The procedures of this action research were planning, acting, observing, reflecting, and replanning. The results indicate …


February 23, 2012: Graduate Student Conference, 2/24, Center For Humanities, Department Of English Feb 2012

February 23, 2012: Graduate Student Conference, 2/24, Center For Humanities, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


February 22, 2012:Utz Prefaces Volume On Neo-Medievalism In The Media, Department Of English Feb 2012

February 22, 2012:Utz Prefaces Volume On Neo-Medievalism In The Media, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.