Bringing The Tutors To The Students: An Investigative Study Of Wac Tutoring In Second Language Contexts,
2013
Brigham Young University - Provo
Bringing The Tutors To The Students: An Investigative Study Of Wac Tutoring In Second Language Contexts, Kendon C. Kurzer
Theses and Dissertations
The number of English as a second language (ESL) students attending universities in the United States has increased during the 2011-2012 school year (Hagedorn & Lee, 2005), with, for the first time since 2001, more undergraduate international students than graduate students in institutions across the country (Davis, 2012). Given the wide range of backgrounds and English proficiencies represented by this group, their varying needs are frequently not being fully met, particularly in reading and writing, two areas that are often weak in ESL students but linked to academic success (Matsuda, 2004). Regarding writing, much research has shown that ESL students …
The Development Of Two Units For Basic Training And Resources For Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages: "Developing English Language Learners' Listening Skills" And "Developing English Language Learners' Speaking Skills",
2013
Brigham Young University - Provo
The Development Of Two Units For Basic Training And Resources For Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages: "Developing English Language Learners' Listening Skills" And "Developing English Language Learners' Speaking Skills", Ubambor Bumandalai
Theses and Dissertations
Today, a countless number of untrained and volunteer English as a second or foreign language teachers are working throughout the world to help meet the rising need for English teachers. Many of these volunteers have little or no training in teaching English. However, Basic Training and Resources for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (BTRTESOL) is a book and website that can be used as both a teacher-training program and a self-learning resource to help prepare these volunteer teachers. The idea for this program started with Dr. Lynn Henrichsen, who later invited a team of graduate students …
Areal Patterns Of Possessive Morphology In The Languages Of Eurasia,
2013
Brigham Young University - Provo
Areal Patterns Of Possessive Morphology In The Languages Of Eurasia, Garrett K. Nay
Theses and Dissertations
The goal of this study is to confirm Eurasia as an independent linguistic area with respect to four features of possessive morphology: locus of marking, position of pronominal possessive affixes, obligatory possessive inflection, and possessive classification. Raw data on these features was taken from the WALS database and then run through an algorithm of genealogical stratification called g-sampling, in order to minimize the bias of the sample. The resulting g-units were then categorized by type and geographical area (New World vs. Old World, Eurasia vs. the rest of the world). These counts were tested for significance using Fisher's exact test. …
March 13, 2013: 2013 Frostic Creative Writing Awards,
2013
Western Michigan University
March 13, 2013: 2013 Frostic Creative Writing Awards, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
An Empirical Study On The Effects Of Music And Sound Effects In Fiction E-Books,
2013
Brigham Young University - Provo
An Empirical Study On The Effects Of Music And Sound Effects In Fiction E-Books, Alissa Eugenia Strong
Theses and Dissertations
Research indicates that music has a unique and powerful ability to affect how listeners react to a story (Schaefer, 1998). Publishing houses are increasingly incorporating music and other multimedia effects into their products, with companies such as Booktrack now including novel-length soundtracks with e-books. The present study aimed to empirically investigate the relationship between music and text by examining whether readers' enjoyment of and distraction from a fiction e-book is affected by the inclusion of music or sound effects. One hundred and twenty undergraduate students at Brigham Young University completed an e-book reading task (either accompanied by sound effects, music, …
March 10, 2013: Wood In Savannah, Vickery In Denver,
2013
Western Michigan University
March 10, 2013: Wood In Savannah, Vickery In Denver, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
March 7, 2013: T. Geronimo Johnson Finalist For Pen/Faulker Award,
2013
Western Michigan University
March 7, 2013: T. Geronimo Johnson Finalist For Pen/Faulker Award, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
March 5, 2013: De Oliveira Wins A&S Award,
2013
Western Michigan University
March 5, 2013: De Oliveira Wins A&S Award, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
A Dictionary Of Unorthodox Oral Expressions For English Learners And Teachers,
2013
Brigham Young University - Provo
A Dictionary Of Unorthodox Oral Expressions For English Learners And Teachers, Eewen Ting
Theses and Dissertations
To learn a language successfully, one needs to incorporate terms which are used commonly by native speakers but cannot be found in dictionaries. Words like uh-huh, oops, ouch, and brrr, are some examples of these terms. These expressions, commonly categorized under such linguistic labels as interjections (Ameka, 1992), alternants (Poyatos, 2002), and response cries (Goffman,1981), are what Dr. Lynn Henrichsen (1993) and Rebecca Oyer (1999) termed Unorthodox Oral Expressions (UOEs). These utterances are considered unorthodox because many of them are not formal or standard English words. Because of that, “we do not consider them part of the productive system of …
Automatic Detection Of Idiomatic Clauses,
2013
Montclair State University
Automatic Detection Of Idiomatic Clauses, Anna Feldman, Jing Peng
Department of Linguistics Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
We describe several experiments whose goal is to automatically identify idiomatic expressions in written text. We explore two approaches for the task: 1) idiom recognition as outlier detection; and 2) supervised classification of sentences. We apply principal component analysis for outlier detection. Detecting idioms as lexical outliers does not exploit class label information. So, in the following experiments, we use linear discriminant analysis to obtain a discriminant subspace and later use the three nearest neighbor classifier to obtain accuracy. We discuss pros and cons of each approach. All the approaches are more general than the previous algorithms for idiom detection …
The Dirty Third: Contributions Of Southern Hip Hop To The Study Of Regional Variation Within African American English,
2013
Gettysburg College
The Dirty Third: Contributions Of Southern Hip Hop To The Study Of Regional Variation Within African American English, Jennifer Bloomquist, Isaac Hancock
Africana Studies Faculty Publications
While there is well documented evidence of certain supra-regional features in African American English (AAE) phonology and morphosyntax (for example, see Labov 1972; Rickford 1999; Baugh 2000; Green 2002), recent trends in the study of linguistic variation suggest that the homogeneity of the variety has been largely overstated (Mallinson & Wolfram 2002; Friedland 2003; Wolfram 2003). For the most part, contemporary AAE influences on mainstream language have originated from varieties spoken in the northeast and on the west coast which have evolved independently of one another over the past forty years, and which vary in significant ways from southern AAE; …
March 1, 2013: Grace Tiffany Writes About Emilia Lanier,
2013
Western Michigan University
March 1, 2013: Grace Tiffany Writes About Emilia Lanier, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
Se Habla Inglés Aquí: Las Dificultades En El Tratamiento De La Depresión En Latinos En Los Estados Unidos,
2013
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Se Habla Inglés Aquí: Las Dificultades En El Tratamiento De La Depresión En Latinos En Los Estados Unidos, Melissa Kim Dundas
World Languages and Cultures
This project attempts to identify and bring to light the issues relating to treatment of Latinos and native Spanish speakers in the United States. The stigma surrounding depression is already strong in the U.S., and when minorities, who tend to have their own views of mental health disorders and who are less likely to seek treatment for any mental health disorder they might have, are added to the picture, the rates of treatment go drastically down. There are many factors that play into whether or not Latinos will seek treatment for depression, many of which revolve around language and culture, …
Csc Senior Project: Nlpstats,
2013
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Csc Senior Project: Nlpstats, Michael Mease
Computer Science and Software Engineering
Natural Language Processing has recently increased in popularity. The field of authorship analysis, specifically, uses various characteristics of text quantified by markers. NLPStats serves as a tool designed to streamline marker extraction based on user needs. A flexible query system allows for custom marker requests, adjustment of result formatting, and preprocessing options. Furthermore, an efficiently designed structure ensures that users retrieve information quickly. As a whole, NLPStats enables anyone, regardless of NLP experience, to extract important information about the text of a document.
Using Concept Mapping To Improve The Reading Ability,
2013
Islamic Institute of Ma’arif Metro (STAI Ma’arif Metro), Lampung
Using Concept Mapping To Improve The Reading Ability, Candra Jaya, Mohammad Adnan Latief
Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya
The objective of this study is to develop a concept mapping strategy to improve the reading ability of second-semester students at the College of Islamic Studies Ma’arif (STAI) Metro–Lampung. A classroom action research design was conducted in two cycles, each comprising planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. Observation sheets, field notes, interviews, and tests were used during each cycle. The findings reveal that the concept mapping strategy, which involves using a concept mapping format completed based on comprehension of reading texts, successfully improved the reading ability of second-semester students in the English Department at STAI Ma’arif Metro Lampung. This success is …
Tindak Direktif Bahasa Indonesia Dalam Wacana Kelas Sekolah Dasar,
2013
Universitas Negeri Malang
Tindak Direktif Bahasa Indonesia Dalam Wacana Kelas Sekolah Dasar, Alif Mudiono
Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya
This study focuses on (1) directive speech acts in Indonesian elementary school classroom discourse and (2) the impact of their use in classroom interaction. The research employed an ethnographic method combined with a pragmatic approach. The results of the data analysis indicate that directive speech acts in elementary school classrooms include ordering, requesting, encouraging, questioning, and directing. Furthermore, the impacts of these directive acts are reflected in students’ responses, such as silence, performing tasks according to the given instructions, and displaying attitudes of willingness and responsiveness toward the learning process.
Interferensi Bahasa Indonesia Ke Dalam Bahasa Inggris Pada Abstrak Jurnal Ilmiah,
2013
Universitas Pasundan Bandung
Interferensi Bahasa Indonesia Ke Dalam Bahasa Inggris Pada Abstrak Jurnal Ilmiah, Any Budiarti
Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya
This research aims not only to discuss the interference of the Indonesian language into English as reflected in scientific journal abstracts but also to describe the types of such interference. Thirteen scientific journals were examined in this study. The method applied was descriptive, employing distributional and similarity analyses. The data were collected from scientific journal abstracts published between 2003 and 2008. The results indicate three types of interference: morphological, syntactic, and semantic. Morphological interference occurs in verb forms for the third person singular, plural forms, and possessives. Syntactic interference includes ill-formed phrases, passive voice constructions, parallelism errors, and the omission …
Leksikon Dan Nilai Kultur Suwawa Gorontalo Dalam Ritual Momeqati,
2013
Universitas Negeri Gorontalo
Leksikon Dan Nilai Kultur Suwawa Gorontalo Dalam Ritual Momeqati, Kartin Lihawa
Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya
This research aims to examine the use of the Suwawa lexicon, particularly related to traditional objects in the momeqati ritual and its associated socio-cultural values. The research employs a descriptive qualitative method using observation, interviews, and note-taking techniques to collect the data. The results show that the lexicon related to traditional elements of the momeqati ceremony is dominated by aesthetic values, including beauty, fragrance, harmony, health, perfection, softness, coolness, happiness, welfare, cleanliness, purity, glory, and enjoyment. Based on the Suwawa–Gorontalo community’s conceptual framework, the momeqati ritual ceremony is associated with girls’ jobs, which are intended to educate young women on …
Autonomous Learning In Reading Class: Building The Students’ Independence Character,
2013
Universitas Negeri Malang
Autonomous Learning In Reading Class: Building The Students’ Independence Character, Ida Fitri Rahmawati, Anik Nunuk Wulyani
Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya
This article reports efforts to improve students’ reading ability in understanding narrative texts through the implementation of an autonomous learning strategy at SMPN 1 Singosari. The autonomous learning strategy was adopted in response to the current need for a learning process that supports the development of Indonesian students’ character. The study involved eighth-grade students of SMPN 1 Singosari during the 2010/2011 academic year. The findings indicate that the implementation of the autonomous learning strategy in reading activities effectively enhanced students’ comprehension of narrative texts. In addition, the strategy encouraged students to participate actively in reading activities and fostered independent learning …
February 25, 2013: Wmu's Jaimy Gordon Invited As A Guest Reader At Aquinas College,
2013
Western Michigan University
February 25, 2013: Wmu's Jaimy Gordon Invited As A Guest Reader At Aquinas College, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
