Using Ning For Conversation Partner Networks,
2010
University of South Florida
Using Ning For Conversation Partner Networks, Krista Bittenbender Royal
INTO Faculty and Staff Publications
Providing opportunities for conversation practice is one way that an IEP can help students improve their English as well as enhance their engagement in the language learning process. However, matching individual language learners to fluent English speakers can be difficult and time consuming. This workshop will introduce participants involved in setting up such interactions to Ning, a free online social networking platform which can facilitate the creation of individualized networks. Participants will gain insights into how one IEP used Ning to connect ELLs to university students interested in having conversation partners.
Infants And Children With Hearing Loss Need Early Language Access,
2010
Swarthmore College
Infants And Children With Hearing Loss Need Early Language Access, P. Kushalnagar, G. Mathur, C. J. Moreland, Donna Jo Napoli, W. Osterling, C. Padden, C. Rathmann
Linguistics Faculty Works
Around 96 percent of children with hearing loss are born to parents with intact hearing, who may initially know little about deafness or sign language. Therefore, such parents will need information and support in making decisions about the medical, linguistic, and educational management of their child. Some of these decisions are time-sensitive and irreversible and come at a moment of emotional turmoil and vulnerability (when some parents grieve the loss of a normally hearing child). Clinical research indicates that a deaf child's poor communication skills can be made worse by increased level of parental depression. Given this, the importance of …
Challenges Of Cheap Resource Creation For Morphological Tagging,
2010
Charles University
Challenges Of Cheap Resource Creation For Morphological Tagging, Jirka Hana, Anna Feldman
Department of Linguistics Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
We describe the challenges of resource creation for a resource-light system for morphological tagging of fusional languages (Feldman and Hana, 2010). The constraints on resources (time, expertise, and money) introduce challenges that are not present in development of morphological tools and corpora in the usual, resource intensive way.
Acquisition Of Spanish Gender Agreement In Two Learning Contexts: Study Abroad And At Home.,
2010
Illinois Wesleyan University
Acquisition Of Spanish Gender Agreement In Two Learning Contexts: Study Abroad And At Home., Christina Isabelli
Scholarship
The goal of this study is to describe the acquisition rate for gender acquisition in Spanish and to show whether individual variability and language contact may affect this rate. The participants were intermediate second language Spanish (first language English) learners in the study abroad and at-home contexts over a 4-month period. The participants received grammaticality judgment tests coded for morphological class of the modified noun as well as attributive and predicative adjectives. Data were also collected on social behavior and language contact in Spanish and English in order to explain data outcome. The findings suggest that no difference exists between …
Proceedings Of The Sixth International Natural Language Generation Conference (Inlg 2010).,
2010
Technological University Dublin
Proceedings Of The Sixth International Natural Language Generation Conference (Inlg 2010)., John D. Kelleher, Brian Mac Namee, Ielka Van Der Sluis
Conference papers
No abstract provided.
Students' Perceptions Of Their Esl Training In Preparation For University Reading Tasks,
2010
Brigham Young University - Provo
Students' Perceptions Of Their Esl Training In Preparation For University Reading Tasks, Olha Kondiyenko
Theses and Dissertations
This study sought to determine perceptions of former English Language Center (ELC) students of their readiness for university reading tasks after completing their ESL training. Former ELC students who now study or have studied at 10 different American post-secondary institutions provided insights for the study. Through questionnaires and face-to-face interviews, the study collected and analyzed many interesting and revealing comments from participants. Their comments demonstrated that even though the majority of students overall were satisfied with their learning experiences at the ELC, some significant changes still have to be made to be able to fully meet students' educational needs. Participants …
Redefining Nairobi's Streets: Study Of Slang, Marginalization, And Identity,
2010
Washington University in St. Louis
Redefining Nairobi's Streets: Study Of Slang, Marginalization, And Identity, Mungai Mutonya
Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective
This study attempts an analysis of a restructured Swahili variety spoken by Nairobi's street community: Kinoki. Adapting tools of sociolinguistic inquiry and focusing on Kinoki's divergence from the dominant urban slang, Sheng, the study discusses attitudes toward divergent terms referencing the street community, street activities, and law enforcement officials. Results indicate that street children, unlike their school-going peers living in the city's low-income neighborhoods, redefine pejoratives that devalue and stigmatize street people and their lifestyle. Instead, Kinoki empowers the marginalized community to construct a positive identity, to ameliorate representations of street lifestyle, and to redefine neologisms that reference in-group ( …
Découvrir Le Pouvoir De Ses Mains : La Gestuelle Des Futurs Enseignants De Langue.,
2010
Universite de Provence (Aix-Marseille I)
Découvrir Le Pouvoir De Ses Mains : La Gestuelle Des Futurs Enseignants De Langue., Marion Tellier, Gale Stam
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Bahasa Dan Gender Dalam Komik Humor Kanak-Kanak.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Bahasa Dan Gender Dalam Komik Humor Kanak-Kanak., Mohd Nazim Najmuddin
Student Works (2010-2019)
This research is on language and gender in children’s humorous comic books. The methodology of this research is through analyzing the content of the comic books that is whether they can improve their language skills. This research is limited to Doraemon humorous comic books which are written in Malay because the emergence of various types of comic books which are now available in the market have been of great concern among parents as to whether they should their children to have access to such books. This research focuses on the language aspect used and also on the social behavior characteristics …
A Systemic Functional Multimodal Analysis Of Business Brochures.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
A Systemic Functional Multimodal Analysis Of Business Brochures., Fauziah Taib
Student Works (2010-2019)
The study is a multimodal analysis of Malaysian business-to-business brochures (b2b) that advertise training programmes for human resource development in local and multinational companies. The multimodal analysis is within the framework of systemic functional theory as the theory has resources to analyse verbal as well as visual elements in texts. The aims of the study are to identify the verbal and visual components that make up the genre, ascertain how the functions of the business brochures are realized in the components and establish how these various semiotic components cohere such that the brochures are seen as a unified whole. The …
Politeness In Malaysian Esl Classroom Directives.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Politeness In Malaysian Esl Classroom Directives., Khaw Aun Nee
Student Works (2010-2019)
The present study investigates teachers’ and students’ use of directives and politeness strategies in realising directives in Malaysian ESL classrooms. Using Bach and Harnish’s (1979) classification of directives and Brown and Levinson’s (1987) politeness strategies as a theoretical framework, audio recordings of three ESL lessons were analysed to examine the types of directives used by teachers and students in Malaysian ESL classrooms and the types of politeness strategies used to realise these directives. Audio recordings of interviews with participants of the current study were then examined to discover the factors that affect teachers’ and students’ use of directives and politeness …
Entri Agama Berlabel "Ar" Dalam Kamus Dewan : Satu Analisis Semantik.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Entri Agama Berlabel "Ar" Dalam Kamus Dewan : Satu Analisis Semantik., Wan Mohd Saophy Amizul Wan Mansor
Student Works (2010-2019)
Kamus Dewan (KD4) is the latest issue of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Malay monolingual dictionary. Beside the native Malay words, the dictionary also records a great number of entries of loan words from foreign languages such as Arabic, which is labeled 'Ar'. The loan words normally do not deviate from the narrowing, extension or variation in its actual meaning. As such, the study done is more focused on the aspects of accuracy of the Malay meaning than its original meaning in Arabic with al-Mu‘jam al-Wasit as a key reference in comparing and checking of its original meaning in Arabic besides …
Teaching English To Children With Adhd,
2010
SIT Graduate Institute
Teaching English To Children With Adhd, Natalia Turketi
Sandanona
How to teach English to highly distractable and hyperactive children? How does the process of the Second (Foreign) Language acquisition for such students look like? I will highlight these issues in my presentation and demonstrate a few activities that can be helpful in teaching ADHD kids.
Acting Out In The Classroom,
2010
SIT Graduate Institute
Acting Out In The Classroom, Kim Noel Daelhousen
Sandanona
The use of theater strategies and activities in the language classroom provides a space for students, like actors, to play and thus more deeply incorporate elements of the target language. Participants will be “playing” along with the presenter to explore various theater-based activities.
Beyond The Field- Linguistic Challenges For International Athletes,
2010
SIT Graduate Institute
Beyond The Field- Linguistic Challenges For International Athletes, Christine Allers
Sandanona
The presenter will explore what it feels like for baseball players to arrive in the US (both on and off the field). A simulation will allow participants to experience the emotions and impact of having a talent dependent upon team communication, media interaction, and the world outside the ballpark.
A Linguistic Dialog Between Chinglish And Engnese,
2010
SIT Graduate Institute
A Linguistic Dialog Between Chinglish And Engnese, Yajuan Zhang
Sandanona
What is “Chinglish”? What is “Engnese”? The presenter will demonstrate the difference and the similarity between Chinese language and English language and analyze the errors of Chinese students' inter-language. The audience will contemplate the influence of L1 transfer upon ELL language acquisition and explore the possibilities for both teachers and learners to face the challenge.
The Writer’S Voice: Developing Self-Expression In Esl Writers,
2010
SIT Graduate Institute
The Writer’S Voice: Developing Self-Expression In Esl Writers, Genevieve Halkett
Sandanona
What is good writing? For many ESL students, this means grammatical accuracy; as a result, their own writing voices are often lost. The presenter will illustrate successful strategies and activities which can be used with a variety of levels and ESL writers to encourage fluency and self-expression.
Synthetic Corpora: A Synergy Of Linguistics And Computer Animation,
2010
Bowling Green State University
Synthetic Corpora: A Synergy Of Linguistics And Computer Animation, Jerry C. Schnepp, Rosalee Wolfe, John Mcdonald
Visual Communications and Technology Education Faculty Publications
Synthetic corpora enable the creation of computer-generated animations depicting sign language and are the complement of corpora containing videotaped exemplars. Any design for a synthetic corpus needs to accommodate linguistic processes as well as support the generation of believable, acceptable synthesized utterances. This paper explores one possibility for representing linguistic and extralinguistic processes that involve the face and reports on the outcomes of a user test evaluating the clarity of utterances synthesized by this approach.
The Development Of Two Units For Basic Training And Resources For Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages: "Developing A Successful Teaching Personality" And "Managing Classes Of English Language Learners",
2010
Brigham Young University - Provo
The Development Of Two Units For Basic Training And Resources For Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages: "Developing A Successful Teaching Personality" And "Managing Classes Of English Language Learners", Iva Crookston
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 as well as a website, Basic Training and Resources for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (BTR-TESOL). The entire project consists of ten main sections with nearly fifty units addressing topics that novice teachers should know before teaching English to non-native speakers. The BTR-TESOL project answers the need for material for untrained novice teachers that will help them to be better prepared in a very minimalistic way to face the challenges and responsibilities that teaching of …
Effect Of Visual Input On Vowel Production In English Speakers,
2010
Macalester College
Effect Of Visual Input On Vowel Production In English Speakers, Amanda C. Richardson
Linguistics Honors Projects
This study analyzes whether there should be a visual component to a model of speech perception and production by comparing the jaw opening, advancement, and rounding of American English and non-English vowels in the presence and absence of a visual stimulus. Surprisingly, jaw opening did not change production, but the presence of the visual stimulus was found to be a significant factor in participants’ vowel advancement for non-English vowels. This may be explained by lip rounding, but requires further research in order to develop a full understanding of the impact of visual input on vowel production to be used in …
