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Green English: An interdisciplinary approach to eco-conscientization
(2013)
With a focus on the pedagogical and transformative potentials of integrating Environmental Education into existing English as a Second Language (ESL) curriculum, this study offers theme-based lesson plans that promote ...
From veil to scarf: Gendered identities in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis and Marvel comics’ Ms. Marvel
(2019-05-07)
In this thesis, I study two critically-acclaimed texts to explore the construction of gendered identities by Muslim and Muslim-American women in contact zones where they struggle to stay true to themselves. I draw on Judith ...
Breaking social barriers: A participatory observation of social-media interactions in an undergraduate-student mentorship of at-risk youth at a foster care institution in Puerto Rico
(2015)
This study employed qualitative methods to capture the online interaction of
undergraduate volunteers as part of an undergraduate-student mentorship program. This program
was developed to provide mentorship and tutoring ...
¿Es inglés la clave?: Life histories of first-generation-college-student return migrants and their perceptions of English as key to college and professional success
(2012)
This research project explored how English and Spanish shaped the life experiences of first-generation college students who migrated between the United States and Puerto Rico. It focused on the consequences of transnational ...
Fairy tales and reggaeton narratives: Reinforcement of gender stereotypes inherent in Puerto Rican popular culture
(2012)
This thesis is informed on a feminist pedagogy and understanding which examines gender inequality and develops from the idea that everything in literature, music, and any other manifestation of popular culture is related ...
Application of massive multiplayer online role-playing games as a language learning resource through experiential learning in educational contexts
(2020-12-11)
This case study aims to investigates how integrating lesson plans involving massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) into the English classroom can help Puerto Rican second language learners (SLLs) of English ...
From theory to practice: Mending the gap between truth and memoir
(2008)
The memoir is a genre that still remains somewhat in the shadows in terms of its allocation within the subjects of academia, literature, English instruction, among others. This thesis is an attempt at appeasing the genre ...
Translanguaging as a strategy for teaching and learning basic English grammar at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
(2021-05-13)
English teaching grammar and translanguaging are topics already carried out by some
authors such as, Hos & Kekec (2015), García and Li (20014) and Mazak and Herbas-Donoso
(2015). Both topics are studied separately but ...
Mentor and mentee: bridging two perspectives on GTA training a case study on GTA training needs in the department of English at UPRM
(2010)
This case study investigated the opinions that Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) from the English Department at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez have regarding the training they received during their placement ...
Divergent thinking in the English classroom: Center stage for stories, poems and cultural expressions through dance
(2014)
This study demonstrates how dance performances can be used as a text within seventh, eighth and ninth grade English classes in Puerto Rico. The inclusion of dance performances enables students to relate to dance as a text, ...