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Re-creating the text: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and its film adaptations
(2009)
Film adaptation is a relatively new and popular form of studying texts, which is
very important to our society because of the effect that adaptation has on it. The
differences between the “original” text and adaptation ...
Reading attitudes, habits and performance of third grade ESL students participating in a reading challenge program
(2009)
The study examines the reading attitudes, habits, and performance of third graders in an urban elementary school in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico participating in a 20 Book Reading Challenge Program. Five methods were used: ...
Canons of transgression: Shock, scandal, and subversion from Matthew Lewis' The Monk to Bret Ellis' American Psycho
(2004)
This thesis examines the relationship between transgressive texts–traditionally defined as those that aim to challenge and possibly subvert the artistic, social, or political traditions of a culture—and their acceptance ...
Seeking social justice: A critical understanding of reggaeton narratives
(2015)
This thesis is informed by Freirean pedagogy and studies Reggaeton narratives as a part
of the Puerto Rican popular culture sphere. Thus, it establishes an argument which promotes the
study of Reggaeton narratives in ...
Language use in “mensajes de texto” with students at UPRM
(2011)
This study was designed to explore: 1) What language choices are being made by students at the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez when they are text messaging? 2) What are the differences in language use to text message ...
Historical and ideological differences between English and Spanish curricula in Puerto Rico
(2012)
This study comparatively analyzes the curricular documents published by the DEPR for the English and Spanish programs from 2000 until 2010. The documents were analyzed in terms of their similarities and differences, the ...
Attitudes of ninth graders in a rural middle school in Yauco, Puerto Rico toward the English language and the English class
(2005-12)
The study examines the attitudes of ninth graders in a rural middle school in Yauco,
Puerto Rico toward the English language and toward the English class. It also examines
gender differences toward the English language ...
New literacies: Using anime to expand teachers’ resources in the classroom
(2020-04-22)
A continually changing environment of technology and communication in the modern workforce has established a new baseline for 21st-century students who require ESL educators to involve visual resources in their curriculum ...
Life of Pi and the oceanic sublime
(2020-05-26)
This thesis situates Yann Martel’s Life of Pi within the area of sea studies, analyzing the novel at the intersection of ecocritical ethics, social histories at sea, shipwreck allusions in literary texts, and the burgeoning ...
Examining task-based language teaching and its second language acquisition underpinnings through the design and implementation of a task-based unit in a basic english class at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
(2018)
This study conducted in Puerto Rico at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM) has three major purposes: (1) to outline how task-based lessons are designed and implemented in a Basic English classroom, (2) to ...