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Integrating multiliteracies into the ESL curriculum: Graphic novels as a means of expression and motivation
(2015)
This study focuses on using graphic novels to interest students and develop their
reading skills in English. The participants were ESL (English as a second language) students
taking their fourth and final English class ...
Ecological education: Pedagogy of awareness, transformation and action through children’s literature in an ESL classroom
(2015-05)
This research investigation explores possible ways of formally introducing ecological education to sixth grade Puerto Rican learners through children and young adult literature. The purpose of this project is to explore ...
Kindergarten English teaching through the arts (ketta): curriculum development
(2009)
The teaching of English as a Second Language (ESL) in the Kindergarten classroom in Puerto Rico public schools has been a controversial topic to most boricuas (term used to name the native Puerto Rican) for over fifteen ...
Translanguaging practices used by University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez graduate teaching assistants in their classroom
(2020-12-09)
Through narrative inquiry, this research investigates how Graduate Teaching Assistants’ (GTAs) past experiences can help shape their current thoughts and beliefs on translanguaging and its usage inside their classrooms. ...
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 ...
The potential effect of using the flipped classroom approach in the teaching of English as a second language
(2014)
This research project is a case study of the potential effect of using the flipped classroom approach in the teaching of English as a second language in a reading and composition course at the University of Puerto Rico – ...
Phrasal verb and reading comprehension amongst Puerto Rican ESL university students
(2011)
Phrasal verbs (PVs) are difficult for English as a Second Language (ESL) learners. In this study, two measures were used to determine the comprehension of different semantic categories of phrasal verbs; a vocabulary test ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...