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Agriculture students’ language needs in general education courses: A case study
(2012)
This study was designed to explore the language needs of Spanish speaking Agriculture Students in general education courses at the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez (UPRM). The participants were 17 students who were chosen ...
Using memoirs and technology to develop reading and writing skills for twelfth grade English students
(2011)
This case study investigates why high school students use technology and how much access they have to it in different settings; it also investigates what reading and writing skills are particularly challenging for them. ...
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. ...
My mind became an eclipse: Incorporating metaphors in narrative writing effectively
(2019-05-13)
This qualitative study investigates what skills about writing narratives and metaphors are
particularly challenging for the university students in an Intermediate English class. The research
questions formulated for this ...
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 ...
Adapting RPG’s in an ESL college classroom
(2011)
In this study, Role Playing Games (RPG‟s) were adapted and used in an ESL classroom in the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, in order to explore the students' different identities, to engage their imagination, to ...
The rise of messaging Apps and their influence on language learning
(2020-05-27)
Mobile text messaging and its effect on language use has been a well-studied field in past years. However, not until recently have mobile messaging apps and their influence on language learning been researched. Nowadays, ...