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Remediation in paradise: (Mis)labeling low English proficiency students at UPRM
(2014)
This research project is a secondary data analysis of the characteristics and effects of English language remediation at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez from the academic years 2008-09 through 2013-14. Using ...
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, ...
Withdrawal and non-passing grades in UPRM pre-calculus I: What’s language got to do with it?
(2014)
The focus of this study is to examine if the English language influences withdrawal or failure rates in Pre-Calculus I at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez. Using data from the Office of Research and Institutional ...
Using smartphones to create films in the English composition classroom: Digital filmmaking as a pedagogical tool
(2014)
The aim of this thesis is to investigate and identify the effectiveness of digital filmmaking using smartphones in the English Composition classroom at the University of Puerto Rico- Mayagüez in the academic year of 2013. ...
Pink shadows: A comparison of the internal/external in Cancer Vixen and The Cancer Journals
(2014)
This thesis reads the breast cancer memoir, Cancer Vixen by Marisa Marchetto, in the shadow of The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde, working to situate the text within the context of its very complex relationships with trauma ...
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 – ...
Press “start” to learn: Engagement for English learners from the virtual environment of video games
(2014)
This case study is of a classroom from a public school in northwestern Puerto Rico comprised of 7th, 8th, and 9th graders in which the teacher incorporated video games seeks to explore how video games impact English language ...
Student mobility and ‘el spanglish’: Describing Colombian student migration to UPRM and their perceptions and realizations of language use at the graduate level
(2014)
This case study utilized naturalistic, qualitative data collection methods to describe the reasons for Colombian graduate student migration to the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. It also describes the use of ...