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Assessing student perspectives on pedagogical translanguaging: A case study of a Puerto Rican university classroom
(2015)
This thesis details the results of a study into the translanguaging habits of students in an
upper-level psychology classroom at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez. It seeks to add
to a relatively limited knowledge ...
Understanding language ideologies in Puerto Rico: From colonialism to translanguaging
(2015)
This thesis provides an historical analysis of the evolution of the monolingual paradigm
in Puerto Rico. It traces the origins of the monolingual paradigm from the rise of the modern
European nation-state, through US ...
Analyzing the relationship between transatlantic slavery and motherhood in The History of Mary Prince, A West Indian Slave Narrative. Related by Herself
(2015)
This thesis begins by exposing the lack of literary study of female slave narratives. It then moves
to analyze The History of Mary Prince in the following order: 1) Outline of Prince’s life: who
she was and her origin; ...
Rumpelstiltskin: Superimposing current societal/cultural needs onto the fairy tale genre
(2015)
Since their introduction in 1815, Grimm’s Children’s Stories and Household Tales have
been retold and refashioned many times in American popular culture. Closely studying these
retellings helps readers understand the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Escape through the literary borderlands: A postmodern examination of Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
(2015)
This thesis explores how Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, can be considered a postmodern trickster text that merges the literary and artistic ...
An adaptation of suggestopedia: Enhancing ESL learners’ motivation through music, relaxation techniques, and role playing
(2015)
This study demonstrates a research done with a group of English as a Second Language (ESL) ninth graders in Puerto Rico which integrated an adaptation of Georgi Lozanov’s teaching methodology Suggestopedia. The first section ...
I’m in America: Critically exploring Latino cultural identity in West Side Story for English classrooms
(2015)
Race, culture and identity, alongside portrayals of the Puerto Rican culture, are themes which are highly intertwined in the Broadway musical West Side Story. Starting from its Broadway premiere to its eventual film ...