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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; ...
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. ...
Teaching English the Puerto Rican way: Developing ESL materials that mirror the source culture for the Puerto Rican elementary English classroom
(2007)
In Puerto Rican English classrooms students are mainly exposed to
English texts which are heavily laced with strong “American” referents and
cultural values. This makes it difficult for language learners to apply their ...
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 ...
English language use among first generation adult latinos in a latino community in Colorado, USA
(2010)
This case study investigates the use of English among first generation Latinos in a Latino community in Colorado. The research question was: What is the presence of the English language in the daily lives among the adult ...
Mordor and the threat from the East: Tolkien's shifting intentions: Orientalism and representation in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
(2012)
The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate the presence of Orientalism in the Lord of the
Rings; secondly, how orientalist discourse is employed, beginning by defining what
Orientalism is and how it relates to the Lord ...
[Insert character here] creating a culture of participatory writing and independent reading using fan-fiction
(2018)
This study focuses on enhancing language skills in the areas of reading and writing through the implementation of fan-fiction in a group of higher education students from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus. To ...
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 ...
Communicative competence in a biology course at the UPRM: A case study
(2013)
Although Spanish is the official language in Puerto Rico (PR), the use of English medium courses, which are focused on specialized content areas, is very common at the University of Puerto Rico. This is due to the fact ...
Representations of strong black women in calypso lyrics of Calypso Rose, Singing Sandra, Singing Francine, Singing Vennie, and Queen Bee; and in Zora Neale Hurston’s Work: Their Eyes Were Watching God and Edwidge Danticat’s Work: Breath, Eyes, Memory
(2007)
This thesis presents representations of strong black women in Calypso lyrics of Calypso Rose, Singing Sandra, Singing Francine, Singing Vennie, and Queen Bee; and in Zora Neale Hurston’s work: Their Eyes Were Watching God, ...