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McHolme, Lindsay – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In the United States, adult education for emergent multilingual language learners (EMLL) is governed by the American Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA). The AEFLA defines literacy as an individual's ability to read, write, and speak in "English." This definition erases the multilingual and multicultural assets that adult EMLLs…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Critical Literacy, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Nora A. Alsowaine – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study contributes to the field of pedagogical translation studies. One of the important outcomes is to reveal how some of the Arabic pedagogical translations of Jane Austen's novels are representations and applications of scholastic methods of language teaching that are rooted in the traditional theories of pedagogical translation. This…
Descriptors: Translation, Arabic, Language Processing, Novels
Ting Sun – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This three-article format dissertation aims to provide evidence of the effect size of the relationship between writing self-efficacy and writing achievement in an empirical study and a meta-analysis, and compare three methods, the averaging method, three-level meta-analysis (3LM), and robust variance estimation (RVE), in handling multiple…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Self Efficacy, Writing Skills, Writing Achievement
Wuri Prima Kusumastuti – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The field of autonomous language learning in second language acquisition has experienced significant growth since its introduction by Holec in the 1980s. Several studies have explored how to promote learning autonomy in various spaces, including online learning environments. However, research related to autonomous language learning in online…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Social Media, Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition
Reyes-Diaz, Thayra M. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The use of literary criticism has served to provide different lenses to analyze, evaluate, and interpret the content and context of the written text in all its forms and varieties, especially in children's and young adult (YA) literature. This study was aimed at analyzing the way in which "Feminist Criticism" may be applied to young…
Descriptors: Literary Criticism, Childrens Literature, Adolescent Literature, Females
Linnette Arroyo Ortiz – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This qualitative study implemented a Critical Discourse Analysis using the "PRDE English Program Gender Equity Manual" (2015). In addition, this study compared the narrative literature from PRDE's English 9th textbook--"Inside: Language, Literacy and Content by National Geographic and Cengage Learning" (2014) (NG Texts) , and…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Gender Issues, Adolescent Literature, LGBTQ People
Misti Shelton – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Uganda Baptist Seminary (UBS) is accredited by the Ugandan National Council for Higher Education and teaches church leaders from Uganda and its surrounding seven countries. The required language of educational instruction is English, although the students come from a multitude of different native languages. This research stems from a need to…
Descriptors: Churches, Multilingualism, Trend Analysis, Christianity
Isaac J. Bretz – ProQuest LLC, 2021
On many secular college and university campuses and in surrounding communities, Christian organizations offer international students, scholars and spouses free group study of Bible stories as well as meals and other social activities. On one hand, Bible-based content is interesting and compelling for some adult language learners and has long been…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
The Impact of Ethnic Identity on Academic Achievement Pertaining to Korean American College Students
Lee, David – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The aggregation of various Asian American ethnic groups into one homogenous block and the comparatively sparse amount of research on Asian Americans creates of one the most misunderstood groups in American society and scholarship. The aim of this dissertation is to study one Asian American ethnic group, Korean Americans, and to find the…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Korean Americans, Correlation, Socialization
Zhao, Jing – ProQuest LLC, 2019
There have been sweeping changes in foreign language education in the United States. As the world is experiencing unprecedented globalization, knowledge of a foreign language and familiarity with other cultures have become increasingly important. Public schools are now implementing dual immersion programs to better prepare students for the…
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Orthographic Symbols
Clark, Amy – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This classroom-based case study examines how Spanish-English emergent bilingual children in a second grade one-way immersion classroom draw on prior knowledge and experiences and use comprehension strategies to discuss and comprehend three texts with different levels of cultural relevance. Through an examination of the rich range of cognitive,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Spanish, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Jacqueline Nicole Ridley – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This qualitative research study examined the connections made by refugee and immigrant youth to a teacher proposed mirror text at an elementary ESL book group. Mirror texts, or books in which youth with marginalized identities can see themselves reflected, have been argued to promote text connections and reading comprehension for minoritized…
Descriptors: Books, Refugees, Immigrants, English (Second Language)
Daniela Avelar – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Parents play a crucial role in shaping children's emergent literacy through shared book reading. Shared book reading can foster literacy acquisition, promote vocabulary development, and improve print awareness, phonological awareness, and story comprehension (e.g., Bus et al., 1995; De Temple & Snow, 2003; Mol et al., 2008; Snow et al., 1998).…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Family Literacy, Emergent Literacy, Story Reading
Jama, Itithaz – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of English foreign language instructors who worked at the English Institute in Saudi Arabia. The study explored how EFL instructors transferred their own language learning experiences to their teaching and how this transfer influenced their instructional practices. Finally, the study…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Perez, Natasha – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study explores the interplay of bilingualism, identity, literacy and culture for CubanAmerican students in the Cuban diaspora. I contextualize their experiences within the social, historical, and political background of Cuban immigration, situating their stories within the conflicting narratives of Cuban-American imagination in the U.S., to…
Descriptors: Cubans, Bilingualism, Spanish, English (Second Language)
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