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Mathis-Wisseh, Ruth D. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This case study, conducted in the context of an interactive classroom-based action research, has examined the process by which Language 1 (L1-native speakers of English) and Language 2 (L2-non-native speakers of English) students develop the ability to acquire the standard written form of the English language. The dissertation was designed to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Focus Groups, Student Surveys, Learning Processes
Camuti, Alice Kerlin – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this interpretivist qualitative study is to discover what factors influence first-year college students as they construct their text messages. Using grounded theory methodology, 11 first-year college students at a university in the Southeast were interviewed one-on-one and through text messaging in order to gain insight into…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Written Language, Telecommunications, Interpersonal Communication