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Winberg, Christine. "The comprehension of figurative language in English literary texts by students for whom English is not a mother tongue." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002649.

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This study applies Sperber and Wilson's relevance theory to the comprehension of figurative language in poetry. Students' understanding of metaphor as a linguistic category and comprehension of metaphorical texts are analysed in terms of the principle of relevance. Patterns of comprehension in English first language (Ll) and English second language (ESL) students' analyses of metaphorical texts are discussed and through an analysis of similarities and differences in these patterns of comprehension an attempt is made to develop a pedagogy around relevance theory. Relevance theory's particular e

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Axelsson, Karin. "Interpreting and discussing literary texts : A study on literary group discussions." Thesis, Växjö University, School of Humanities, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-1934.

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<p>Reading and understanding literature does not necessarily have to be an individual act. The aim of this essay is to investigate what happens when six students read a text by Kazuo Ishiguro A Family Supper and then discuss it in a communicative situation. The essay bases its ideas on the sociocultural theory and the reader-response theory. The sociocultural perspective argues that people develop and progress during social interaction, moreover by communicating with other people and by being inspired and subsequently educated through taking part in different social contexts. My idea with this

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Aljuhani, Hind S. "USING CORPORA IN A LEXICALIZED STYLISTICS APPROACH TO TEACHING ENGLISH-AS-A-FOREIGN-LANGUAGE LITERATURE." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/272.

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As a lingua franca across the globe, English plays a vital role in international communications. Due to rapid economic, political, and educational globalization, the English language has become a powerful means of communication. Therefore, English education is vital to the development of many countries around the world. Since 1932, the need for a lingua franca in Saudi Arabia developed as the country progressed politically, economically, and educationally. Now, English is important to Saudis’ economic, educational, and career development and success. Vocabulary is a major step in learning any

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Muir, Hollie. "Literature Education and English as a World Language : Various countries’ representation in literary texts in coursebooks in English education for upper secondary school in Sweden." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-71022.

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This essay aims to investigate which countries and geographical regions are most prevalent in literary texts in coursebooks published before and after the curriculum change in 2011, as well as determining if there is a greater diversity of countries and regions represented in the coursebooks published after 2011. A content analysis was used as well as studies by various researchers to investigate the literary texts in the coursebooks. Ten coursebooks published before and after 2011 were analyzed by using the four categories text origin (i.e. country of original publication), author, setting an

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Gazu, Khulekani Amegius. "A Grounded Theory study of English as Second Language (ESL) students’ experiences with literary texts, with reference to the University of Zululand." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1551.

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A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Arts in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil) in the Department of General Linguistics at the University Of Zululand, South Africa, 2017<br>The study of ESL students’ experiences with literary texts generated a theoretical model accounting for the intricate relationships among some interwoven phenomena. The model was informed by the precepts of the systematic procedures of Strauss and Corbin (1990) and the attendant central phenomenon, causal conditions, contextual and intervening conditions, interactional strate

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Zhang, Yu. "The Effect of Employing Cultural Criticism in the Teaching of British Literature for Chinese Undergraduate English Majors." FIU Digital Commons, 2017. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3198.

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The traditional literature teaching methods for Chinese English majors are formalism and biographical criticism. These criticisms use an objective approach focused on details about the author, historical context and literary mechanics to analyze literature. These methods neglect the fact that literature comprehension involves readers’ active participation. Cultural criticism, as a critical approach, considers influences that readers bring to their engagement with a given literary text. This approach is supposed to fit the classroom settings for cross-cultural literature teaching and learning.

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Lutton, Alison Mary. "Authorship and the production of literary value, 1982-2012 : Bret Easton Ellis, Paul Auster, J.T. LeRoy, and Tucker Max." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:3aa64675-73a2-42a8-be24-cb75f034e9de.

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Definitions of celebrity authorship and material textuality at the turn of the twenty-first century have predominantly emphasised the implicitly negative aspects of contemporary developments in the literary marketplace. Particularly prominent are arguments that the practice of authorship has become subject to homogenisation by the matrix of celebrity in which successful writers are now expected to function; and, further, that the changing nature of texts themselves and the ways in which they are marketed is eroding the implicitly superior position traditionally held by literature in the cultur

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Lundfelt, Ingrid. "Pushing Literacy Forward : How to use the novel Push in the English language classroom." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för humaniora, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-12841.

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This is an essay in the field of English literature didactics. It argues for the use of authentic texts in literacy acquisition. Specifically, the aim of this essay is to justify the use of the novel Push in an English language classroom in Sweden by presenting a literature lesson plan and validating it by three intrerview responses from teachers at a senior high school. I believe students may find the theme of the novel engaging and motivating. The lesson plan is outlined as a student writing project. In this writing project, students will practice reading, speaking and writing skills. The pr

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Ward, Natalia, Robin Foster Schell, Clara Lee Brown, and Betty Thompson. "Pairing Fiction And Nonfiction Texts to Promote Literacy and Language Development of Adolescent English Learners." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5971.

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Based on the relevant research that highlights the impact of pairing fiction and nonfiction texts around a specific theme or a topic for enhanced motivation and reading comprehension for English learners (ELs), this article describes ways to combine texts of various genres to promote ELs’ language and literacy development. A middle school example of a lesson on chocolate exemplifies how pairing a number of fiction and nonfiction texts supports differentiation and multiple opportunities for writing.

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Badal, Bernice. "Investigating English home language and 12 learner's ability to access pragmatic and contextual aspects of literary text." Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80324.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates differences in L1 and L2 Grade 12 learners' interpretation of an English literary text. In particular, the research focuses on pragmatic features of the text, or features which require knowledge of the cultural and situational context in order to be understood. It is hypothesised from the outset that L1 learners will be more adept at interpreting the pragmatic features of the text since L2 learners may lack the necessary linguistic and cultural knowledge needed to derive meaning from an English literary te

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García, Maria G. "The impact of the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program on reading, mathematics, and language achievement of Hispanic English language learners." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2006. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5227/.

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This study sought to answer if the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program had a positive academic impact on Hispanic English language learners (ELL). HIPPY is a free, 2-year, home-based early intervention program for 4-and 5-year-old children. The program is intended to provide educational enrichment to at-risk children from poor and immigrant families, increase school readiness, and foster parent involvement in their children's education. A quasi-experimental design and quantitative measures were used to measure the academic success of Hispanic ELL students in re

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Ridley, Jackie. "Connecting Kids to Texts: Connections, Positioning, and Participation in an ESL Book Group with Refugee and Immigrant Youth." The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu159533670252271.

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Leckie, Alisa. "Reading Among Former English Language Learners: The Importance of the Teacher and the Possibilities for Text." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/293421.

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This dissertation is a case study that explores how 8th grade former English language learners, or RFEP students, interacted with texts in their social studies class across a unit of study on World War II. This study is based on three assertions: we have a limited understanding of language and literacy among newly reclassified adolescent English language learners due to a shift in state language policy, examining students' interactions with texts in a secondary content classroom is a valuable perspective, and the decisions teachers make to meet the perceived needs of their students warrants

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Peyton, Kari C. "Measuring the predictive power of dynamic indicators of basic early literacy skills across grade levels for English language learners." Online version, 2009. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2009/2009peytonk.pdf.

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Christensen, Jamie Lynn. "Enhancing Students' Science Content Knowledge Through Text Structure Awareness." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2008. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd2564.pdf.

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Shi, Dan, and 史丹. "Making the unthinkable thinkable via first-order languaging dynamics from the perspective of ecosocial semiotic theory : a distributed language view of the pedagogic recontextualization of literary texts in L2 tertiary settings." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206734.

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This study investigates what classroom participants do with literary texts and how literary texts are pedagogically recontextualized through classroom activities in L2 tertiary literature classrooms. Premised upon the pedagogic processes of decontextualization and recontextualization that take place in the meaning-making practices of the literature classroom, the current study examines the process of literary text recontextualization via the multimodal partnership of vocalization and gesticulation. Through this process, esoteric literary meanings requiring specialist knowledge are transformed

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Feger, Mary-Virginia. "Multimodal Text Designers: A Case Study of Literacy Events in a Multicultural Context." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2009. http://digital.lib.usf.edu/?e14.2816.

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Khoo, Kay Yong, and 邱啟勇. "A study of children's viewing and representing skills through digital text." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B49616316.

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The notion of literacy in the 21st century has changed with the emergence of advanced technologies. We can no longer treat written language as the sole resource in contemporary literacy. The advancement of technology has led to some fundamental changes in the ways we receive and produce texts. Theories of literacy that underpin the concept of writing need to be reconsidered both explicitly and implicitly. This paper reports on four case studies of primary school children in Hong Kong, focusing on their emerging digital competencies when engaging with digital text. The study investigates how t

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Mabry, Megeara Glah. "Picturing Literacies and Noticing Main Ideas: Teaching ELL and NES Striving Readers to Notice Main Ideas in Nonfiction Texts." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2017. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/470662.

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Teaching & Learning<br>Ed.D.<br>Framed by a sociocultural understanding of literacy acquisition and learning, this research study investigates methods content area teachers can use to meet the needs of adolescent English language learners and native English speakers who struggle to read texts in school. The interventions were designed to both expand students’ concepts of literacy and of themselves as literate people, and to capitalized on students’ multiliteracies by using visual art to teach students how to notice main ideas in nonfiction texts. Statistical analyses indicate that English lang

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Lloyd, Glynis. "Orientations to text: how classroom discourse affords or denies the enactment of critical literacy and learner agency in an English First Additional Language classroom." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12886.

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Includes bibliographical references.<br>Despite improvements in educational provision since 1994, the opportunities for learners from historically under resourced schools to gain access to powerful English resources remain limited and unequal (Prinsloo 2012), with a dearth of research into how school literacy practices in South Africa might contribute to this lack of access. This case study contributes towards the development of a detailed description of school literacy practices, with a focus on the orientations to text that are made available to learners in a black township high school. This

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Sampson, Neil Edward. "An Extensive Reading Approach to Teaching English Second Language Reading Comprehension with the American Language Institute at the University of Toledo." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1383970960.

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Швед, Є. В. "Переклад невербальних одиниць в англомовних художніх текстах". Master's thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2022. https://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/87428.

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Робота присвячена дослідженню особливостей перекладу невербальних одиниць в англомовних художніх текстах. Розглянуті сучасні підходи до вивчення невербальних комунікативних одиниць, класифікації невербальних комунікативних засобів у сучасній англійській мові, функції невербальних комунікативних засобів у художньому тексті, а також проаналізована лексична репрезентація невербальних знаків у англомовних художніх текстах. Особлива увага приділена дослідженню стратегій та прийомів перекладу невербальних одиниць в англомовних художніх текстах і аналізу труднощів їх перекладу. Також розроблена систе

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Snyder, Sarah, Victoria Knight, and Pamela J. Mims. "Teaching Students with Intellectual Disability to Read Text." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/183.

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This session will provide a text comprehension research overview for students with intellectual disability (ID). The presenters will review the instructional strategies and text supports (accommodations) that have been used to improve student text comprehension, with emphasis on strategies that teachers can immediately implement, and discuss opportunities for future research. Learner Outcomes: • Participants will gain knowledge of the text comprehension research base, as well as explore practical issues related to researching text comprehension. • Participants will learn about the instructiona

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Baladeli, Ana Paula Domingos. "Letramento crítico e questões de identidade em textos digitais no livro didático de língua inglesa." Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Parana, 2013. http://tede.unioeste.br:8080/tede/handle/tede/2326.

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Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T18:55:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ana_Paula.pdf: 3361337 bytes, checksum: 3cc4f3ef5abd9e7dd708d939ee6f94f9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-12-12<br>Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior<br>The teaching material has a relevant role in the language teaching and its discourses can promotes or not, the maintenance of mistaken representation of sociocultural identities. In front of the historical fact of the National Textbook Program distributes for the first time textbook for English subject to the high school, we select these mate

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Baladeli, Ana Paula Domingos. "Letramento crítico e questões de identidade em textos digitais no livro didático de língua inglesa." Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Parana, 2012. http://tede.unioeste.br:8080/tede/handle/tede/2368.

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Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T18:55:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ana Baladeli.pdf: 3361358 bytes, checksum: 98e8eee3b49b27028b1a5d5886332790 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-12-12<br>Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior<br>The teaching material has a relevant role in the language teaching and its discourses can promotes or not, the maintenance of mistaken representation of sociocultural identities. In front of the historical fact of the National Textbook Program distributes for the first time textbook for English subject to the high school, we select th

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Morgan, Christi A. "Educator Perceptions of Forces Influencing Implementation of a Statewide Writing Portfolio Assessment." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2018. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1404553/.

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Leaders of the 84th Texas Legislature drafted and ratified HB 1164 (2015), prompting the Texas Education Agency to pilot a portfolio assessment option for assessing student writing growth and proficiency. The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions, characterize the experiences, and identify the forces that influenced initial implementation of the statewide writing pilot. Through interviews with district leaders and the collection of open-ended questionnaires from participating educators, a collective case study method was conducted and allowed for analysis of cross-case themes.

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Bruneaud, Karen. "La traduction française de textes littéraires en anglais non standard." Thesis, Artois, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010ARTO0004/document.

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Selon Berman, une caractéristique de la grande prose consiste à « capter et condenser tout l’espace polylangagier d’une communauté ». Certains écrivains, comme Twain, Faulkner, Steinbeck et Salinger, ont ainsi puisé dans l’ensemble des ressources de l’anglais, pour recréer des parlers vernaculaires ou des idiolectes dits « non standard ». Cette stratégie stylistique, qui engage l’auteur idéologiquement et politiquement, passe souvent mal l’épreuve de la traduction en français. La traduction de ces « écritures-déviances » pose des problèmes spécifiques tout en étant paradigmatique de la manière

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Shandor-Bruce, Deborah S. "Make Magic: The nexus of select curriculum studies projects in critical theory and Bakhtin’s literary theory of carnival as theoretical lenses to examine intertextuality, the interplay of text and lived experiences, in a ten year study of one child&." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1351187596.

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Johansson, Monique. "The Colonizer and the Colonized in Kazuo Ishiguro's Novels, An Artist of the Floating World and The Remains of the Day." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för humaniora (HUM), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-18228.

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This essay investigates the colonized self in Kazuo Ishiguro’s An Artist of the Floating World and The Remains of the Day, by analyzing the novels from a postcolonial perspective. Furthermore, it discusses how and why Masuji Ono and Mr. Stevens are affected by Japanese imperialism and British colonialism. Through a close reading of the novels, this essay argues that the protagonists are ‘colonized’ by their own countries, and eventually also ‘imperialized,’ or influenced, by America following the Second World War. Ono is ‘colonized’ by his colleague Matsuda, while Mr. Stevens is ‘colonized’ by

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Salih, Suweeyah S. "African American Vernacular English and the Achievement Gap: How Teacher Perception Impacts Instruction and Student Motivation." University of Findlay / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=findlay1564758333725021.

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Yaverbaum, Oksana Vladimirovna. "Metaphorical expressions of biblical and sacral origin in Russian secular literary texts, with reference to their English equivalents." Diss., 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17864.

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In this dissertation, I examine metaphorical expressions of biblical and sacral origin (bibleisms) that occur in Russian narrative literary texts. The interpretation of bibleisms is carried out within the framework of interaction theories of metaphor, making it possible to account for the use of bibleisms in Modern Russian, and for the role of their original meanings in the development of their new metaphorical associations. This is viewed as a set of intertextual relationships between the biblical and sacral texts, the Modern Russian language and the literary texts in which the expressions

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Wang, Qian. "An investigation of challenges in machine translation of literary texts : the case of the English–Chinese language pair." Thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:67814.

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In the absence of a focus on literary text translation in studies of machine translation (MT), this study aims at investigating some challenges of this application of the technology. First, the most commonly used types of MT are reviewed in chronological order of their development, and, for the purpose of identifying challenges for MT in literary text translation, the challenges human translators face in literary text translation are linked to corresponding aspects of MT. In investigating the research questions of the challenges that MT systems face in literary text translation, and whether eq

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Larrotta, Clarena. "Using a negotiated, holistic, inquiry-based curriculum with Hispanic adults developing English literacy." Thesis, 2005. http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/16757.

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Huie, Allison Martin. "A Phenomenological Exploration of Novice Texas English/Language Arts Teachers' Experiences with Media Literacy." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-08-9781.

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This mixed method study employs a phenomenological methodology to explore the experiences of novice secondary Texas English/Language Arts (E/LA) teachers' who integrated media literacy curriculum within their content area during the 2010-2011 school year. Data relating to the phenomenon was collected through Likert-type survey items and an in-depth three-interview protocol. The key findings in this study highlight the complex relationships that affect novice secondary Texas E/LA teachers' development of curriculum and pedagogy in the context of media literacy education. Participants' backgrou

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Braun, Joanna. "Language and literacy workshops: supporting the learning of four focal English language arts practices through the use of quality texts." 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31174.

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In Manitoba, a new English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum focusing on language and literacy practices invites learners to authentically and meaningfully engage with a variety of texts in the classroom. This thesis supports educators by valuing their professional judgment, as they are provided with researched text selection criteria and called upon to evaluate and choose texts of rich quality for use with children in classrooms in the beginning years of school (Kindergarten–Grade 2). Drawing upon this ELA curriculum, the author questions, provides insight, and reflects on how a variety of multi

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González, Guadalupe López. "A study of teacher effectiveness in the teaching of literacy to middle school English language learners using the Language Enrichment II program." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/2487.

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Schoeman, Kristoff. "English second language learner's interpretation and appreciation of literacy texts :a South African case study of multiliteracy/multimodality." Diss., 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9209.

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This dissertation seo out to investigate if use of visually symbolic representations in addition to the more traditional written methods of the key elements 9theme, setting, characterisation) of a short story would support South African ESL learners to grow in their interpretation and appreciation and appreciation of English literary texts. The assertion was that using a multimodal (verbal-visual) transmediated interpretation of the key elements (theme, setting, characterisation)of a short story might afford ESL learners a "deeper reading" (inferential comprehension and appreciation) of a lite

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"Making Meaning Out of Canonical Texts in Freshman English." Doctoral diss., 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.38527.

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abstract: This study examines ninth graders’ negotiation of meaning with one canonical work, Romeo and Juliet. The study’s sample was 88% Latino at a Title I high school. The study adopts a sociocultural view of literacy and learning. I employed ethnographic methods (participant observation, data collection, interviews, and focus groups) to investigate the teacher’s instructional approaches and the literacy practices used while teaching the canonical work. With a focus on students’ interpretations, I examined what they said and wrote about Romeo and Juliet. One finding was that the teacher emp

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Nahachewsky, James. "At the edge of reason: Three language and literacy educators' classroom experiences teaching born-digital students." Phd thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10048/1352.

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Contemporary English language arts (ELA) teachers engage students who have been born into a digital world where emergent literacies challenge the traditionally authoritative perspectives and physical boundaries of books and classrooms. This qualitative case study inquired into the classroom experiences of three senior English language arts teachers located in two western Canadian provinces in our digital-based communications age. Analyzed through a cultural studies lens, this inquirys data were collected through the methodological triangulation of classroom observation, semi-structured intervi

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Black-Allen, Jesse. "Validity and Fairness in Accommodations, Special Provisions, and Participation Decisions on the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/27320.

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Policy guidelines of the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) state that accommodations and participation decisions on the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) do not threaten validity. However, these issues are contentious in American large-scale testing. New approaches integrate test access, administration, accommodation and participation within a unified fairness and validity construct. The current study, based on demographic and outcome data for the entire population of OSSLT-eligible students from 2006 to 2009, demonstrates changing patterns in accommodations and p

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Garcia, Ana Catarina Mendes. "O poder de uma história: Encontros e desencontros culturais." Master's thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/18541.

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O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar o contributo da inclusão do texto literário multicultural no processo de ensino e aprendizagem de inglês como língua estrangeira. Por conseguinte, o enquadramento teórico apresenta uma reflexão em torno dos seguintes conceitos centrais: multiculturalismo; língua inglesa; texto literário e competência comunicativa intercultural. Discorre-se, pois, acerca do fenómeno da globalização que nos tornou mais conscientes da diversidade cultural existente em todas as sociedades, dos possíveis conflitos que do desconhecimento podem advir e das descontinuidade

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"The Motivations and Challenges of Acquiring U.S. Citizenship For South Sudanese Refugees in the Greater Phoenix Area When Language is a Potential Barrier." Doctoral diss., 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.25012.

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abstract: South Sudanese refugees are among the most vulnerable immigrants to the U.S.. Many have spent years in refugee camps, experienced trauma, lost members of their families and have had minimal or no schooling or literacy prior to their arrival in the U.S. Although most South Sudanese aspire to become U.S. citizens, finally giving them a sense of belonging and participation in a land they can call their own, they constitute a group that faces great challenges in terms of their educational adaptation and English-language learning skills that would lead them to success on the U.S. citizens

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Perkins, Christina Jacqueline. "Contributions of oral language and word-level literacy skills to elementary writing in first and second language learners." Thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/10743.

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Second language (L2) learners are a growing population in Canadian school systems, and acquisition of literacy skills is critical to their success in Canadian society. While much research has been devoted to writing development in first language (L1) learners, text-level writing remains relatively underexplored in L2 populations. The present study sought to address this gap by considering the relative contributions of component oral language and word-level literacy skills to writing in elementary students speaking English as a first (EL1) or second (EL2) language. A sample of 124 kindergarten

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Chipili, Denson. "The use of short stories for CLT in senior ESL classes in Zambia." Diss., 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9293.

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Teaching ESL continues to pose a big challenge in most schools in Zambia. This is due to the paucity of teaching resources. While the number of schools has increased, there has not been a corresponding increase in funding due to economic reasons. This study arose from the desire to find alternative resources to teach English as a second language effectively within the communicative language teaching (CLT) framework. A review of available literature has shown that literature can help students to acquire the four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking.<br>English Studies<br>M.

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Yaman, Ntelioglou Burcu. "Drama Pedagogies, Multiliteracies and Embodied Learning: Urban Teachers and Linguistically Diverse Students Make Meaning." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43403.

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Drawing on theoretical work in literacy education, drama education and second language education, and taking account of poststructuralist, postcolonial, third world feminist, critical pedagogy, and intersectionality frameworks, this dissertation presents findings from an ethnography that critically examined the experiences of English language learners (ELLs) in three different drama classrooms, in three different high school contexts. More specifically, this multi-site study investigated two aspects of multiliteracies pedagogy: i) situated practice and ‘identity texts’ (Cummins et al., 2005;

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(9719168), Michael James Greenan. "AFRICAN AMERICAN SPIRITUALS AND THE BIBLE: SELECTING TEXTS FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTRUCTION." Thesis, 2020.

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<p>The research in this thesis attempts to select texts from the African American Spirituals and the Bible that are appropriate for secondary language arts instruction, specifically for grades 9-12. The paper first gives an overview of legal justifications and educational reasons for teaching religious literature in public schools. Then, relevant educational standards are discussed, and, using the standards as an initial guide, I identify common themes within the Spirituals and Bible, which, from my analysis of various literatures, are slavery, chosenness, and coded language. Next, I describe

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