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Master's projects/capstones from 2024 2024.

Game-Based Learning: A Handbook for Chilean Elementary EFL Educators , Bernardita Maria Ramirez Larrain

Master's Projects/Capstones from 2023 2023

Enhancing the Communicative Competence of Filipino Immigrants in America , Zsanel Aranas

Digital Literacy for Older Adult English Language Learners , Talley Caruso

When Culturally Responsive Practices Meet Social-Emotional Learning: A Guide for Educators , Sharon Ju-Ting Cheng

Cultivating Well-Being in English as a Second Language: Teaching Stress Reduction Techniques in the Adult ESL Classroom , Sara C. Coronado

Engaging Older Immigrants To Learn English: Advocating For Late-In-Life Learning For Everyone , Susan Marie Filous

People, Not Headlines: Teaching English to Ukrainian Refugees , Katherine Gardiner

Post-Pandemic Digital Experiences & Attitudes Among Adult Immigrant ESOL Learners , Lacey D. Goodloe

Addressing Linguistic Isolation through Community Based ESL and Emergency Preparedness , Lisa Guay

Understanding and Identifying Specific Learning Difficulties: Dyslexia, Autism Spectrum, and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity in the Adult ESL/EFL Classroom , Kristen Kearns

Techniques for Reducing Public Speaking Anxiety in Adult English Learners , Andy Mardesich

English Pronunciation Skills and Intelligibility of Native Russian Speakers , Zoia Palgova

Uncorking the Speaking Skill: Wine and Prosody in Conversation , Efren Antonio Serra

Master's Projects/Capstones from 2022 2022

Interactive and Engaging Virtual/Online English Classes: Fostering Teaching and Social Presence , Merve Beyazit Taner

Language for Life: Heritage Language Maintenance , Ani Braude

Music and Humor in the Language Classroom: Language Acquisition and Affective Filter , Florencia Daris López

Problems and Suggestions to Improve Pronunciation Skills of English Language Learners in China , Yi Fang

Brain Waste Among Highly Skilled Immigrants in the United States , Kimberly Alva-Chavers Gardner

Enculturation for International Students in Online Classroom , Xiaohan Liang

Strategies in TOEFL Reading Comprehension for Chinese Students , Xiwen Li

Navigating Acculturative Stress: A Guide for Supporting Newcomer Students in California ESL Classrooms , Daniela Lopera Ruiz

Teaching Chinese International Students Two-Word Verbs Through Three C’s Approach , Xiaoli Lu

Decolonizing the Brazilian EFL Classroom: Creating Space for Afro-Brazilian Students of English , Robyn Diane Mosely

Teaching American English Pronunciation in a Spanish Speaking Context: A Guide for EFL Teachers in Chile , Martin P. Quarto

Bridging Language Through Folktales and Authentic Outings: A Guidebook for ESL/EFL Teachers , Natalie Sauvain

Navigating School: An English as a Second Language Curriculum for Multilingual Caregivers , Kerry Stimpson

ESP in Nursing: Building Communicative Competence for Internationally-Educated Nurses , Sami Vuong

The Need to Belong: Interweaving State History in Adult ESL to Support Culturally Responsive Teaching , Sandra Watkins

Zest for English: Teaching ESL Content-Based Instruction through the Culinary Arts , Melinda Joan Wright

Teaching English as a Foreign Language in China: A Unit Plan for Educators , Yun Xie

Master's Projects/Capstones from 2021 2021

Teaching the English Language through American Holidays: Halloween and Thanksgiving , Naranchimeg Bat-Yondon

Collateral Damage: How Expanding Public Charge Policy Influences Adult ESL Enrollment , Allison M. Eckert

Safety Awareness and Communication Skills for the Construction Workforce: A Curriculum for Adult ESL Instructors , Allison Knaus

Facilitating Adaptive and Dynamic Learning Transfer Using Genre-based, Translingual, and Multimodal Pedagogies in L2 Composition Instruction , Raina Levesque

Creating An Engaging Environment For Adult ESL Learners in E-Learning Settings: Reducing Affective Filters and Cognitive Overload , Qian Liu

Motivating Poetry in the Adult ESL Classroom , Lenore Marin Myers

Visual Aids Make a Big Impact on ESL Students: A Guidebook for ESL Teachers , Lucia Quecan

Bridging the Gap: The Digital Divide Among Higher Education Instructors , Allan Siochi

Master's Projects/Capstones from 2020 2020

Effective ways to lower Muslim immigrant students' anxiety in ESL classes: A handbook for educators , Mehrnaz Ayazi

Financial Literacy for Latino Immigrants: A Guidebook for ESL Teachers , Anna Braden

Using Bloom's taxonomy to teach college English in China: A handbook for educators , Yue Cai

An Effective Method of Teaching English: A Handbook for English Teachers in China , Zichen Cai

Teaching with Empathy in the Adult ESL Classroom: A Training Guide , Maureen Carapia

Black Unrealia: Handbook for Teaching the Structure of Past Counterfactual Statements , A. Carter

Understanding the Effect of Individual Differences on Second Language Acquisition: Focusing on Personality , Sihan Chen

Student-Created Videos as ESL Homework Assignments , Griffin Childers

How to Correct Fossilized Pronunciation Errors of English Language Learners , Kathleen Dolan

Using Trauma-Informed Teaching In Adult ESL , Elizabeth Eastman

Using Extensive Reading and Digital Flashcards for Vocabulary Acquisition , Zijin Feng

Mitigating Trauma In The Newcomer Classroom: A Commitment Beyond Borders , Laura Garriguez

Teaching English to Refugees and Immigrants with Low Literacy in their Native Language and Limited English Proficiency (Using the Language Experience Approach) , Jacqueline Hill

Digital Awareness for ESL Students , Ehab Khalaf

Helping New Immigrants Adapt to American Culture: Enhancing Students’ Language and Cultural Competence through the Use of the Ellen DeGeneres Show , Nuchinun Kluaythong

Using Sitcoms in ESL/EFL: A Handbook for Using Friends in the Classroom , Elif Konus

Supporting English Language Learners with Disabilities in Special Education , Margaret Kramer

Tools of Engagement for Language Acquisition , Cheng Li

Enhancing Advanced Chinese English Learners’ Listening and Speaking Comprehension , Xin Lin

Integrating Chinese Culture into English Textbooks for EFL teachers in Lesson Plans , Kexin Lu

Self-directed Learning Practices in ESL: How Beginning Adult Latinx English Language Learners Can Increase Learning Outcomes , Jessica Parisi

Competent and Confident: Empowering English Language Learners Through Pronunciation Instruction , Faith Pellas

Using Graphic Novels to Teach English and American Culture in Japanese Middle Schools , Jenna Pollack

From Anxiety to Motivation: Creating Anxiety-free Classrooms Using Culturally Responsive Teaching , Jing Rong

Taming Test Anxiety about Multiple-Choice Questions in Academic-Track ESL Students: A Test-Taking Skills Workshop Series , Lori Selke

Cross-cultural Adaptation of Mandarin-Speaking Undergraduate Students in the United States , Enhao Wang

Conquering ESL Students' English Listening Barriers , Dan Wu

Using Contextualized Materials to Teach English Grammar , Jingyi Yang

Promoting 21st-Century Learning: Online Collaboration through Design Thinking Framework for Today's ESL Students , HANDE YILDIZ

Master's Projects/Capstones from 2019 2019

A Closer Look at TOEFL Speaking Assessment Test: A Guide to Teaching TOEFL iBT Speaking , Glen Ryan Alejandro

Nurturing Community and Student Voice through Communicative Language Teaching and Storytelling , Dana Behr

Enriching Human Capital: How to Empower ESL/FL Learners Through P2P Design to Instruction , Christopher Carey

Welcoming Deaf or Hard of Hearing English Language Learners: A Guidebook for English Educators , Sarah Chang

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and its Relevance in the Adult English as a Second Language Classroom , Helena Henkin

Multimedia Training for Novice EFL Teachers in East Asia , Franklin Hewins

Intercultural Communicative Competence: A Diversity Training for Educators, Administrators, and Managers , Amanda Marie Lowrey

Collaborative Drama for the Adult ESL Classroom: A Guidebook for Engaging Adult English Language Learners in their Oral Language Production through a Television Series , Molly McCarthy

Demystifying English Simple Past Tense: A Thai Teachers’ Guide to Teaching English Simple Past Tense to Thai Adult Learners , Chitkamon Tungkaburana

Energy Renovation While Learning English: A Guidebook for Elementary ESL Teachers , Di Yang

A communicative English-speaking supplementary curriculum: Using WeChat to develop Chinese EFL learners’ speaking fluency , Tianxing Yao

IELTS 360°: Increasing Fluency, Accessibility, and Familiarity for the IELTS Speaking Exam Through Virtual Reality and 360 Degree Videos , Kevin Zaragoza

Master's Projects/Capstones from 2018 2018

English Language Learning at National Historic Sites in the San Francisco Bay Area , Elizabeth Bognar

Thinking Outside the Box: Incorporating Critical Thinking Strategies in ESL Reading & Writing Instruction , Johanna Carranza

A CURRICULUM FOR IMPROVING CHINESE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' LISTENING COMPREHENSION SKILLS THROUGH VIDEO GAMES , Ming Cheng

An Intensive ESL Camp Curriculum and Excursion Activities for International High School Graduated / College Students , Ying Chen

A Handbook for Teaching English to Afghan Women Refugees , Deborah de Lambert

Emphasizing the importance of cultural identity of second language learners in lesson plans , Sreyasi De

Empowering Students to Develop L2 Identity - Supplemental Online Lessons , Laura Espino

Music Education and Its Impact on L2 Learning , Johanna Nilsson

Understanding the Body Paragraph: A Handbook for EFL Teachers & Students , Terpsithea P. Papadopoulos

Bi or Multilingualism and its Curriculum for Children with SLI , Jeongmin Ryou

Building Engagement Through Developing Students’ Sense of Self-Control , Natalia Sanchez Gonzalez

Bearing Witness to the Lived Experience of Chinese Exclusion: An International Baccalaureate Inquiry Unit for Critical Literacy through Photovoice , Wesley Schoenherr

How Language Policies and Practices Affect Classrooms in Schools and Colleges , Gwendolyn F. Stanley

Effective Teaching Techniques and Study Strategies for English Language Learners in ESL Community College Classes , Dorothy M. Steiner

The Stress Management Handbook: The High-Stakes Test Takers of International Students , Shiying Sun

Crosslinguistic Influence of Chinese EFL learners on English Acquisition , Weijia Tang

Opportunities Beyond High School: An ELD Unit for Newcomer Students , Karen Toepp

English for Baking: Lessons for Kitchen Workers Using On-Site Learning , Christopher Torossian

Catholic School Teachers' Attitudinal Beliefs About Linguistic Diversity , Katie Trautman

An Interlanguage Pragmatic View: The Influence of Vietnamese Native Language and Culture on Their L2 Production and Comprehension , Tram Vo

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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

A winter of animal suffering: sacrificial logic, the discourse of animality, and sensory rhetoric in Richard Adam's Watership down , Miina De Lara

Dreamin in Sahuptin: considering David Sohappy , Mikelle Gaines

The acceptance of womanhood: gender performance and self-actualization in L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, and Anne of the island , Lauren M. Hinshaw

Queer historicism as literary theory: an exploration of three texts , Theodore D. Kenning

Performative history: parody and rock 'n' roll in David Bowie's The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars , William R. McPhee

Extranormal sorcery in Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon , HarleyQuinn Wahl

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Realism as weaponry: challenging Victorian ideals of femininity in Mary Elizabeth Braddon's Lady Audley's secret and Wilkie Collins' Armadale , Taylor Aalgaard

Navigating the labyrinth of House of leaves through a postmodern archetypal literary theory , Samuel K. Hval

The value hierarchies of J.R.R. Tolkien and his legacy: a reimagining of fantasy fiction and the propagation of colonial racism , Alexander Richburg

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

"Trying hard to keep her from feeling outdoors": race, ability, and eugenics in early Morrison , Grace Caraway

Teaching fantasy fiction in K-12 classrooms: purpose, texts, and unit plans , Rachel Lynne Carroll

(Missed) connections: how the textual communication environment caused by Covid-19 impacted English Composition instructors' ability to communicate and connect with colleagues and students , Alyssa G. Cummings

Animistic poetics: William Carlos Williams' Paterson and Animistic ecology , Kurtis Ebeling

"It's odd, isn't it?": irony, breakdown, and self-healing in Doris Lessing's The golden notebook , Rachel M. Goodner

"To find healing in my wounds": the transformation of memory and trauma into art in J.R.R. Tolkien's The lord of the rings , Graysen S. Russell

Creating usable and accessible courses through usability testing in higher education: a Canvas usability assessment for diverse students , Carrie Schreiner

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Teaching in hagwons in South Korea: a novice English teacher’s autoethnography , Brittany Courser

Facing the horror of uncertainty: using female slashers as a model for thinking about and practicing English Literature and Composition , Rose Hall

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Mapping the Intertextual Parataxis “Cover Her Face”: Feminist Geography and the Reclaiming of Masterless Women , Cheryl L. Beedle

“A dark archway of rusticated stone”: depictions of moral obligation in Greene’s The Human Factor and Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited , Thomas J. Carter

“Racism doesn’t exist anymore, so why are we talking about this?”: An action research proposal of culturally responsive teaching for critical literacy in democratic education , Natalie Marie Giles

"Could I annoy you for a drink?" : Social management and alcoholism in Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Tender is the night , Lucy Anderson Granroth

Stylistic imitation as an English-teaching technique : pre-service teachers’ responses to training and practice , Min Yi Liang

Considerations for selecting an edition of Daisy Miller , Katie J. Peterson

Sororal bonds actualized: sisterhood in Charlotte Bronte's Shirley and Louisa May Alcott's Work , Lorin Richard

Higher-order thinking in synchronous online discussion , Kathy L. Rowley

Telling stories and contextualizing lived experiences in the Cuban heritage language and culture: an autoethnography about transculturation , Tatiana Senechal

“This is the oppressor’s language, yet I need it to talk to you”: a critical examination of translanguaging in Russian speakers at the university level , Nora Vralsted

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Multimodal Approaches to Literacy and Teaching English as a Foreign Language at the University Level , Ghader Alahmadi

Educating Saudi Women through Communicative Language Teaching: A Bi-literacy Narrative and An Autoethnography of a Saudi English Teacher , Eiman Alamri

The value of journaling on multimodal materials: a literacy narrative and autoethnography of an experienced Saudi high school English teacher , Ibrahim Alamri

Strategic Contemplation as One Saudi Mother’s Way Of Reflecting on Her Children’s Learning Only English in the United States: An Autoethnography and Multiple Case Study of Multilingual Writers at the College Level , Razan Alansari

“If you wanted me to speak your language then you should have stayed in your country”: a critical ethnography of linguistic identity and resiliency in the life of an Afghan refugee , Logan M. Amstadter

Comparing literate and oral cultures with a view to improving understanding of students from oral traditions: an autoethnographic approach , Carol Lee Anderson

Practical recommendations for composition instructors based on a review of the literature surrounding ESL and identity , Patrick Cornwall

One size does not fit all: exploring online-language-learning challenges and benefits for advanced English Language Learners , Renee Kenney

Understanding the potential effects of trauma on refugees’ language learning processes , Charis E. Ketcham

Let's enjoy teaching life: an autoethnography of a novice ESL teacher's two years of teaching English in a private girls' secondary school in Japan , Danielle Nozaka

Developing an ESP curriculum on tourism and agribusiness for a rural school in Nicaragua: a retrospective diary , Stan Pichinevskiy

User experiences of Spanish-speaking Latinos: usabiltiy of the Frontier Behavioral Institute website , Raquel Ramos

A Literacy Narrative of a Female Saudi English Teacher and A Qualitative Case Study: 12 Multilingual Writers Identify Challenges and Benefits of Daily Writing in a College Composition Class , Ghassoon Rezzig

Proposed: Technical Communicators Collaborating with Educators to Develop a Better EFL Curriculum for Ecuadorian Universities , Daniel Jack Williamson

Capital games: the Bourdieuxian movements of Heathcliff and Nelly Dean in Neo-Victorian revisitations of Wuthering Heights , Ryan S. Wise

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

BELL HOOKS’ “ENACTMENT OF NON-DOMINATION” IN THE “PRACTICE OF SPEAKING IN A LOVING AND CARING MANNER”: AN AUTOETHNOGRAPHY OF A SAUDI “WIDOW’S SON” , Braik Aldoshan

WHEN SPIRITUALITY AND PEDAGOGY COLLIDE: ACKNOWLEDGING RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND VALUES IN THE ESL CLASSROOM , Carli T. Cumpston

HERITAGE LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE: A MEXICAN AMERICAN MOTHER’S SUCCESS WITH RAISING BILINGUAL CHILDREN , Maria E. Estrada-Loehne

TEACHING THE BIOGRAPHY OF PEARL S. BUCK: DEVELOPING COLLABORATIVE READING STRATEGIES FOR MULTILINGUAL WRITERS , Nichole S. La Torre

An Autoethnography of a Novice ESL Teacher: Plato’s Cave and English Language Teaching in Japan , Kevin Lemberger

INQUIRY-BASED PHILOSOPHICAL DIALOGUE FOR ESL COLLEGE COMPOSITION AND FOR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS , Aiko Nagabuchi

A TRIPLE CASE STUDY OF TWO SAUDI AND ONE ITALIAN LANGUAGE LEARNERS' SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF TARGET LANGUAGE (TL) SPEAKING PROFICIENCY , Jena M. Robinson

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

"I am from Epifania and Tomas": an autoethnography and bi-literacy narrative of a Mexican American orchard workers' daughter , Brenda Lorena Aguilar

Technology use in young English language learners: a survey of Saudi parents studying in the United States , Hamza Aljunaidalsayed

Bilingualism of Arab children in the U.S.: a survey of parents and teachers , Omnia Alofii

"If you're not talkin' mess, then you should be ok": collegiate student-athletes' strategies and practices on social networking sites , Marc C. Anderson

College-level ELLs in two English composition courses: the transition from ESL to the mainstream , Andrew J. Copley

Increasing multimedia literacy in composition for multilingual writers: a case study of art analysis , Sony Nicole De Paula

Reviewing critical pedagogy's criticisms and providing a pragmatic heuristic , Dominick S. Giguere

Be loved from the other side: Amy Denver's influence in Toni Morrison's Beloved , Aubra D. Godwin

Multilingual writers' unintentional plagiarism: action research in college composition , Jacqueline D. Gullon

Games for vocabulary enrichment: teaching multilingual writers at the college level , Jennifer Hawkins

Exploring methodologies in feminist rhetoric and education: using Kirsch and Royster's terms of engagement in the college classroom , Elizabeth M. Matresse

The warrior kings and their giants: a comparative study of Beowulf and King David , Fred McFarland

Critical reflection and the savior role in service learning , Bradley W. Plummer

Identifying as author: exploring the pedagogical basis for assisting diverse students to discover their identities through creatively defined literacy narratives , Amber D. Pullen

Saltine box full of dreams: one Mexican immigrant woman's journey to academic success , Adriana C. Sanchez

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

An integrative approach to English composition, ESL, English for specific/special purposes (ESP), and technical communication , Brandy R. Bippes

Teaching the biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder: fostering a media literacy approach for multilingual writers , Kelly G. Hansen

Implementing a modified intercultural competency curriculum in an integrated English 101 classroom , Kathryn C. Hedberg

"Don't wake me, my desk is far too comfortable": an autoethnography of a novice ESL teacher's first year of teaching in Japan , Delaney Holland

ESL ABE, VESL, and bell hooks' Democratic education: a case study of four experienced ESL instructors , Michael E. Johnson

Hunter S. Thompson and gonzo journalism as literature , Michael P. Kiernan

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Beyond Fascism: W.B. Yeats’s A Vision and the Complexities of His Authoritarian Politics , Justin Abel

Using Media to Teach Grammar in Context and UNESCO Values: A Case Study of Two English Teachers and Students from Saudi Arabia , Sultan Albalawi

A Double Case Study of Latino College Presidents: What Younger Generations Can Learn From Them , Sara Aymerich Leiva

ENTROPY, EVOLUTION, AND INFORMATION THEORY: SOCIAL ANXIETIES IN THE TIME MACHINE AND THE CRYING OF LOT 49 , Sara Jo Barrett

WRITTEN CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK IN THE L2 WRITING CLASSROOM , Daniel Ducken

Clothing in An American tragedy: a "True picture of life" , Rachel L. Flynn

Academic Reading and Writing at the College Level: Action Research in a Classroom of a homogeneous Group of Male Students from Saudi Arabia , Margaret Mount

TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION: TEACHING TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION STUDENTS TO BRIDGE WITH ANZALDÚAN THEORIES OF SOCIAL CHANGE , Carlos Munoz

Reflections on Teaching and Host Mothering Chinese Secondary Students: A Novice ESL Teacher’s Diary Study and Autoethnography , Diane Thames

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Peer editing in composition for multilingual writers at the college level , Benjamin J. Bertrand

Educating Ana: a retrospective diary study of pre-literate refugee students , Renee Black

Coming home: storytelling, place, and identity in N. Scott Momaday's House made of down and Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony , Azalyn Croft

The loathly lady from archaic to modern tales , Kirsten M. Dresker

Social pressure to speak English and the effect of English language learning for ESL composition students in higher education , Trevor Duston

The ABC's of font: effects of changing default fonts , Amanda P. Erickson

"The worry that you are yourself": Darl's unforgivable neurodiversity in As I lay dying , Neal Hallgarth

The Ogbanje in Little Bee by Chris Cleave , Courtney A. Harler

Othello as an enigma to himself: a Jungian approach to character analysis , Eric Iliff

Once upon a time: fairytales past and present , Jordan L. Keithley

Poetry in translation to teach ESL composition at the college level , Peter M. Lacey

Using media to teach a biography of Lincoln and Douglass: a case study of teaching ESL listening & viewing in college composition , Pui Hong Leung

The rhetoric of hyperreal hybrids: taming the multiracial woman in advertising , Karhonkwison Logan

"Rosa alchemica," "The tables of the law," and "Adoration of the magi," edited and with an introduction , Brady J. Peneton

Developing a pedagogy of pluralistic linguistic expression in the first year composition classroom , April Dawn Ridgeway

Learning how to learn: teaching preliterate and nonliterate learners of English , Jennifer L. Semb

Non-cognitive factors in second language acquisition and language variety: a single case study of a Saudi male English for academic purposes student in the United States , Nicholas Stephens

Teaching English in the Philippines: a diary study of a novice ESL teacher , Jeffrey Lee Svoboda

ARABIC RHETORIC: MAIN IDEA, DEVELOPMENT, PARALLELISM, AND WORD REPETITION , Melissa Van De Wege

Reality and imagination: the authorial decisions of May Welland Archer and Emma Woodhouse , Melinda R. Vetter

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MA Thesis - English Language Students' Preferences Regarding On/Offline Computer Based Vocabulary Exercises

This study aimed at finding out about the preferences of students at Middle East Technical University-Northern Cyprus Campus-School of Foreign Languages English preparatory classes regarding independent computer based vocabulary exercises. In order to find out about learner preferences, six different types of exercises were prepared for three proficiency levels: pre-intermediate, intermediate and upper-intermediate. Learners were provided with two types of questionnaire: immediate feedback questionnaires where learners would evaluate each exercise type after they tried them out and the final questionnaire where learners could rate each exercise type and compare them. Finally, a limited number of learners were interviewed in order to find out about the reasons behind their choices. The number of learners participating in the study was 119. Data obtained via questionnaires was grouped in three parts: Overall findings, female learner preferences, male learner preferences, pre-intermediate group learner preferences, intermediate group learner preferences and upper-intermediate group learner preferences. The findings and statistics of the study were presented via graphics, tables and text. In order to strengthen reliability and trustworthiness correlation charts of the pilot study were also provided where questionnaire items were checked for correlation. The results of the study revealed that learner preferences showed almost no difference between genders. However, there were slight differences between the preferences among learners in different proficiency levels. Although minor differences were observed regarding the exercise types, according to the overall results learners preferred mostly exercises with rich multimedia support. Exercises with no or limited multimedia and with the least interactivity were not preferred by the learners. They also stated that exercises with rich multimedia and interactivity were more useful for learning and practicing vocabulary.

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1. IntroductionMore than three decades ago, Meara (1980) called for more research on the nature of vocabulary acquisition; since then, there has been a considerable amount of literature devoted to the role of vocabulary in second and foreign language learning and how vocabulary itself can and should be taught. (Bell, 2009; Churchill, 2008; Laufer, 1998; Laufer and Paribakht, 1998; Schmitt, 1998; Webb, 2008; Zheng, 2009). On the other hand, the so-called computer era has revolutionized most of the fields of human endeavor including ELT. This revolution in ELT has another noticeable aspect; the computer facilities and what they can offer to ELT is constantly changing. These changes have their repercussions in ELT and there is a need for revising previous findings and moving toward new theories. This study tried to compare two ways of doing vocabulary instruction; the traditional explicit one which has so far been with us (and most probably will continue to be) and an innovative one wh...

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Implementing Critical Analysis in the Classroom to Negate Southern Stereotypes in Multi-Media , Julie Broyhill

Fan Fiction in the English Language Arts Classroom , Kristen Finucan

Transferring the Mantle: The Voice of the Poet Prophet in the Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Emily Dickinson , Heidi Brown Hyde

The Effects of Social Media as Low-Stakes Writing Tasks , Roxanne Loving

Student and Teacher Perceptions of Multiliterate Assignments Utilizing 21st Century Skills , Jessica Kennedy Miller

The Storytellers’ Trauma: A Place to Call Home in Caribbean Literature , Ilari Pass

Post Title IX Representations of Professional Female Athletes , Emily Shaw

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

“Not as She is” but as She is Expected to Be: Representations, Limitations, and Implications of the “Woman” and Womanhood in Selected Victorian Literature and Contemporary Chick Lit. , Amanda Ellen Bridgers

The Intrinsic Factors that Influence Successful College Writing , Kenneth Dean Carlstrom

"Where nature was most plain and pure": The Sacred Locus Amoenus and its Profane Threat in Andrew Marvell's Pastoral Poetry , James Brent King

Colorblind: How Cable News and the “Cult of Objectivity” Normalized Racism in Donald Trump’s Presidential Campaign , Amanda Leeann Shoaf

Gaming The Comic Book: Turning The Page on How Comics and Videogames Intersect as Interactive, Digital Experiences , Joseph Austin Thurmond

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

The Nature, Function, and Value of Emojis as Contemporary Tools of Digital Interpersonal Communication , Nicole L. Bliss-Carroll

Exile and Identity: Chaim Potok's Contribution to Jewish-American Literature , Sarah Anne Hamner

A Woman's Voice and Identity: Narrative Métissage as a Solution to Voicelessness in American Literature , Kali Lauren Oldacre

Pop, Hip Hop, and Empire, Study of a New Pedagogical Approach in a Developmental Reading and English Class , Karen Denise Taylor

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Abandoning the Shadows and Seizing the Stage: A Perspective on a Feminine Discourse of Resistance Theatre as Informed by the Work of Susanna Centlivre, Eliza Haywood, Frances Sheridan, Hannah Cowley, and the Sistren Theatre Collective , Brianna A. Bleymaier

Mexican Immigrants as "Other": An Interdisciplinary Analysis of U.S. Immigration Legislation and Political Cartoons , Olivia Teague Morgan

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"I Am a Living Enigma - And You Want To Know the Right Reading of Me": Gender Anxiety in Wilkie Collins's The Haunted Hotel and The Guilty River , Hannah Allford

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Gender Performance and the Reclamation of Masculinity in Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns , John William Salyers Jr.

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

"That's a Lotta Faith We're Putting in a Word": Language, Religion, and Heteroglossia as Oppression and Resistance in Comtemporary British Dystopian Fiction , Haley Cassandra Gambrell

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Mirroring the Madness: Caribbean Female Development in the Works of Elizabeth Nunez , Lauren Delli Santi

"Atlas Shrugged" and third-wave feminism: An unlikely alliance , Paul McMahan

"Sit back down where you belong, in the corner of my bar with your high heels on": The use of cross-dressing in order to achieve female agency in Shakespeare's transvestite comedies , Heather Lynn Wright

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Between the Way to the Cross and Emmaus: Deconstructing Identity in the 325 CE Council of Nicaea and "The Shack" , Trevar Simmons

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Master's Theses - English Language and Literature

Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

“Hideous things have happened here”: Rape myths, rape culture, and healing in adolescent literature , Holly J. Greca

Moments of excess: Type 1 diabetes and the myth of control in adolescent fiction for girls , Michelle E. LeGault

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

A sociophonetic analysis of female-sounding virtual assistants , Alyssa Allen

Vampire narratives: Looking at queer-centric experiences in comparison to hetero-centric norms in order to model a new queer vampiric experience , Marah Heikkila

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Overhearers’ perceptions of familiarity between interlocutors in computer-mediated communication based on GIF usage , Alexa F. Druckmiller

Feminism by proxy: Jane Austen’s critique of patriarchal society in Pride and Prejudice and Emma , Alexis Miller

The memory of mythmaking: Transgenerational trauma and disability as a collective experience in Afrofuturist storytelling , Jessica Tapley

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Body image/imagining bodies: Trauma, control, and healing in graphic memoirs about anorexia , Kristine M. Gatchel

Word-final /t/-release and linguistic style: An investigation of the speech of two Jewish women from metro Detroit , Janet Leppala

Hermione syndrome: Reexamining feminist sidekicks and power in 2000-2010 children’s and young adult fantasy literature , Josiah Pankiewicz

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Fear and (non) fiction: Agrarian anxiety in “The Colour Out of Space” , Antonio Barroso

Sculpted from clay, shaped by power: Feminine narrative and agency in Wonder Woman , Mikala Carpenter

Players in a storm: Climate and political migrants in The Tempest and Othello , Darcie Rees

Reclaiming racial/ethnic identity vs. reconstructing Asian American masculinity in Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese , Hyun-Joo Yoo

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

The organization of turn-taking in fieldwork settings: A case study , Amy Brunett

Exploring the political impact of literature and literary studies in American government , Taylor Dereadt

"We met in a bar by happenstance": Master narratives in couples stories , Brent A. Miller

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

What is the negro woman's story?: Negro Story Magazine and the dialogue of feminist voices , Maureen Convery

Illustrating adolescent awareness: Teaching historical injustices and promoting agency through picture books in secondary classrooms , Melissa Hoak

Phonemic inventory of the Shor language , Uliana Kazagasheva

Cannibalism in contact narratives and the evolution of the wendigo , Michelle Lietz

Parody and the pen: Pippi Longstocking, Harriet M. Welsch, and Flavia de Luce as disrupters of space, language, and the male gaze , Kelsey McLendon

Haec fortis sequitur illam indocti possident: A linguistic analysis of demonstratives in genres of early Latin fragments , Erica L. Meszaros

Tricking for change: Establishing the literary trickster in the western tradition , Christopher Michael Stuart

Because, x: A new construction of because in popular culture , Stephanie Walla

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