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    • Being Strategic about Strategies 

      Gaitan, Samara; Noel, Kayla (2012-04)
      The purpose of this study involved three objectives: 1. to determine if there is a real difference in understanding between K-12 educators and teacher trainers when it comes to the concept of "strategies;" 2. to identify ...
    • Clarifying the Field of English as a Second Language/English as a Foreign Language to the General Public 

      Shore, Kara (2010-04)
      In the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), practitioners are frequently asked questions such as: What does TESOL (or our other acronyms) stand for? How many languages do you speak? So, you ...
    • Do Needs Assessments Enable More Effective Language Teaching? 

      Considine, Lindsay (2011-05)
      This qualitative research project investigated how the administration of needs assessments to English language learners affects the quality of the instruction given to the students following the assessment. A case study/diary ...
    • Do Teachers Use Textbooks as Their Curriculum? 

      Lindemann, Krista; Schroeder, Mikayla (2011-05)
      Many teachers do not have helpful language standards, or a workable curriculum, thus frequently textbooks become the backbone of the course. This practice clearly does not benefit language learners, because textbooks are ...
    • Domestic Intercultural Immersion Experience 

      Robinson, Josephine (2011-05)
      The purpose of this study was to measure the impact of a domestic intercultural immersion trip on the cultural awareness, competence, and comfort levels of a group of University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire students. The ...