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A Study of Chinese Language Acquisition: Chinese L2 of (Morpho)-Syntax and Lexemes
Get PDFThis study analyzes two groups of young adult native English speakers of L2 Chinese. One group consisted of beginner level students and the second group was comprised of intermediate/advanced level students. Both groups were administered acceptability tasks in three linguistic areas: syntax, morphosyntax, and semantics. It was hypothesized that students at the beginning level would have good mastery of measure words and semantic differences of lexemes (ren shi 认识and zhi dao 知道 and ke yi 可以, hui 会, neng 能), some mastery of syntax, and little to no mastery of aspectual markers le 了and guo 过. It was hypothesized that students at the intermediate/advanced level would have strong mastery of measure words, lexemes, and syntax, and partial mastery of le and guo. Both groups’ answers were compared to those of a native speaker control group. It was found that English speakers in both the beginner and intermediate/advanced groups comparatively had greater mastery of syntax and measure words (morphosyntax) while they both struggled with le and guo aspectual marker structures. Additionally, in this study lexemes had the greatest amount of variation in all groups. It is hoped that this kind of research will help shed light on what linguistic areas are more difficult for native English speakers to learn, therefore helping scholars devise more effect teaching methods for these topics
Student as Expert: Peer Learning to Support Digital Scholarship in the Classroom
Get PDFLibraries and librarians have adopted a variety of approaches to support digital humanities (DH). Rooted in a small college environment, this poster will detail a peer-learning model adopted by one library to support classroom digital projects with trained students, who have completed an 8-week summer digital scholarship fellowship. Similar to other peer learning models in libraries to expand instruction and reference services, trained students can expand a library’s support for DH by teaching in the classroom and providing consultations, enhance their own digital and presentation skills, and support student learning as both expert and peer.
This is a modified PowerPoint version of the poster, which had been created in the digital iPoster system
Dear Society
Get PDF“I can not wait to study abroad” multiple friends tell me
All I do is shake my head and reply “mhm I can not wait either”
I lied to them
I can not go out of the country, I can not explore the world
I am stuck in one place
This place is known as the United States of America that one day they said will bring the American Dream for my family
I wake up each day and I live in a world of fear, mistrust, and silence... [excerpt
Throwing Back the Curtain: Getting Candid about Negotiating and the Value of the Library-Vendor Relationship
No full textToo often librarians are thrust into the position of having to negotiate with little or no training, experience, or background. This can put them in a position where they are uncertain of how to establish and leverage relationships and can often lead to them missing out on opportunities. In addition, vendors often hire salespeople who lack an understanding of academic libraries, their culture, and philosophies, and as a result can hinder the development of effective relationships and limit sales. Further complicating this environment is the ongoing consolidation within the vendor marketplace, high turnover among sales representatives, disintermediation as content providers and publishers look to work directly with libraries and consumers and tightening of library collection budgets. In this chapter, we will pull back the curtain and discuss strategies and approaches to negotiations that work for all parties, as well as best practices and tips from both sides of the table
The Healing of America and the Next Steps for American Healthcare
Get PDFAn exploration of three healthcare systems—France, United Kingdom, and Canada—and what can be learned for them. Elements from the three national systems are combined into a proposal for reforming the American healthcare system into a devolved single-payer system