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Research on second language processing and processing instruction: studies in honor of Bill VanPatten Studies in bilingualism ;, v. 62./ edited by Michael J. Leeser, Gregory D. Keating, Wynne Wong.
No full textIncludes bibliographical references and index."This volume consists of a well-integrated collection of original research articles and theoretical/overview papers on second language (L2) input processing. The primary contributors are former doctoral students of Bill VanPatten from the past three decades, and the collection of articles is intended as a tribute to his career and contribution of bringing processing issues to the center stage of research in second language acquisition (SLA) and instructed SLA. The research and theorizing presented in this volume are the most recent in the field and represent innovations in approaches to L2 processing research, including the use of online methodologies (self-paced reading and eye tracking) in the experimental papers. In addition, the editors are recognized authors and researchers who have published on sentence processing, input processing, and processing instruction, and all three editors are either on editorial boards or are associate editors of major L2 journals"--Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Input processing in second language acquisition : The pioneering work of Bill VanPatten / Michael J. Leeser, Gregory D. Keating and Wynne WongPart -- Research on sentence processing -- The processing of case in intermediate L2 Spanish / Jill Jegerski -- The processing of subject shifts in L2 Spanish : an examination of L2 learners' use of inflectional morphology and reliance on overt subject pronouns / Suzanne Johnston -- When more is better : higher L1/L2 similarity, L2 proficiency, and working memory facilitate L2 morphosyntactic processing / Nuria Sagarra -- Research and perspectives on VanPatten's model of input processing -- VanPatten (1990)'s long and winding story and the nature of replication studies / Cristina Sanz and Timothy J. McCormick -- Research on second language processing and processing instruction -- Contextual effects in processing OVS constructions in Spanish : a partial replication of VanPatten and Houston (1998) and Malovrh (2006) / Casilde A. Isabelli -- Multilevel input processing : emerging developments and future challenges / Joe Barcroft -- Research and perspectives on processing instruction -- Trials-to-criterion as a methodological option to measure language processing in processing instruction / Claudia Fernández -- PI and the French causative and passive constructions : examining transfer-of-training effects using eye tracking / Wynne Wong, Kiwako Ito and Laurene Glimois -- Why does processing instruction work? The role of PI within a framework of language and second language development / Michael J. Leeser -- Conclusion -- Online methods in research on input processing and processing instruction / Gregory D. Keating.1 online resource (viii, 359 pages)
Air traffic congestion delay optimization
No full textIssued as Progress reports [nos. 1-2], and Final report, Project E-24-X50.Final report has author: Gregory D. Glockner
The ‘insider/outsider’ dilemma of ethnography: Working with young children and their families in cross-cultural contexts
No full textIn this article we unravel the difficulty of being researchers in the homes and classrooms of children and
their families whose origins are, for one of us, very different and, for the other, very similar to our own.
We first situate our work within theories of early socialization and literacy teaching which underpin our
understanding of how young children in cross-cultural contexts learn. We then turn to the question of
working with the families and teachers of these children which poses dilemmas not explained by the theories
presented. We illustrate these through a series of vignettes typifying both the ‘Outsider’ and the ‘Insider’ role.
The stories highlight paradigmatic moments of complexity, clashes or collusion which we unpick in terms of
their generalizability for others working in the field. Finally, we extend theories of dialogue in our search for
a methodology for collaborative work in future cross-cultural ethnographic studies
Book Review: Sol y viento: Beginning Spanish
No full textReview of VANPATTEN, BILL, MICHAEL J. LEESER, GREGORY D. KEATING, & ESPERANZA ROMÁN-MENDOZA . Sol y viento: Beginning Spanish . New York : McGraw-Hill , 2005 . Student Edition with OLC Passcode Card, $107.81 . ISBN 0-07-297219-X
Author Co-Citation Analysis (ACA): a powerful tool for representing implicit knowledge of scholar knowledge workers
No full textIn the last decade, knowledge has emerged as one of the most important and valuable organizational assets. Gradually this importance caused to emergence of new discipline entitled ―knowledge management‖. However one of the major challenges of knowledge management is conversion implicit or tacit knowledge to explicit knowledge. Thus Making knowledge visible so that it can be better accessed, discussed, valued or generally managed is a long-standing objective in knowledge management. Accordingly in this paper author co- citation analysis (ACA) will be proposed as an efficient technique of knowledge visualization in academia (Scholar knowledge workers)
Assessing Student Learning Outcomes of Online Class Activities within a Third Semester University Flipped Spanish Classroom
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (pages 55-57).Technology continues to emerge as an integrated teaching resource in the world of language teaching. Currently as with any new technological integration, there is a constant need for a deep understanding of how technological elements most appropriately fit into any foreign language curriculum. A process of design and assessment can help achieve this goal. In this thesis I administered a survey in a university level Spanish class setting. Using a pedagogical lens, I collected the perceptions, regarding the degree to which student learning outcomes were promoted by an online homework program. The perceptions of the group of students and faculty were then analyzed for this project. My findings revealed that neither the students nor faculty expressed overall satisfaction with the match between learning outcomes and online assignments. This thesis has practical implications both for university students and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. For students it has implications for students??? abilities to understand their own learning experience within a student-centered learning model. The evaluative perception data illustrates the current status of the implementation of the online program as well as suggests implications for the Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Verse Letter from Gregory of Nazianzus to Vitalianus
No full textThe article offers a complex view of the poetic letter of Gregory of Nazianzus II, II, 3 Ad Vitalianum, which has not yet been the subject of modern criticism. The letter is a plea by Vitalianus’ banished sons for their father to take them back. Based on the manuscript tradition, the article’s author concludes that the fictional author of the letter is the son Phocas rather than Peter. The disrupted relationship between father and sons is reflected in both the content of the poem and the forms of salutations used: the seemingly positive epithets φέριστε, μακάρτατε, and φίλε; forms of address which directly express a certain distance and coldness (μέγα φέρτατε, ὦ ἄνα), or even animosity towards the father (ὀλοώτατε δαῖμον, ὦ κακόβουλε). The poetic letter has a concentric structure (A; B; C; D; E; F; G; F´; E´; D´; C´; B´; A´), with individual components linked for the most part thematically. The letter is written in dactylic hexameter. The most frequently used metre in the verses is the holodactyl, and the most frequent caesura is the caesura post tertium trochaeum. As far as the breach of Hermann’s bridge in verses is concerned, and based on the understanding of the term ‘word’ in metrics, the author of the article concludes that in the majority of cases the breach is only ‘visual’, and cannot be detected when listened to. Gregory did not avoid three true hiatuses; and in two verses, in order to keep the rhythm of dactylic hexameter, it is essential to measure a long syllable as a short one. However, metric errors may be related to prosodic licence.
Philippa gregory: lawrence e o gênero “perfeitamente correto”
No full textPerfectly Correct, a “novel of personal politics, passion, and pigs”, by Philippa Gregory (1997), traces the story of a love triangle in which D. H. Lawrence is studied through the lenses of feminism by the main female character, Dr Louise
Case.
My objective in reading this contemporary novel is to analyse – from a feminist viewpoint – the way the author uses “The Virgin and the Gypsy”, a Lawrentian
short story studied by Gregory’s character, in order to see how the notion of Lawrence’s “Dark Man” collides with the “New Man” in the novel, a notion very much in vogue during the late eighties and early nineties in U.K. From this
“collision” Gregory rewrites Lawrence’s “Dark Man” by transforming him into a “New Dark Man”, apparently more akin to contemporary taste.Perfectly Correct, um “romance sobre política pessoal, paixão e porcos”, de Philippa Gregoy (1997), conta a história de um triângulo amoroso no qual D. H. Lawrence é estudado através das lentes do feminismo pela principal personagem feminina, a professora doutora Louise Case
The reception of Qoheleth in a selection of rabbinic, patristic and nonconformist texts
No full textThe purpose of this thesis is to examine the reception of the text of Qoheleth in a selection of rabbinic, patristic and nonconformist literature. The differences in the act of reading, reception and response to this text in discrete
Judaic and Christian locations is examined. The source texts that are considered are Qoheleth Rabbah, Targum Qoheleth, Gregory of Nyssa's homilies and Matthew Henry's exposition on Ecclesiastes. The thesis further investigates historical and theological experiential influences on the reception of Qoheleth as portrayed by the source texts. The text of Qoheleth and its history of interpretation, and the value of
examining the reception of the text by specific readers from a variety of contexts are discussed in the first chapter. In the consecutive chapters the reception of Qoheleth by each source text is examined individually. The historical and
theological contexts of each source text are described, including literary traditions and exegetical principles.
In the detailed examination of the source texts, the textual structural challenges that Qoheleth poses and how and why
they are responded to by the author(s) of the source texts are analysed. The final chapter compares and contrasts the main issues raised by the differing readings of Qoheleth, including the identity of Solomon and the view of God, and also, the differing contextual perspectives in which the reception process took place. Finally, a brief examination of a modem reader's (Michael V Fox') reception of Qoheleth is contrasted with that of earlier readers of the text. The manner in which the potential effects of Qoheleth are actualised and the process of meaning production varies between readers, being conditioned by their historical horizon
Narrative threads: ethnographic tourism, Romani tourist tales, and fiber art
No full textThis thesis examines the need for the ethnographer to process their own emotions and experiences as part of the ethnographic experience. Specifically, it argues for the credibility of artistic expression resulting from fieldwork.
Drawing on the author’s experience during the 2012 inaugural "Romani Music, Culture, and Human Rights" study abroad program at the University of Pittsburgh, this thesis offers an analysis of five works of fiber art. Originally perceived by the author as separate from the thesis writing process, they became an integral part of thesis once they were recognized as the non-verbal processing of the my emotional response to events abroad and, therefore, essential components of the research process.
I argue that emotional processing is an integral part of writing an ethnography, for as the ethnographer works through their experiences, their understanding of the events changes, and this in turn impacts the ways in which the ethnographic is perceived and analyzed
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