• En Busqueda del Sumak Kawsay: Hacia un Nuevo Cine Indigenista Ecuatoriano del Siglo XXI 

  Tarco Carrera, Henry Rubén (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

  This dissertation examines indigenista cinema from Ecuador and how non-native Ecuadorian directors enact a process of decolonization in their cinematographic productions through construction of different images that seek ...
• Comparatisme Du Conte Francophone : Poétique De La Réécriture Et Enjeux Transtextuels Chez Tahar Ben Jelloun Et Amélie Nothomb. 

  Kadji, Deproux (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

  Dissertation Abstract Central to this dissertation is a reflection on the properties of deformability and variability that occur in the retelling of an oral tale. The tale is defined as a text with multiple origins whose ...
• Le Chevalier au Cygne: A Critical Edition with Introduction, Notes and Glossary of the 14th Century Revision as Preserved in Brussels MS. 10391 and Lyon MS. 744 

  Pukatzki, Gisela (University of Alabama Libraries, 1971)
• Étude des manuscrits conservés de La Chanson du Chevalier au Cygne et de Godefroi de Bouillon (Buxelles, Ms. 10391, Lyon, Ms. 744): prolégeomènes à édition critique 

  Emplaincourt, Edmond A. (1975)
• Technology-Assisted Training in L2 Spanish Pronunciation: Evaluation From Phonetic and Psychometric Perspectives 

  Jacobson, Stacey Michelle (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

  Pronunciation is often not given the attention it deserves in the foreign language classroom, especially as research continues to show that poor pronunciation can impede communication (Agostinelli, 2012; Arteaga, 2000). ...
• Fronteras, indígenas, revolucionarios y bandidos: cuatro siglos de resistencia en el suroeste de Los Estados Unidos de América 

  Dick, James Walsh (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

  This thesis encompasses an analysis of various narratives regarding popular heroes of the region that now compromises the Southwest of the United States and the frontier with Mexico between the seventeenth and twentieth ...
• À la recherche des Ètats-Unis D'Afrique: une approche linguistique 

  Vignon, Kpatagnon Maxime (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

  After centuries of colonization, the African continent saw most of its present nation-states emerge from colonization and achieve independence in the 1960s. Sixty years later, various formidable obstacles have hampered the ...
• Using cognitive and usage-based linguistic principles in an approach to teach German 

  Nuesser, Michaela Ramona (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

  Cognitive and usage-based linguistics have been in focus for some decades and language acquisition and teaching scholars are starting to apply those principles to their domain. This thesis summarizes the most important ...
• Han’gŭlization and romanization: two models of script change 

  Alford, Timothy Wayland (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

  Script change is a branch of language planning and language policy. To assist language planners and policy makers with their endeavors, I have performed a Qualitative Research Synthesis to determine if the Han’gŭlization ...
• Parisian green spaces in the work of Guy de Maupassant from 1880-1886 

  Lewter, Martin Cole (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

  France in the nineteenth century was a chaotic period of social, cultural, and political revolution. Yet out of this tumultuous climate arose numerous symbols and images associated with modern France, not the least of which ...
• Investigating the effects of mindfulness meditation on l2 learners’ self-efficacy in an instructed foreign language context 

  Morgan, William Justin (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

  A large body of research in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) is dedicated to the effects of individual differences among language learners. One commonly studied factor is self-efficacy, and its related subcomponents of ...
• Navigating a pluricentric language in the classroom: attitudes towards regional varieties of Spanish 

  Martinez Franco, Sandra Patricia (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

  Spanish language regional varieties have been studied in the contexts of heritage speakers, language beliefs and attitudes, and language policy. Although these studies have been significant to the field, there is little ...
• The social indexicality of forms of address tú and usted in Bogotá, Colombia 

  Lopez Lopez, Giovani (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

  This ethnographic study examines the indexical meanings of forms of address tú and usted in the speech of Bogotá, Colombia; the social and linguistic factors that influence their meaning and use; the preferences in address ...
• Socio-cognitive approach to teaching l2 pronunciation: an acoustic analysis of Spanish diphthongs 

  Martinez Reyes, Claudia Beatriz (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

  To date, few studies have emphasized the use of language learning strategies in the acquisition of L2 pronunciation, specifically those classified as cognitive and metacognitive strategies. Yet, there is a significant gap ...
• Towards a genre of return in the contemporary Central American novel 

  Roberts, Seth (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  This dissertation examines exile in four contemporary Central American novels and focuses on the return of each protagonist after an extended absence. The works establish homecoming as a critical feature of Central American ...
• Virtual reality training: reducing social distance abroad and facilitating spanish second language acquisition 

  Zimotti, Giovanni (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  The current study attempts to investigate the potential benefit of using a custom-designed virtual reality experience to reduce the social distance between the students and the speakers of the target language. This virtual ...
• Con voz propia: Creación de una rúbrica autoevaluativa para valorar la participación diaria en las clases elementales de español como lengua extranjera 

  Rubio, Laura (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  One of the implicit aims of higher education is to enable students to become better judges of their own work. The present study is the first to examine the effect of self-assessment on the daily class participation of ...
• The inextricable connection of the personal and the political in transition-era Spain 

  Reynolds, Jenna E. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  During the last years of the 1970s, Spain faced a shift from dictatorship to democracy upon the death of dictator, Francisco Franco. This period of change from dictatorial regime to democracy is referred to as the Transition. ...
• Creating conditions for authenticity in the Spanish classroom: promoting agency, empathy, and inquiry through a U.S.-Mexico role-immersion simulation 

  Finney, Sara (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  The present study investigates if and how a US-Mexico border role-immersion simulation creates conditions for authenticity in an intermediate Spanish classroom. Aiming to promote whole-person engagement within a rich ...
• Goal setting and its influence on achievement in the Spanish language classroom: combining second language acquisition, achievement goal theory, and goal setting theory 

  Miller, Alyssia (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  The present study employs an interdisciplinary approach that bridges theories from second language acquisition, education, and psychology, and centers on finding new techniques to help students learn. In this study, I ...

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