Emily Wilbur and Dr. Cynthia Doxey, Religious Education Unfortunately, finding our ancestors is not an easy task. It takes expertise and training, as well as informative sources. One of the biggest barriers to family historians is migration. Getting individuals and families across the oceans and to their place of origin often seems impossible. There are […]
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Identifying the Specific Needs of English Language Learners
Jessica Gibson and Professor Lynn Henrichsen, Linguistics The Problem: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a growing, worldwide church. Thus, the members speak a variety of languages and not just English. Consequently, problems in communication arise such as, contact with church administrators, LDS publications, and unity among church members within a ward. There […]
Differences Between Japanese and English Conceptualization and Use of Verb and Adjectives
Aaron P. Cooley and Dr. Masakazu Watabe, Asian and Near Eastern Languages The main focus of this project was to highlight, explain, and reconcile differences between Japanese and English conceptualization as it pertains to verbs and adjectives. Verbs are arguably the most troublesome element of Japanese for the foreign student. Whereas most textbooks deal with […]
RESULTS OF RESEARCH OF ENGLISH WORDS RECENTLY BORROWED INTO MODERN RUSSIAN
Brian K. Stimmler and David K. Hart, Germanic and Slavic Languages My original intent was to research Russian dialects by means of English words recently borrowed into the Russian language. I was going to visit various cities and villages of Russia, ascertain to what degree key words had penetrated the local dialect, and record the […]
A Qualitative Analysis of the Story Enactment ‘Something Good’ to Assess Comprehension in English and Spanish-Speaking Pre- School Children
Sue Pickens and Dr. Barbara Culatta, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Currently, Dr. Culatta is working on Project CALL, a Contextualized Approach to Language and Literacy. She is looking at how language and literacy skills can be taught to preschool children in Head Start. As an extension of her research, I analyzed children’s participation and engagement […]
The Voice of Giovanni Verga in English Translation
Joel Washburn and Professor Cinzia Noble, Italian The main theme and plot in Cavalleria Rusticana, Jeli, La Lupa, and Rosso Malpelo can both be identified in the English translations that were analyzed; however, the cultural and religious aspects, together with the nuances in meaning seem to have all been affected in at least some way […]
English Learning Center Essay Evaluation Technology
Camille Van Katwyk Yorgason and Drs. Deryle Lonsdale and Diane Strong-Krause, Linguistics and English Language English is an important skill in today’s world – in the job market as well as in our worldwide Church. BYU has a unique opportunity to assist many international students, including returned missionaries involved in the Perpetual Education Fund, to […]
How the Global Leadership Manager Program at Brigham Young University Effects the English Skill of Hyundai Executives
Michelle (Kyoung) Huo and Professor C. Brooklyn Derr, Global Management Center Global Leadership Manager Program (GLMP) is a twelve-week program at Brigham Young University (BYU) for the general managers of Hyundai Corporation, one of the largest company groups in South Korea, to experience a semi-MBA course. The program, otherwise known as the Hyundai Heavy Industries program, […]
English Translations of German Women Writers
Tammi Olsen and Dr. Cindy Brewer, Germanic and Slavic Languages Until recently, the body of work represented by German women writers has been sadly neglected. The Sophie Project is an ongoing research project involving both professionals and students that makes these works readily available. It is, however, difficult to come by English translations, which limits […]
Second Language Acquisition in Utah English Speakers with Utah Vowel Mergers
Janae Lynn Madsen (Sharp) and Dr. Laura Smith, Germanic and Slavic Languages For our project we asked how vowel mergers and vowel perception in native language would influence second language acquisition. We dealt specifically with native English speakers from parts of Utah and acquisition of German. Our prediction is that speakers of Utah English who […]
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