Theses and Comps 2007

Theses and Comps – 2007

Spring 2007 – Theses

Kaori Kitanaka
Vocabulary recognition, English loan words and English learners

Spring 2007 – Comps

Moonjoo Bae
The Roles of Parental Attitudes and Involvement in Heritage Language Development and Maintenance among Children in Korean Immigrant Families

Richard Bair II
Instruction and Evaluation of Three Vocabulary Learning Strategies in the English Language Development Classroom

Jiamiao Chen
The Influence of Intonation Patterns on Lexical Tone of Mandarin Chinese disyllable by Native English speakers

Shu Pao (Tina) Chen
Relationship between Personality traits and Second language development of ESL learners

Pin-Hsuan (Lillian) Sung
The Effects of Linguistic and Cultural Background and Interaction in L2 on the Choice of Narrative Strategies in English by Native Mandarin Speakers

Naoko Tamura
Effects of Presence and Absence of Dialects in Disney Movies

John Visel
The Adequacy of Training of Non-Native English Speaking Students In The CSULB M.A. TESOL Program For The Tasks Of Teaching English As A Second, Or Foreign, Language

Ying-Chin (Phyllis) Wang
Learning English as a Second Language: The relationship between educational environment and extrinsic/intrinsic motivation in Taiwanese students who have finished their high school English classes in Taiwan

Jochia Yang
Connective Usage: A Comparative Study of English Argumentative Essays Written by Native English Speakers and Taiwanese ESL Speakers

Hui-Chuan (Fendi) Yuan
A New Approach to Understanding Second Language Learners: A Case Study of Self-Regulation and Language Proficiency

Sheryl Zook
Influences and Interactions of Video and Audio in Linguistic Discrimination

Fall 2007 – Theses

Ekaterina Moore
Gender Representation in Russian EFL Textbooks

Fall 2007 – Comps

Mirieille Bill Henney Mikolo
The Francophone Linguistics and Cultural Identity in Southern California

Peiling Chen
Willingness to Communicate: A Case of Taiwanese Student’s Reaction in an ESL Classroom in the U.S.

Reshama Damle
Complaint Forms and Functions in a South Asian Household

Bianca Marie Lyons
The Effects of Social Interaction and Acculturation on the Development of Second Language Syntax

Haiyan Mao
Action and Reflection Discourses of Instructional Strategies to Integrate Content and Language: An EFL Physics Course in China

Yukino Miyagi
Analysis of Correlation between Linguistic Features of College Level Timed-Writing and Scores