Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Temporal Fluency in L2 Self-Assessments: A Cross-Linguistic Study of Spanish, Portuguese, and French, Mandy Case
Biblical Hebrew as a Negative Concord Language, J. Bradley Dukes
Revitalizing the Russian of a Heritage Speaker, Aaron Jordan
Analyzing Patterns of Complexity in Pre-University L2 English Writing, Zachary M. Lambert
Prosodic Modeling for Hymn Translation, Michael Abraham Peck
Interpretive Language and Museum Artwork: How Patrons Respond to Depictions of Native American and White Settler Encounters--A Thematic Analysis, Holli D. Rogerson
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Trademarks and Genericide: A Corpus and Experimental Approach to Understanding the Semantic Status of Trademarks, Richard B. Bevan
First and Second Language Use of Case, Aspect, and Tense in Finnish and English, Torin Kelley
Lexical Aspect in-sha Verb Chains in Pastaza Kichwa, Azya Dawn Ladd
Text-to-Speech Systems: Learner Perceptions of its Use as a Tool in the Language Classroom, Joseph Chi Man Mak
Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions as Applied to Motivation in L2 Vocabulary Acquisition, Lindsay Michelle Stephenson
Linguistics of Russian Media During the 2016 US Election: A Corpus-Based Study, Devon K. Terry
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Portuguese and Chinese ESL Reading Behaviors Compared: An Eye-Tracking Study, Logan Kyle Blackwell
Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions to Lower Test Anxiety, Asena Cakmakci
The Categorization of Ideophone-Gesture Composites in Quichua Narratives, Maria Graciela Cano
Ranking Aspect-Based Features in Restaurant Reviews, Jacob Ling Hang Chan
Praise in Written Feedback: How L2 Writers Perceive and Value Praise, Karla Coca
Evidence for a Typology of Christ in the Book of Esther, L. Clayton Fausett
Gender Vs. Sex: Defining Meaning in a Modern World through use of Corpora and Semantic Surveys, Mary Elizabeth Garceau
The attributive suffix in Pastaza Kichwa, Barrett Wilson Hamp
An Examination of Motivation Types and Their Influence on English Proficiency for Current High School Students in South Korean, Euiyong Jung
Experienced ESL Teachers' Attitudes Towards Using Phonetic Symbols in Teaching English Pronunciation to Adult ESL Students, Oxana Kodirova
Application of a Self-Regulation Framework in an ESL Classroom: Effects on IEP International Students, Claudia Mencarelli
Parsing an American Sign Language Corpus with Combinatory Categorial Grammar, Michael Albert Nix
An Exploration of Mental Contrasting and Social Networks of English Language Learners, Adam T. Pinkston
A Corpus-Based Study of the Gender Assignment of Nominal Anglicisms in Brazilian Portuguese, Taryn Marie Skahill
The Effect of Language Learning Experience on Motivation and Anxiety of Foreign Language Learning Students, Josie Eileen Thacker
Identifying Language Needs in Community-Based Adult ELLs: Findings from an Ethnography of Four Salvadoran Immigrants in the Western United States, Kathryn Anne Watkins
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Using Eye Tracking to Examine Working Memory and Verbal Feature Processing in Spanish, Erik William Arnold
Self-Regulation in Transition: A Case Study of Three English Language Learners at an IEP, Allison Wallace Baker
"General Conference talk": Style Variation and the Styling of Identity in Latter-day Saint General Conference Oratory, Stephen Thomas Betts
Implementing Mental Contrasting to Improve English Language Learner Social Networks, Hannah Trimble Brown
Comparing Academic Vocabulary List (AVL) Frequency Bands to Leveled Biology and History Texts, Lynne Crandall
A Comparison of Mobile and Computer Receptive Language ESL Tests, Aislin Pickett Davis
Yea, Yea, Nay, Nay: Uses of the Archaic, Biblical Yea in the Book of Mormon, Michael Edward De Martini
L1 and L2 Reading Behaviors by Proficiency Level: An English-Portuguese Eye-Tracking Study, Larissa Grahl
Immediate Repeated Reading has Positive Effects on Reading Fluency for English Language Learners: An Eye-tracking Study, Jennifer Hemmert Hansen
Perceptions of Malaysian English Teachers Regarding the Importation of Expatriate Native and Nonnative English-speaking Teachers, Syringa Joanah Judd
Sociocultural Identification with the United States and English Pronunciation Comprehensibility and Accent Among International ESL Students, Christinah Paige Mulder
The Effects of Repeated Reading on the Fluency of Intermediate-Level English-as-a-Second-Language Learners: An Eye-Tracking Study, Krista Carlene Rich
Verb Usage in Egyptian Movies, Serials, and Blogs: A Case for Register Variation, Michael G. White
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Factors Influencing ESL Students' Selection of Intensive English Programs in the Western United States, Katie Briana Blanco
Pun Strategies Across Joke Schemata: A Corpus-Based Study, Robert Nishan Crapo
ESL Students' Reading Behaviors on Multiple-Choice Items at Differing Proficiency Levels: An Eye-Tracking Study, Juan M. Escalante Talavera
Backward Transfer of Apology Strategies from Japanese to English: Do English L1 Speakers Use Japanese-Style Apologies When Speaking English?, Candice April Flowers
Cultural Differences in Russian and English Magazine Advertising: A Pragmatic Approach, Emily Kay Furner
An Analysis of Rehearsed Speech Characteristics on the Oral Proficiency Interview—Computer (OPIc), Gwyneth Elaine Gates
Predicting Speaking, Listening, and Reading Proficiency Gains During Study Abroad Using Social Network Metrics, Timothy James Hall
Navigating a New Culture: Analyzing Variables that Influence Intensive English Program Students' Cultural Adjustment Process, Sherie Lyn Kwok
Second Language Semantic Retrieval in the Bilingual Mind: The Case of Korean-English Expert Bilinguals, Janice Si-Man Lam
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Korean Heritage-Speaking Interpreter, Yoonjoo Lee
Reading Idioms: A Comparative Eye-Tracking Study of Native English Speakers and Native Korean Speakers, Sarah Lynne Miner
Applying the Developmental Path of English Negation to the Automated Scoring of Learner Essays, Allen Travis Moore
Performance Self-Appraisal Calibration of ESL Students on a Proficiency Reading Test, Jodi Mikolajcik Petersen
Switch-Reference in Pastaza Kichwa, Alexander Harrison Rice
The Effects of Metacognitive Listening Strategy Instruction on ESL Learners' Listening Motivation, Corbin Kalanikiakahi Rivera
The Effects of Teacher Background on How Teachers Assess Native-Like and Nonnative-Like Grammar Errors: An Eye-Tracking Study, Wesley Makoto Schramm
Rubric Rating with MFRM vs. Randomly Distributed Comparative Judgment: A Comparison of Two Approaches to Second-Language Writing Assessment, Maureen Estelle Sims
Investigating the Perception of Identity Shift in Trilingual Speakers: A Case Study, Elena Vasilachi
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Preparing Non-Native English Speakers for the Mathematical Vocabulary in the GRE and GMAT, Irina Mikhailovna Baskova
Eye Behavior While Reading Words of Sanskrit and Urdu Origin in Hindi, Tahira Carroll
An Acoustical Analysis of the American English /l, r/ Contrast as Produced by Adult Japanese Learners of English Incorporating Word Position and Task Type, Braden Paul Chase
The Rhetoric Revision Log: A Second Study on a Feedback Tool for ESL Student Writing, Natalie Marie Cole
Quizlet Flashcards for the First 500 Words of the Academic Vocabulary List, Emily R. Crandell
The Impact of Changing TOEFL Cut-Scores on University Admissions, Laura Michelle Decker
A Latent Class Analysis of American English Dialects, Stephanie Nicole Hedges
Comparing the AWL and AVL in Textbooks from an Intensive English Program, Michelle Morgan Hernandez
Faculty and EAL Student Perceptions of Writing Purposes and Challenges in the Business Major, Amy Mae Johnson
Multilingual Trends in Five London Boroughs: A Linguistic Landscape Approach, Shayla Ann Johnson
Nature or Nurture in English Academic Writing: Korean and American Rhetorical Patterns, Sunok Kim
Managing Dynamic Written Corrective Feedback: Perceptions of Experienced Teachers, Rachel A. Messenger
Spanish Heritage Bilingual Perception of English-Specific Vowel Contrasts, John B. Nielsen
Taking the "Foreign" Out of the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale, Jared Benjamin Sell
Creole Genesis and Universality: Case, Word Order, and Agreement, Gerald Taylor Snow
Idioms or Open Choice? A Corpus Based Analysis, Kaitlyn Alayne VanWagoner
Applying Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Analysis to an Unrestricted Corpus: A Case Study in Indonesian and Malay Newspapers, Sara LuAnne White
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The Influence of Online English Language Instruction on ESL Learners' Fluency Development, Rebecca Aaron
The Effect of Prompt Accent on Elicited Imitation Assessments in English as a Second Language, Jacob Garlin Barrows
A Framework for Evaluating Recommender Systems, Michael Gabriel Bean
Program and Classroom Factors Affecting Attendance Patterns For Hispanic Participants In Adult ESL Education, Steven J. Carter
A Longitudinal Analysis of Adult ESL Speakers' Oral Fluency Gains, Kostiantyn Fesenko
Rethinking Vocabulary Size Tests: Frequency Versus Item Difficulty, Brett James Hashimoto
The Onomatopoeic Ideophone-Gesture Relationship in Pastaza Quichua, Sarah Ann Hatton
A Hybrid Approach to Cross-Linguistic Tokenization: Morphology with Statistics, Logan R. Kearsley
Getting All the Ducks in a Row: Towards a Method for the Consolidation of English Idioms, Ethan Michael Lynn
Expecting Excellence: Student and Teacher Attitudes Towards Choosing to Speak English in an IEP, Alhyaba Encinas Moore
Lexical Trends in Young Adult Literature: A Corpus-Based Approach, Kyra McKinzie Nelson
A Corpus-Based Comparison of the Academic Word List and the Academic Vocabulary List, Jacob Andrew Newman
A Self-Regulated Learning Inventory Based on a Six-Dimensional Model of SRL, Christopher Nuttall
The Effectiveness of Using Written Feedback to Improve Adult ESL Learners' Spontaneous Pronunciation of English Suprasegmentals, Chirstin Stephens
Pragmatic Quotation Use in Online Yelp Reviews and its Connection to Author Sentiment, Mary Elisabeth Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Conditional Sentences in Egyptian Colloquial and Modern Standard Arabic: A Corpus Study, Randell S. Bentley
A Corpus-Based Analysis of Russian Word Order Patterns, Stephanie Kay Billings
English to ASL Gloss Machine Translation, Mary Elizabeth Bonham
The Development of an ESP Vocabulary Study Guidefor the Utah State Driver Handbook, Kirsten M. Brown