Educational environments are power laden. While some differentiation may always be necessary, adult learners’ needs are unique, and power structures that are effective with children may not serve adult learners well. French and Raven’s Bases of Social Power provided a framework …
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THE PROBLEM: Various learners of ESL have various problems regarding English pronunciation. Most languages have a five-vowel phonetic system and the complicated sixteen-vowel English phonetic system seems difficult to master for ESL learners. Moreover, ESL learners with Arabic L…
This dissertation describes the investigation of codeswitching in a computerised corpus of child bilingual language, the LOBILL Corpus, which consists of twenty-five hours of recordings of naturalistic interactions between two bilingual Brazilian/English siblings (JAM, 3;6 and M…
In this thesis, the performance of a miniaturised field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) device hyphenated with time-of-flight mass spectrometry is studied and evaluated for analysis of a variety of compounds in different sample matrices. FAIMS is a selectiv…
In the current context of fiscal austerity as well as neo-colonial criticisms, the discipline of religious studies has been challenged to critically assess its teaching methods as well as articulate its relevance in the modern university setting. Responding to these needs, this …
This dissertation project sought to develop a viable methodology for quantifiable analyses of visual data. The focus of this project is the regalia worn by Ramses III (c. 1184-1153 B.C.E.) at Medinet Habu. Data gathered from select images were analyzed to elucidate hidden patter…
In these times of striving for cleaner, more efficient fuels, research is needed to provide understanding that will allow technologies to improve. Planar laser induced fluorescence (PLIF) is a popular, non-intrusive technique for studying flame structure. A radical species, hydr…
With an increasing number of Arabs migrating to the United States in the recent years, and augmented social stressors of this group post September 11, 2001, it is imperative for the mental health field to reach and provide help to this population. However, the lack of assessment…