The Effect of Using Class Discussion as a Pre-Writing Activity in Teaching Composition to ESL Students (open access)

The Effect of Using Class Discussion as a Pre-Writing Activity in Teaching Composition to ESL Students

This study examines the effect of class discussion as a pre-writing activity on actual writing performance. The experiment was conducted with all the Level 3 and Level 4 students enrolled in the Intensive English Language Institute of North Texas State University in the Spring, 1986 semester. Cochrans C test was performed to test significant differences between groups at the beginning of this test. Multivariate analysis of variance tests were used to determine the treatment effect between and within groups, and a matched t-test was also utilized to analyze the difference within tests. Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was calculated to determine the relationship between the discussion activity score and the actual writing score. Analysis of covariance tests were used to determine which variance of discussion activities had greater effect on the actual writing score.
Date: December 1986
Creator: Bang, Hwa-Ja Park
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Vocational Special Needs Teacher Training Curriculum, Module 8] captions transcript

[Vocational Special Needs Teacher Training Curriculum, Module 8]

A video of the overview of the challenges and goals in helping limited English proficiency students in vocational education programs. Instructional video to be used with Vocational Special Needs Teacher Training Curriculum, Module 8.
Date: January 5, 1988
Creator: University of North Texas. Center for Media Production.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estrategias Didácticas para la Enseñanza del Enfoque Léxico y las Nuevas Tecnologías de la Información y de la Comunicación (TIC) en la Clase de Español como Lengua Extranjera (ELE) (open access)

Estrategias Didácticas para la Enseñanza del Enfoque Léxico y las Nuevas Tecnologías de la Información y de la Comunicación (TIC) en la Clase de Español como Lengua Extranjera (ELE)

The purpose of this research was to use a lexical approach, and information and communication technologies (ICT) as strategies to facilitate learning to students of Spanish as a foreign language, to answer the research questions: (1) if the use of multiword lexical units improves the lexical competence and (2) whether the use of technology is an effective strategy to facilitate learning. A lesson plan with different activities was designed and put into practice with two groups of students (experimental and control) of the intermediate level of the University of North Texas (UNT). The collected data were analyzed using the quantitative paradigm with the variance model ANOVA with repeated measures, and the qualitative or interpretive paradigm to offer a broader perspective of the learning process of multiwords lexical units (collocations and idiomatic expressions). The results of this investigation answered the research questions and confirmed the effectiveness of the lexical approach and ICT in the teaching-learning process and facilitated the student's acquisition of L2.
Date: May 2018
Creator: Reed, Stella L
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Action Research Study of Community Building with Elementary Students in a Title I School (open access)

An Action Research Study of Community Building with Elementary Students in a Title I School

“In what ways does teaching with folk arts inspired visual arts-based instruction enhance community building among elementary students in a Title I school?” was the primary research question in this study. Agreeing with past and present day research that the construct of community is vital to social and cultural capital, this research attempts to determine how the notion of community benefits both students and teachers in the elementary art classroom. Folk art was utilized because this genre was accessible in terms of locality and familiarity among students and teachers. The purpose of this investigation was to produce teaching strategies and methods that show how community can be formed in the art classroom. The participants were elementary students, Grades 2 and 3, in a Title I school located in Denton, Texas. This investigation was conducted under an action research methodology. This approach to research is intended to be transformational, emergent, and accommodating. I recorded observations, field notes, and conversations from the participants. Emergent themes were discovered through content analysis and conceptual maps. Results from this investigation concluded transformation is only possible if the person wants change to happen. Data also showed that community and art education are symbiotic. Transformation, growth, and …
Date: May 2014
Creator: Dew, SaraBeth
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sanger Courier (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 2002 (open access)

Sanger Courier (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 2002

Weekly newspaper from Sanger, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 26, 2002
Creator: Brown, Crystal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[TEA Wircenski Module 9] captions transcript

[TEA Wircenski Module 9]

A video of the making of a training video for a vocational education program that highlights the struggles and barriers of limited english proficient students and ways that educators can assist the students in the program.
Date: January 14, 1988
Creator: University of North Texas. Center for Media Production.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Implementation of Transition from Spanish Reading to English Reading Programs in Bilingual Classrooms (open access)

The Implementation of Transition from Spanish Reading to English Reading Programs in Bilingual Classrooms

The purpose of this study was to describe the actual implementation of the transition process as observed in bilingual classrooms, and in particular, to examine the critical components (policy, curricular, and instructional characteristics) of the Spanish-to-English reading transition policies implemented in bilingual education programs in elementary schools in the Denton Independent School District in Texas. Four research questions drove this study. To investigate these questions, a multidimensional, descriptive research design was employed. The researcher used questionnaires, interviews, and field observations. The 11 educators, 6 bilingual teachers, 2 school-site principals, 2 school-site coordinators, and 1 district bilingual coordinator, were asked several types of questions (open response and closed response) using different types of instruments (questionnaires and interviews). Also, the six bilingual teachers were observed using two types of instruments (field notes and video tapes).
Date: December 1994
Creator: Amaya, Jesús, 1956-
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2004-2005, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2004-2005, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 432.
Date: July 2004
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2003-2004, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2003-2004, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 439.
Date: July 2003
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2001-2002, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2001-2002, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 451.
Date: July 2001
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2002-2003, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2002-2003, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 427.
Date: July 2002
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2000-2001, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2000-2001, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 439.
Date: July 2000
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2010-2011, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2010-2011, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as "policies, regulations, procedures and fees in effect at the time [the] publication went to press" (p. 1). Index starts on page 494.
Date: July 2010
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 1993-1994, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 1993-1994, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 300.
Date: May 1993
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2009-2010, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2009-2010, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as "policies, regulations, procedures and fees in effect at the time [the] publication went to press" (p. 1). Campus maps are on pages 518 and 520; index starts on page 490.
Date: July 2009
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2007-2008, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2007-2008, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 455.
Date: July 2007
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2006-2007, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2006-2007, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 441.
Date: July 2006
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 1992-1993, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 1992-1993, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 295.
Date: May 1992
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 1999-2000, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 1999-2000, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 419.
Date: July 1999
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 1998-1999, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 1998-1999, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 411.
Date: July 1998
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2008-2009, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2008-2009, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 477.
Date: July 2008
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 1991-1992, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 1991-1992, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 293.
Date: May 1991
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2005-2006, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2005-2006, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 447.
Date: July 2005
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2008-2009, Undergraduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2008-2009, Undergraduate

The UNT Undergraduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 541.
Date: July 2008
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library