Culminating Projects in English publishes work, primarily theses, conducted under the auspices of the graduate programs in English Studies and Rhetoric and Writing offered through the Department of English.
Culminating Projects from 2016
The Novice ESL Teacher and Culture in the Classroom: Understandings and Adaptations, Amy Lindquist
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Student Attitudes towards Peer Review in University Level English as a Second Language Writing Classes, Joan Lu
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
A Study of the L2 Motivational Self-System in an ESL Intensive Context Among Saudi Arabian Students, Abdulmajeed Madkhali
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
The Grammar of Articles use in Mozambican Portuguese-accented English, Felix Maielane Manganhela
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Doug Murray’s The ‘Nam: A Literary examination of the Traumatic Effects of War Told through Visual Literature, Andrew S. McNeil
English: English Studies: M.A. Thesis
Dislocation, Fredrick Miller
English: English Studies: M.A. Creative Work
Home Away From Home: Language and Identity Reconstruction Through The Experiences of Somali-American Diaspora Returning to their Country of Origin, Shukria Barre Omar
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
A Seven-year Analysis of EL Achievement at a Minnesota High School, Lisa M. Perbix
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
What do Somali Students, Parents and Non-ELL Teachers Expect from Each Other?, Edle B. Sanwa
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
A Medievalist Point of View on George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire: Power and Women: An Examination of Daenerys Targaryen, Jay A. Schroeder Jr.
English: English Studies: M.A. Thesis
Personal Experiences of Latin American Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education, Kelli Straley
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Hmong Bilingual Paraprofessionals in the Mainstream Classroom, Douchi Yang
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 2015
Middle School Girls and the Gender Stereotypes We Teach Them: Can Girls be Saved by Proper Pedagogy and The Hunger Games?, Jacqueline J. Alderman
English: Teacher Education: M.S. Thesis
Barriers and Facilitators for Faculty, Staff and Students in the Implementation of an International Student Program at a Rural Community College, Margaret J. Blistain
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Second Language Learners' Recognition and Production of Conventional Expressions: The Role of Proficiency, Length of Stay, and Intensity of Interaction, Amanda Jo DeBoer
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
The Effect of Visual Cues in Listening Comprehension: Pedagogical Implications for Non-Native Speakers of English, Soraya Folley
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Women Love Horror, Too: Film Adaptation of Pet Sematary Suggests Why More Women Should Get a Chance to Scare Us, Emily Forsberg Bouts
English: English Studies: M.A. Thesis
Arabic ELLS’ Attitude toward Phrasal Verbs, Mohammad Saleh Gandorah
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Gamification and Implications for Second Language Education: A Meta Analysis, Christopher M. Garland
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
The Underlying Components that Influence Reading Comprehension for English as a Second Language Learners, Rongqian Geng
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Paper Based Testing vs. Mobile Device Based Testing in an EFL Environment: What’s the Difference?, Austen M. Gordon
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Navigating the Food Blogosphere: Finding a Place for Feminism in a Highly Feminized Blogosphere, Jenna N. Hanson
English: Rhetoric and Writing: M.A. Thesis
Verbal and Gestural Recasts Impact on L2 Development, Xiao Han
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Signal Boost!: Hashtags as Performative Writing and Social Action, Leah Louise Heilig
English: Rhetoric and Writing: M.A. Thesis
Cultural Identity and the Challenges International Students Encounter, Zeynab Jibreel
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Using the iPod Touch to Increase Reading Test Scores in EL Students, Sarah J. Klinnert
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
The Effect of Personalized Vocabulary Plans on Learner Autonomy in L2 Vocabulary Learning, Theresa M. Koller
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
An Investigation into the impact of native English speakers on Korean English Teachers, Dan Kopperud
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
The Rhetoric and Style of Rights of Nature Advocates, Paul Samuel Lawrence
English: Rhetoric and Writing: M.A. Thesis
Comparative study of Foreign Language Anxiety in Korean and Chinese Students, Kevin Manley
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Transforming Identity from L1 to L2, while Studying Abroad in the U.S.: What Changes are There?, Hwakyun Mok
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
American Exceptionalism and The No-Stakes Apocalypse in American Comic Books / Growing Perspectives: A Close Reading of Provincialism in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Seth D. Naslund
English: English Studies: M.A. Starred Paper
Getting On Board: Investigating the Opinions and Attitudes of ESL Teachers on the Use of Interactive Whiteboards in the ESL Classroom, Casey M. O’Donnell
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Second Language Model Programming: An Examination of Co-Teaching and Pull-Out Instruction / Assessment of Second-Language Learners: An Examination of Current Assessment Practice, Amanda M. Pearson
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Starred Paper
A Study on How Home Environment Influences Adolescent L2 Learners of English in Bangladesh, Mohammad Anisur Rahman
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
The Relationship between English Speaking and Writing Proficiency and Its Implications for Instruction, Pamela Rausch
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Finding Courage in Unlikely Places: Processing War in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Christopher David Reigstad
English: English Studies: M.A. Thesis
Teaching English Idioms to L2 Learners: ESL Teachers’ Perspective, Weam Mansoor Rizq
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Behind the Scenes, Outside the Lines, and Under the Surface of a Large-Scale Mobile Collaborative Language Learning Project at a South Korean Institution, Jared B. Sandler
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis - Restricted Access
Shades of True Womanhood for Slave Women in Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Sarah Esther Stewart
English: English Studies: M.A. Thesis
A Study of Second Language Identity and Motivation among Undergraduates in Sri Lankan Universities, Warshani Himanshi Pilimatalawwe Wijeratne
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Dictionary Use and Preferences of L2 English Learners in an Intensive English Context, Lori A. Wolter
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Victim to Perpetrator: Reading Trauma in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus / Change, Tamara Kimberly Wudinich
English: English Studies: M.A. Starred Paper
The Impact of Meditation on Student Writing in an Intensive English Context, Nicole E. Wurdak
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
East to West, are Chinese Students Willing to Communicate? A Mixed-method Study about Chinese Students' Willingness to Communicate, Chengying Yang
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
The Effect and Importance of Authentic Language Exposure in Improving Listening Comprehension, Mengmei Yin
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Implementation of Extensive Reading in a Regular Korean High School Context, Jong-hee Youn
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 2014
Poetic Research in the Second Language Classroom, Carter L. Clapsadle
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Benefits of Multi-Modal Pedagogies in First-Year Composition Classrooms, J. Corey Fitzgerald
English: Rhetoric and Writing: M.A. Thesis
The Acoustic Correlates of Stress-Shifting Suffixes in Native and Nonnative English, Paul R. Keyworth
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Fruitful Futility: Land, Body, and Fate in Ellen Glasgow's Barren Ground, Katelin R. Moquin
English: English Studies: M.A. Thesis
Personality and Advertising Appeals: A New Look on the Utility of Need for Cognition, Jason Chew Kit Tham
Thesis
Power and the Platform: A Phenomenological Approach to Understanding Rhetoric and Politics in Composition Massive Open Online Courses, Jason Chew Kit Tham
English: Rhetoric and Writing: M.A. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 2011
Diary of a Downfall, Christa J. Theilen
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 2005
Sing a Song o' Syntax, Rhoda J. Fagerland
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 2001
Practical Classroom Strategies for Mainstream Teachers to Use with LEP Studetns, Elizabeth A. Wilson
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 1995
The Emergence of Voice and Identity in the Context of the Neocolonial Experience: The Writings of Jamaica Kincaid, Kirstin Ruth Bratt
English: English Studies: M.A. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 1992
An Exploration of Voice and Verse: The Poetry of Mary Barnard, Molly O'Hara Ewing
English: English Studies: M.A. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 1988
Analysis of the Discourse Between a Tutor and a Second Language Learner: A Joint Decoding Task, Nancy L. Eder
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Starred Paper
The Teacher As Revolutionary: Paolo Freire, Nancy L. Eder
English: Teaching English as a Second Language: M.A. Starred Paper
Culminating Projects from 1977
Hunter S. Thompson: Moralist or Second-Rate Accountant, Charles W. Seefeldt
English: English Studies: M.A. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 1967
Tiny Alice by Edward Albee: A Production Record and Analysis with Emphasis on Dynamic Theatrical Symbolism, Donald M. Boros
Special Studies: M.A. Thesis
