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those who immigrate not speaking either language. To show the singularity that exists within migration experiences, this project looks closely at two texts written by authors of Moroccan origin who immigrated to Catalonia as children. Each text captures the role of language acquisition in unique ways. The Last Patriarch, a novel by Najat El Hachmi, highlights the acquisition of Catalan as a form of liberation from the entrapment of the patriarchy, imposed on many Muslim-Moroccan women. Laila, an
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strategies for successful instruction, apply principles of language acquisition, understand the impact of culture and language on students, and effectively evaluate standards and student performance for increased academic achievement. But gathering a cohort of 15 students to travel to PLU for evening and weekend instruction seemed impossible. If teachers wanted to independently pursue an endorsement, they’d have to travel to Central Washington University or WSU extension in the Tri-Cities for affordable
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: Teaching and Learning of Writing This course focuses on the multimodal teaching of writers across developmental stages, emphasizing culturally sustaining practices. This includes developmental and writing processes, genre exploration, the role of identity and community in writing, writing strategies and skills, and formative assessment and feedback. (2) EDUC 423 : Language and Literacy Development for Multilingual Learners This course examines stages of second language acquisition; including, examining
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budget. “It’s a vote of confidence that will allow us to support more young people in our community,” says Bridget Yaden, PLC co-director and PLU professor of Hispanic and Latino studies. “It will make an immediate impact.” When it opened in 2019, PLC offered tutoring for reading, writing, and language acquisition. Center leaders quickly recognized that more was needed. “We challenge the notion that literacy is just reading and writing,” says Scott Rogers, PLC co-director and PLU associate
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Tacoma New construction of affordable rental housing for homeless families. Leasing has started. Habitat for Humanity Tyler Court 2018 11 Unincorporated Pierce County New construction single-family homes for sale to low-income buyers. 8 of 11 houses have sold. Horizon Housing Alliance Hilltop Lofts 2019 57 Tacoma New construction of supportive rental housing for people experiencing homelessness. Construction should be completed Spring 2022. Vadis Vadis Homes 2019 1 TBD Acquisition of single-family
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interested in. I knew that I would have a chance at getting an associate’s degree while I was in the military through the language training program. That was definitely one of the motivating factors, as a first-generation college student. Do you feel that language acquisition has helped you in the transition to becoming an undergrad student? Absolutely. The military language school is no joke, so that honed my work ethic. Also, I am able to use my language skills in my research as a history major — it
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, Community of Writers at Squaw Valley, National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar, Scholars-in-Residence Program at the C.S. Lewis Study Centre in England, among others. Traveled abroad including Ireland, Germany, England, France, Laos, Bali, Hawaii, Nicaragua, Mexico, Antarctica, Korea, the Dominican Republic, Guam and Costa Rica, among others. These travels involved research and interviews for novels, memoirs, and poetry sequences; some students participated in immersion programs in language
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March 19, 2009 Hong Hall: Speaking the language of community (in French, or Chinese, or whatever) Just because you live in Hong International Hall doesn’t mean you have to be fluent, or even conversational, in a foreign language. But it does help to have an interest. After all, most of your fellow hallmates will be talking almost exclusively in a foreign language as they pass each other in the hall. Michael Engh, a junior and resident assistant, lives in the Spanish wing. He tries to speak
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one of the things that I was most interested in. I knew that I would have a chance at getting an associate’s degree while I was in the military through the language training program. That was definitely one of the motivating factors, as a first-generation college student. Do you feel that language acquisition has helped you in the transition to becoming an undergrad student? Absolutely. The military language school is no joke, so that honed my work ethic. Also, I am able to use my language skills
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credit. Prerequisite: PSYC 101. (4) PSYC 360 : Psychology of Language The study of language as a means of communication and structured human behavior. Topics include: biological foundations of language, psycholinguistics, speech perception and production, sentence and discourse comprehension, nonverbal communication, language acquisition, bilingualism, language disorders. Prerequisite: PSYC 101. (4) PSYC 375 : Psychology of Women Exploration of psychological issues pertinent to women. Includes such
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