Theses from 2024
Online ESL / EFL Instruction for Korean Children Under 7 Years Old: A Curricular Design, Seong Sun Kim
Game-Based Learning: A Handbook for Chilean Elementary EFL Educators, Bernardita Maria Ramirez Larrain
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2023
Enhancing the Communicative Competence of Filipino Immigrants in America, Zsanel Aranas
Digital Literacy for Older Adult English Language Learners, Talley Caruso
When Culturally Responsive Practices Meet Social-Emotional Learning: A Guide for Educators, Sharon Ju-Ting Cheng
Cultivating Well-Being in English as a Second Language: Teaching Stress Reduction Techniques in the Adult ESL Classroom, Sara C. Coronado
Engaging Older Immigrants To Learn English: Advocating For Late-In-Life Learning For Everyone, Susan Marie Filous
People, Not Headlines: Teaching English to Ukrainian Refugees, Katherine Gardiner
Post-Pandemic Digital Experiences & Attitudes Among Adult Immigrant ESOL Learners, Lacey D. Goodloe
Addressing Linguistic Isolation through Community Based ESL and Emergency Preparedness, Lisa Guay
Techniques for Reducing Public Speaking Anxiety in Adult English Learners, Andy Mardesich
English Pronunciation Skills and Intelligibility of Native Russian Speakers, Zoia Palgova
Uncorking the Speaking Skill: Wine and Prosody in Conversation, Efren Antonio Serra
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2022
Interactive and Engaging Virtual/Online English Classes: Fostering Teaching and Social Presence, Merve Beyazit Taner
Language for Life: Heritage Language Maintenance, Ani Braude
Music and Humor in the Language Classroom: Language Acquisition and Affective Filter, Florencia Daris López
Problems and Suggestions to Improve Pronunciation Skills of English Language Learners in China, Yi Fang
Brain Waste Among Highly Skilled Immigrants in the United States, Kimberly Alva-Chavers Gardner
Enculturation for International Students in Online Classroom, Xiaohan Liang
Strategies in TOEFL Reading Comprehension for Chinese Students, Xiwen Li
Navigating Acculturative Stress: A Guide for Supporting Newcomer Students in California ESL Classrooms, Daniela Lopera Ruiz
Teaching Chinese International Students Two-Word Verbs Through Three C’s Approach, Xiaoli Lu
Decolonizing the Brazilian EFL Classroom: Creating Space for Afro-Brazilian Students of English, Robyn Diane Mosely
Teaching American English Pronunciation in a Spanish Speaking Context: A Guide for EFL Teachers in Chile, Martin P. Quarto
Bridging Language Through Folktales and Authentic Outings: A Guidebook for ESL/EFL Teachers, Natalie Sauvain
Navigating School: An English as a Second Language Curriculum for Multilingual Caregivers, Kerry Stimpson
ESP in Nursing: Building Communicative Competence for Internationally-Educated Nurses, Sami Vuong
The Need to Belong: Interweaving State History in Adult ESL to Support Culturally Responsive Teaching, Sandra Watkins
Zest for English: Teaching ESL Content-Based Instruction through the Culinary Arts, Melinda Joan Wright
Teaching English as a Foreign Language in China: A Unit Plan for Educators, Yun Xie
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2021
Teaching the English Language through American Holidays: Halloween and Thanksgiving, Naranchimeg Bat-Yondon
Collateral Damage: How Expanding Public Charge Policy Influences Adult ESL Enrollment, Allison M. Eckert
Safety Awareness and Communication Skills for the Construction Workforce: A Curriculum for Adult ESL Instructors, Allison Knaus
Facilitating Adaptive and Dynamic Learning Transfer Using Genre-based, Translingual, and Multimodal Pedagogies in L2 Composition Instruction, Raina Levesque
Motivating Poetry in the Adult ESL Classroom, Lenore Marin Myers
Visual Aids Make a Big Impact on ESL Students: A Guidebook for ESL Teachers, Lucia Quecan
Bridging the Gap: The Digital Divide Among Higher Education Instructors, Allan Siochi
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2020
Effective ways to lower Muslim immigrant students' anxiety in ESL classes: A handbook for educators, Mehrnaz Ayazi
Financial Literacy for Latino Immigrants: A Guidebook for ESL Teachers, Anna Braden
Using Bloom's taxonomy to teach college English in China: A handbook for educators, Yue Cai
An Effective Method of Teaching English: A Handbook for English Teachers in China, Zichen Cai
Teaching with Empathy in the Adult ESL Classroom: A Training Guide, Maureen Carapia
Black Unrealia: Handbook for Teaching the Structure of Past Counterfactual Statements, A. Carter
Understanding the Effect of Individual Differences on Second Language Acquisition: Focusing on Personality, Sihan Chen
Student-Created Videos as ESL Homework Assignments, Griffin Childers
How to Correct Fossilized Pronunciation Errors of English Language Learners, Kathleen Dolan
Using Trauma-Informed Teaching In Adult ESL, Elizabeth Eastman
Using Extensive Reading and Digital Flashcards for Vocabulary Acquisition, Zijin Feng
Mitigating Trauma In The Newcomer Classroom: A Commitment Beyond Borders, Laura Garriguez
Digital Awareness for ESL Students, Ehab Khalaf
Helping New Immigrants Adapt to American Culture: Enhancing Students’ Language and Cultural Competence through the Use of the Ellen DeGeneres Show, Nuchinun Kluaythong
Using Sitcoms in ESL/EFL: A Handbook for Using Friends in the Classroom, Elif Konus
Supporting English Language Learners with Disabilities in Special Education, Margaret Kramer
Tools of Engagement for Language Acquisition, Cheng Li
Enhancing Advanced Chinese English Learners’ Listening and Speaking Comprehension, Xin Lin
Integrating Chinese Culture into English Textbooks for EFL teachers in Lesson Plans, Kexin Lu
Self-directed Learning Practices in ESL: How Beginning Adult Latinx English Language Learners Can Increase Learning Outcomes, Jessica Parisi
Competent and Confident: Empowering English Language Learners Through Pronunciation Instruction, Faith Pellas
Using Graphic Novels to Teach English and American Culture in Japanese Middle Schools, Jenna Pollack
From Anxiety to Motivation: Creating Anxiety-free Classrooms Using Culturally Responsive Teaching, Jing Rong
Cross-cultural Adaptation of Mandarin-Speaking Undergraduate Students in the United States, Enhao Wang
Conquering ESL Students' English Listening Barriers, Dan Wu
Using Contextualized Materials to Teach English Grammar, Jingyi Yang
Using Contextualized Materials to Teach English Grammar, Jingyi Yang
Promoting 21st-Century Learning: Online Collaboration through Design Thinking Framework for Today's ESL Students, HANDE YILDIZ
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2019
A Closer Look at TOEFL Speaking Assessment Test: A Guide to Teaching TOEFL iBT Speaking, Glen Ryan Alejandro
Nurturing Community and Student Voice through Communicative Language Teaching and Storytelling, Dana Behr
Enriching Human Capital: How to Empower ESL/FL Learners Through P2P Design to Instruction, Christopher Carey
Welcoming Deaf or Hard of Hearing English Language Learners: A Guidebook for English Educators, Sarah Chang
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and its Relevance in the Adult English as a Second Language Classroom, Helena Henkin
Multimedia Training for Novice EFL Teachers in East Asia, Franklin Hewins
Intercultural Communicative Competence: A Diversity Training for Educators, Administrators, and Managers, Amanda Marie Lowrey
Demystifying English Simple Past Tense: A Thai Teachers’ Guide to Teaching English Simple Past Tense to Thai Adult Learners, Chitkamon Tungkaburana
Energy Renovation While Learning English: A Guidebook for Elementary ESL Teachers, Di Yang
A communicative English-speaking supplementary curriculum: Using WeChat to develop Chinese EFL learners’ speaking fluency, Tianxing Yao
IELTS 360°: Increasing Fluency, Accessibility, and Familiarity for the IELTS Speaking Exam Through Virtual Reality and 360 Degree Videos, Kevin Zaragoza
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2018
English Language Learning at National Historic Sites in the San Francisco Bay Area, Elizabeth Bognar
Thinking Outside the Box: Incorporating Critical Thinking Strategies in ESL Reading & Writing Instruction, Johanna Carranza
A Handbook for Teaching English to Afghan Women Refugees, Deborah de Lambert
Emphasizing the importance of cultural identity of second language learners in lesson plans, Sreyasi De
Empowering Students to Develop L2 Identity - Supplemental Online Lessons, Laura Espino
Music Education and Its Impact on L2 Learning, Johanna Nilsson
Understanding the Body Paragraph: A Handbook for EFL Teachers & Students, Terpsithea P. Papadopoulos
Bi or Multilingualism and its Curriculum for Children with SLI, Jeongmin Ryou
Building Engagement Through Developing Students’ Sense of Self-Control, Natalia Sanchez Gonzalez
Bearing Witness to the Lived Experience of Chinese Exclusion: An International Baccalaureate Inquiry Unit for Critical Literacy through Photovoice, Wesley Schoenherr
How Language Policies and Practices Affect Classrooms in Schools and Colleges, Gwendolyn F. Stanley
Effective Teaching Techniques and Study Strategies for English Language Learners in ESL Community College Classes, Dorothy M. Steiner
The Stress Management Handbook: The High-Stakes Test Takers of International Students, Shiying Sun
Crosslinguistic Influence of Chinese EFL learners on English Acquisition, Weijia Tang
Opportunities Beyond High School: An ELD Unit for Newcomer Students, Karen Toepp
English for Baking: Lessons for Kitchen Workers Using On-Site Learning, Christopher Torossian
Catholic School Teachers' Attitudinal Beliefs About Linguistic Diversity, Katie Trautman
