Undergraduate Student Work (Complete)
This collection contains works by undergraduate students in the Department of Languages and Literatures at the University of Northern Iowa. All student works require department, unit, or individual faculty review.
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Submissions from 2019
Finding the fantastic in Magic: The Gathering: Rhetorics of fantasy and collectible card games, Tait Larson Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Wandersoul of the South: Situating 20th century Alabama poet Clement Wood in a literary tradition, Skye Rozario Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2018
A narrative study: Utilizing personal strengths to manage foreign language anxiety, Lauren Anderson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Positive Language Teaching: Culturally Responsive, Strengths-Based and Empathetic, Lauren Anderson, Alyssa Hanken, and Tessa Noes Horn Open Access Poster Presentation
Imágenes de identidad: Student expressions of identity and culture in the college Spanish classroom, Elizabeth Bair Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The use of mod in Old English: Tracking semantic drift in the Anglo-Saxon period, Joanna Eyanson Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
"Night Devils:" An exploration of identity in a long form adult novel, Johnathan Cody Galbreath Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A study in positive psychology: An analysis of pictured victims and empathetic reaction, Alyssa Hanken Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The intercultural communication of the business world: A review of the literature and application to Colombian and English-speaking professionals, Anna Colleen Kelly Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Avoiding heteronormativity: Breaking barriers in the English classroom: A potential model for a teaching workshop, Jessica Morris Open Access Honors Program Thesis
La discriminación contra latinos (Discrimination Against Latinos), Lauren Swan Open Access Poster Presentation
La discriminación contra los Latin@s, Lauren Swan Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2017
Culturally responsive teaching from a culture specific perspective: Chinese students' experiences of CRT in the U.S., Tessa Noel Horn Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Elephant in the Room: Bringing Homosexuality to the American Literary Conversation, Clay Whisler Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Submissions from 2016
Chimera: a multigenre exploration of the postmodern self, Keegan D. Bosch Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Brand new scars: complex characterization and literary craft elements in Ed Brubaker's Captain America, Lexi Nicole Byrnes Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
No one is here : Poems, Jennifer Pauk Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A benefit to the profession: Teacher retention in the middle years, Claire Vander Wiel Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2015
Age variation in nonverbal cue recognition in computer-mediated communication, Nathaniel Beyerink Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2014
Rhetoric and science: examining and identifying the rhetorical techniques used by students in a composition classroom, Amanda Arp Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The impact of the linguistic backgrounds of world language teachers on secondary world language classrooms, Sarah Bair Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Study abroad: an essential part of language acquisition, Emillie Kenne Open Access Honors Program Thesis
When I was your age, Pluto was a planet: two children's books concerning environmental issues, Caitlin A. Peterson Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Current developments in forensic science: establishing the credibility of forensic linguistics through authorship analysis, Annette Putnam Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2013
A linguistic playground: A case study of trilingual code-switching, Aynur Damirgi Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Opportunity for engagement : how viewing "The Lizzie Bennet diaries" transcends traditional reader response, Molly Hayes Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2012
Perceptions of "Americanism": U.S. high school students' attitudes towards non-standard English accents, Christina Michelle Goering Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2011
Bad reputations, Rebecca Ann Bohnet Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2010
The perception and production of Spanish pure vowels by native English speakers, Lauren Erickson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2009
Study abroad: Products, practices, and perspectives of a new culture, Molly Marie Juza Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2004
The Welsh language: Cultural preservation or a losing battle?, Kim Mercer Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
