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Critically Examining the Discourse of Urban Asian American and Pacific Islander Achievement
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-06-15)
The practice of critical discourse analysis examines the relationship between language, institutions, and power. This capstone essay critically examines the bimodal, culture-bound, racialized discourses to describe both ...
Critical Pedagogy in Prison Education: Teaching for Democracy, Liberation, and Civic Engagement in an Institution of Control
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2015-06-15)
The purpose of my capstone essay is to situate prison education as an issue of justice and critical pedagogy as the catalyst for transformation. The prison population is disproportionately from non-dominant culture and is ...
The Liminality of Being: The Obfuscation of Race on Scholarship of Undocumented Students in Public Education
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-06-15)
Plyer v. Doe (1982) provided undocumented youth access to public education, and in delivering the opinion of the court, Justice William Brennan quoted the ruling of Brown v. Board of Education, saying, “Today, education ...
Teaching and Learning Capstone Portfolio: Zibei Zhai, Fall 2019
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-09)
My paper aims to review my study at Vanderbilt University through analyzing artifacts and comparing those with related theories and standards. My teaching philosophy is going through the whole paper. That inlcudes promoting ...
Teaching Creativity Skills Through STEAM Curriculum
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-03-08)
While creativity is difficult to measure, it is not impossible. Educators must begin to identify and assess creativity in students in order for America to remain a competitive force in STEM fields. One way to measure ...
TESOL Standards for Adults and College English Curriculum Requirements in China
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014)
In this capstone essay, I will compare College English Curriculum Requirements (Department of Higher Education of MOE of P.R. China, 2007) and Standards for ESL/EFL Teachers of Adults (TESOL Inc., 2008). Factors leading ...
English Language Learners Capstone Project: Xiao Wang, Fall 2019
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-11-19)
A Multicultural Approach to Identity Development among Latina Youth
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-07-24)
This capstone focuses on the effects of the white, euro-centric dominant curriculum on Latina youth from immigrant families and how that affects their identity development. It is of high importance to incorporate diversity ...
Curriculum Design for the Integration of Literature Circles and Project Based Learning to Promote Close Reading
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2015-06-15)
English Language Learners Capstone Portfolio
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2016-03-01)
The following document includes a collection of Artifacts that demonstrate my ability to meet the needs of English Language Learners. I prove my knowledge of language acquisition and appropriate language teaching by providing ...