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ELL Capstone Portfolio
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-06-15)
This portfolio consists of my philosophy of teaching both generally and in the ESL classroom, as
well as artifacts demonstrating my professional knowledge of the TESOL standards. The picture
that this portfolio paints ...
Learner identity construction in multilingual contexts: A case study of the study abroad experience.
(2012-12-17)
It is generally assumed that the study abroad experience leads to increased proficiency in the target language. However, research on students’ linguistic gains during and after studying abroad is inconclusive. This ...
Borders, Bordering and the Limits of Democracy: Rethinking the Boundaries of Territorial Sovereignty
(2007-12-13)
This thesis argues that, contrary to some prevalent intuitions, national borders are not being rendered obsolete by the increasingly global or deterritorialized character of social and political life. Rather, as state ...
Identities Bought and Sold, Identity Received as Grace: A Theological Criticism of and Alternative to Consumerist Understandings of the Self
(2006-10-30)
This project analyzes the effects of consumerism on identity and consumerism’s misunderstanding of freedom and identity. The dissertation argues that identity cannot be easily defined because paradoxically it does not ...
Southern Identity: The Meaning, Practice, and Importance of a Regional Identity
(2007-07-31)
In this dissertation, I use data from 65 in-depth interviews with black and white residents of the South to explore southern identity using three inter-related conceptualizations: 1) as an ethnic identity, rooted in a ...
Understanding Success Profiles of High-Performing Academic Medicine Chairs: Their Attitude and Approach Toward Leadership Development
(2020-12)
While the tripartite missions of patient care, research and education are still vital to success in the academic medical chair role, additional tasks that have distinct business orientation have increased. This paper ...
"I always wanted to be historical" : The Crack-Up of the Self from the Outside
(Vanderbilt University, 2010-04-29)
Contextual and Ethnic Differences in Asian and Latino Panethnicity in Two U.S. Cities
(2018-03-20)
Latinos and Asians are the two largest and fastest-growing panethnic groups in the
United States. Scholars have traced the origins of these panethnic categories, used panethnic
identification to predict social and political ...
Fast days and faction: the struggle for reformation, order, and unity in England 1558 – c.1640
(2008-05-14)
Despite their prominence in early modern English culture, fasts have remained virtually unstudied. This omission is unfortunate. Study of fast days provides a valuable window onto one of the most important stories of ...
Ahora Todos Somos Panameños: Kuna Identity and Panamanian Nationalism under the Torrijos Regime, 1968-1981
(2012-04-23)
In 1968, a military coup surprised Panama, placing political power in the hands of populist leader General Omar Torrijos Herrera. Recuperation of the Panama Canal remained a high priority to the government, and Torrijos ...