Date of Award
8-2019
Degree Type
Report
Degree Name
Master of Second Language Teaching (MSLT)
Department
World Languages and Cultures
Committee Chair(s)
Karin deJonge-Kannan
Committee
Karin deJonge-Kannan
Committee
María Luisa Spicer-Escalante
Committee
Joshua J. Thoms
Abstract
This portfolio is a compilation of written pieces which express the author’s beliefs about excellence in second language teaching. The views expressed here have been shaped by the author’s personal experience and by his time in the Master of Second Language Teaching (MSLT) program and are supported by relevant research throughout.
This portfolio contains three sections: (1) teaching perspectives, (2) research perspectives, and (3) annotated bibliographies. The teaching perspective section is centered on the author’s teaching philosophy, which emphasizes communication in the target language, classroom community, and student motivation. The second section consists of three research papers written over the course of the MSLT program. The final section includes three annotated bibliographies that review research literature regarding student motivation, nonnative vs native teachers, and the teaching of vocabulary.
Recommended Citation
Checketts, Hyrum Boone, "Guiding Language Students to Self-Sustained Learning" (2019). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023. 1402.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/1402
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