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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 1Bilingual and biliteracy development
- 1Children's literature
- 1Classroom Discourse
- 1Constructivist teaching
- 1Dialogic Teaching
- 1English languge learners
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Spring 2014
In Alberta the influx of immigrants and refugee families from many countries has resulted in an increasing number of minority students entering mainstream classrooms. Students may have limited English skills and in some cases none at all. These students are only able to communicate in their...
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Fall 2014
Elementary teachers are known to be primarily responsible for the literacy of children, being termed “custodians” of literacy. However, this responsibility can be associated with serious doubts as to one’s competency and ability to teach this subject. Such doubts are common among pre-service and...
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Fall 2014
Abstract Every day, children and teachers at all levels of schooling engage in classroom talk for a variety of purposes as a natural and essential aspect of teaching and learning and in the development of social relationships. Over the years educators have come to see talk as not only a major...
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Spring 2023
This study explored the use of children’s literature in English-Chinese bilingual education in the Canadian context. The purpose was to examine the types of children’s literature that are used in bilingual education, the roles that children’s literature plays in students’ bilingual and biliteracy...