García de la Noceda Vázquez, Laura

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Alternate texts, alternate pedagogies: Autoethnographic research with graduate teaching assistants in an ESL environment
(2020-07-23) García de la Noceda Vázquez, Laura; Chansky, Ricia A.; College of Arts and Sciences - Art; Lamore, Eric D.; Romaguera, Gabriel; Department of English; Maldonado, Noemi
The purpose of this thesis is to study the graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) who are instructors of record in undergraduate-level general education courses in the Department of English at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM). Specifically, this project examines the pedagogical beliefs of a certain section of this teaching population on how the use of alternate, non-canonical texts and alternate pedagogies stimulate discussion in the classroom and students’ use of the English language, most of whom self-identify as ESL students. Through this study, I determine how the inclusion of alternate pedagogies and non-canonical or popular culture texts supports GTAs’ teaching of students enrolled in general education English courses in a particular ESL environment.