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English in the lives of former UPRM engineering students
English in the lives of former UPRM engineering students
dc.contributor.advisor | Dayton, Elizabeth | |
dc.contributor.author | Echevarría-Méndez, Damaris | |
dc.contributor.college | College of Arts and Sciences - Arts | en_US |
dc.contributor.committee | Blau, Eileen | |
dc.contributor.committee | Casey, Judith | |
dc.contributor.committee | González Vélez, Mirerza | |
dc.contributor.committee | Morales Caro, Betsy | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of English | en_US |
dc.contributor.representative | Quiñones, David | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-14T19:46:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-09-14T19:46:23Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007-12 | |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis is a descriptive analysis of one hundred graduates of the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM) who work either in the United States (US) or Puerto Rico (PR). The data was collected by using a web version of a questionnaire designed for this purpose in both English and Spanish. First, the study includes the subjects’ evaluations of the English courses taken at UPRM and the preparation that these courses gave them for the real world of work. Second, it examines the decision of these graduates to leave or to stay in PR for the purposes of work. Third, it describes the English use of the graduates in the domains of home and work and examines how necessary English is for their professional development. Fourth, it examines gender differences. Finally, it includes pedagogical implications for both the UPRM English Department and the UPRM College of Engineering. | |
dc.description.abstract | Este estudio presenta un análisis descriptivo acerca de cien egresados de la Facultad de Ingeniería del Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez (RUM) que trabajan tanto en los Estados Unidos (EU) como en Puerto Rico (PR). Los datos fueron recopilados utilizando una versión electrónica del cuestionario diseñado para estos fines tanto en inglés como en español. En primer lugar, el estudio incluye las evaluaciones que los egresados le dan a los cursos de inglés tomados en el RUM y la formación que tales cursos les brindaron para desempeñarse en el mundo del trabajo. En segundo lugar, examina la decisión que estos egresados puedan tener para decidir permanecer en PR o marcharse para fines de conseguir un empleo. Tercero, este estudio describe la manera como dichos egresados utilizan el inglés en el área del trabajo y en el hogar y examina cuán necesario es el idioma para su desarrollo profesional. En cuarto lugar, este estudio examina las diferencias entre géneros. Por último, se describen las consecuencias pedagógicas tanto para el Departamento de Inglés como para la Facultad de Ingeniería del RUM. | |
dc.description.graduationSemester | Fall | en_US |
dc.description.graduationYear | 2007 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/888 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | (c) 2007 Damaris Echevarría Méndez | en_US |
dc.rights.license | All rights reserved | en_US |
dc.subject | English language-gender differences | en_US |
dc.subject | Second language acquisition-engineering students | en_US |
dc.subject | English education-Puerto Rico-history | en_US |
dc.subject | Code switching-linguistics | en_US |
dc.subject | Puerto Ricans-Unites States-jobs | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Puerto Rico | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Bilingualism -- Puerto Rico | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | English language -- Study and teaching -- Puerto Rico -- Spanish speakers | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Education, Bilingual -- Puerto Rico | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | English language -- Acquisition | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Spanish language -- Acquisition | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | University of Puerto Rico (Mayaguez Campus) -- College of Engineering | en_US |
dc.title | English in the lives of former UPRM engineering students | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
thesis.degree.discipline | English Education | en_US |
thesis.degree.level | M.A.E.E. | en_US |
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