The focus of this thesis is to examine the construction of femme fatale representations of nineteenth century England, particularly in mid- Victorian to fin-de-siècle art and literature, thus tracing radical and significant ...

With a focus on the pedagogical and transformative potentials of integrating Environmental Education into existing English as a Second Language (ESL) curriculum, this study offers theme-based lesson plans that promote ...

This thesis provides an historical analysis of the evolution of the monolingual paradigm in Puerto Rico. It traces the origins of the monolingual paradigm from the rise of the modern European nation-state, through US ...

This thesis examines the best-selling memoir Under the Tuscan Sun as an autobiographical narrative in the genre of gastrography that demonstrates how food is used as a metaphor and also as a mode of escape in 21st century ...

This thesis details the results of a study into the translanguaging habits of students in an upper-level psychology classroom at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez. It seeks to add to a relatively limited knowledge ...

This study employed qualitative methods to capture the online interaction of undergraduate volunteers as part of an undergraduate-student mentorship program. This program was developed to provide mentorship and tutoring ...

This case study investigated the opinions that Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) from the English Department at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez have regarding the training they received during their placement ...

This thesis explores and questions the effects of censorship in the United States and Puerto Rico, specifically Young Adult and Children’s Literature. Literary censorship has both oppressed the authors’ right to expression ...

The study examines teachers’ perceptions of the use and integration of computer technology in public and private schools in Puerto Rico. Three research questions guided the study: How do English teachers perceive their own ...

Through the use of children’s literature, this thesis encourages educators and parents to expose children, from an early age to texts that promote critical thinking. In order to identify texts that do so, an evaluation ...