Browsing Master's Theses by Subject "Language"
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Assessing the Nasalance of Native Mandarin Speakers in Mandarin and English
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)Objective: To determine whether native Mandarin speakers show a difference in nasalance measurement in their native language compared to English and analyze the effect of predictors on nasalance scores. Design: Participants ... -
Comparison of Nasalance in Spanish-Speaking Bilinguals and English-Speaking Monolinguals Living in Eastern North Carolina: A Preliminary Investigation
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-14)The purpose of this study was to obtain preliminary nasalance (percentage of air resonated in the nasal cavity) data for typically developing, Spanish-speaking bilinguals living in NC. A secondary aim was to determine ... -
The Effects of Social Stories on Language and Social Appropriateness in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
(East Carolina University, 2009)This study employed a single-subject design to determine the effects of Social Stories<super>TM</super> treatment approach on the language and social skills, specifically turn-taking, of four children with autism spectrum ... -
The Influence of Fear and Efficacy Appeals on Motivation, Test Anxiety, and Test Performance
(East Carolina University, 2015)Due to changes in accountability standards educators have begun to modify their teaching styles. A primary change that has occurred is that teachers often resort to using threat-based messages that focus on the negative ... -
The Mimicking of Oral Traditions in African American Literature
(East Carolina University, 2012)The authors Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, and Randall Kenan create a authentic listener experience through the use of literary features that mimic oral tradition in African American culture. The "authentic listener ... -
The Influence of Language Phenotype on Predictors of Emergent Literacy in Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)The development of emergent literacy skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a growing subject of inquiry in the field of communication sciences and disorders; however, few studies have investigated the ...