Honors Theses (Germanic Languages and Literatures)

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    Head matters : Kanaka speaks from the edge of society : an analysis and translation of excerpts from the original by Feridun Zaimoglu
    (University of Oregon, 2003-06) Hilles, Robyn Lynn
    On October 30, 1961 the Turkish and German governments signed an intergovernmental labor contract to solve Germany's labor shortage by recruiting Turkish Gastarbeiter. Between this date and 1990 the population of Turks living within Germany"s borders reached 2 million. Up until recently, Turks had to fight for many rights including citizenship, religious education, and recognition. Even now, at times, they are still a marginalized minority. Women, especially, face difficulties balancing a strict family life within a larger, and more permissive, Western society. Instead of a report about women of Turkish descent living in Germany, here are translated interviews with them. Many share the common theme of trying to find a place for themselves in German society and all are amazing tales told in their own words. Following is an analysis of the methodology used in the translations.
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    TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE STORYTELLING: AN ANALYSIS AND APPLICATION
    (University of Oregon, 2004-06) Brune, Michael K.
    The world is becoming an ever more interconnected community. Within this global village, there is a growing need for people to communicate with people in completely different parts of the world. A vital tool needed for this communication is the knowledge of foreign languages. Over the last century, there has been a great deal of debate over what methods present the most effective and appropriate means of aiding students in the acquisition of second language skills. This debate has led to the development of a surprisingly large and diverse array of teaching methods. This thesis examines one of the latest of this long series of methods that attempts to address the issue of second language teaching and learning. Created in the early 1990’s by a High School Spanish teacher named Blaine Ray, “Total Physical Response Storytelling” incorporates aspects from a wide variety of foreign language teaching methods to create an innovative and effective means of training students in a second language, which, if employed exclusively, presents an important departure from the way languages are generally taught currently. However, like all other methods developed thus far, TPRS is not without flaws and these are also examined. This thesis analyzes TPRS by creating a dialogue between theories from the fields of linguistics, language pedagogy and folklore, which is then discussed in light of insight gained through a practical application of the method.