Teaching Young Dual Language Learners to Be Writers: Rethinking Writing Instruction Through the Lens of Identity When I was serving an LDS mission in Lisbon, Portugal, I was told a great joke. My companion and I stopped a man on the road to gauge his interest in hearing our message. Unsurprisingly he didn’t, but heContinue reading “TEACHING DLL”
Author Archives: Hayden Coombs
FITTEST 50
Former Flippin’ Bird Named To Sports Illustrated’s Fittest 50 CEDAR CITY, Utah – A former Southern Utah student-athlete has been named to Sport Illustrated’s list of the Fittest 50 Women Athletes. Talayna Fortunato was ranked No. 25 on SI’s Fittest 50 list for her accomplishments as a CrossFit athlete. She said that being included onContinue reading “FITTEST 50”
DIGITAL (DE)VICES
DIGITAL DISTRACTIONS IN THE CLASSROOM: STUDENT CLASSROOM USE OF DIGITAL DEVICES FOR NON-CLASS RELATED PURPOSES Hands down, this is my favorite academic article I’ve read about the classroom. You see, every semester as I begin teaching Interpersonal Communications to a new group of students, we always start by reviewing the syllabus. This is a commonContinue reading “DIGITAL (DE)VICES”
MLB & TWITTER
Major League Baseball and Twitter Usage: The Economics of Social Media Use The role that social media plays in the development of professional sports is an increasingly growing phenomena. Likewise, the growing role of social media in professional sports is an increasingly researched topic. As new research is conducted and more data is gathered, theContinue reading “MLB & TWITTER”
NONVERBAL SPORTS
Verbal and Nonverbal Communication in Sports Culture A common teaching in the field of communications is that is is simply impossible to not communicate. Whether it is your posture when interviewing for a job, or maybe a simple smirk at an inappropriate joke, every and any form of nonverbal communication serves as a communication messageContinue reading “NONVERBAL SPORTS”
SPORTS BANTER
How Sports Fans Forge Intergroup Competition Through Language: The Case of Verbal Irony Without a doubt, sports fans are some of the most passionate in the world. Whether it is cheering on their favorite team or athlete, or vehemently rooting against their arch-rivals, sports bring out the best and worst of us all. Speaking fromContinue reading “SPORTS BANTER”
STAYING FOCUSED
“How well do you focus and keep focused while at work?” This is yet another question I have received a few times lately as I’ve been interviewing for jobs. And I think it’s a good question. I think it’s totally normal for most people to occasionally struggle staying on task. I can’t even begin toContinue reading “STAYING FOCUSED”
MOTIVATION
In a recent job interview, I was asked, “How would you motivate volunteers and student employees to work hard every day?” The response I gave was very specific to the university with which I was interviewing. I talked about that importance of BYU-Idaho, the university’s mission, and how I felt so lucky to have attendedContinue reading “MOTIVATION”
MY JOB SEARCH
I said no. I still can’t believe I did it, but I did. About a year ago, my wife and I both had a strong impression that I needed to finish my master’s degree early. We weren’t sure why, but we both knew it was something we needed to do. So without much hesitation, IContinue reading “MY JOB SEARCH”
VISUAL LANGUAGE
Is there such thing as visual language? I absolutely believe there I a visual language. I can vividly recall my first days as an LDS missionary in Portugal, not really speaking the language at all, and being able to find my way around. In fact, after just four days in the country, my trainer andContinue reading “VISUAL LANGUAGE”
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