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”
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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”
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”
METAPHORS
Metaphors are play a prominent role in our society. Whether they are being used to teach a lesson or make a concept more approachable, they are prevalent in many aspects of our public and private lives. Foss defines a metaphor as, “A non-literal comparison in which a word or phrase from one domain of experienceContinue reading “METAPHORS”
INFO RECALL
The article, “Information Recall of Four Elements Among Young Newspaper Readers,” written by Wayne Wanta and Jay Remy (Newspaper Research Journal 16 [2], 1992), examines the ability of high school students to process and recall information contained in four different print-newspaper elements. The elements were: in-story texts, graphics, index boxes, and pullout quotes. I believeContinue reading “INFO RECALL”
ORG CHANGE
What is Organizational Change? Every organization will go through change at some point during its lifespan. Organizational change can be defined as going through a transformation. When referring to organizational change, we frequently talk about changing circumstances that place individuals and organizations in constant states of flux (Zalabak, 2006). Organizational change occurs when business strategiesContinue reading “ORG CHANGE”
REDDING TRADITION
The article, “The Redding Tradition of Organizational Communication Scholarship: W. Charles Redding and His Legacy” by Patrice M. Buzzanell and Cynthia Stohl accurately portrays Redding’s academic legacy and the impact he left on the field of organizational communications. W. Charles Redding is credited with being the father of organizational communications. It was his work thatContinue reading “REDDING TRADITION”
WRITING BOOKS II
If I ever get to teach a writing course of any sort, The War of Art by Steven Pressfield would be required reading. Upon completion of this book, I felt inspired to continue writing, but more importantly, I knew that the only person that could hold me back was me. The War of Art StevenContinue reading “WRITING BOOKS II”
911 CALLS
For a school assignment, I recently read a fascinating research article. The article, “When Questioning Turns to Face Threat: An Interactional Sensitivity in 911 Call-Taking,” by Sarah Tracy, can be found here. This article was both interesting and a prime example of a well-structured research article. The article focuses on the positive and negative aspectsContinue reading “911 CALLS”
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