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Higdon, Julia Dianne – ProQuest LLC, 2015
European nations, built on democratic foundations, rely on participation that is inclusive of all groups. Among efforts to support social cohesion in Europe, investigating the development of intercultural attitudes--attitudes toward others on the basis of their intersecting group memberships--is a crucial area of research. Further, examining…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adolescent Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Educational Environment
Gomez-Sevilla SJ, Hugo – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Innovation has taken place in education as a necessity to respond to a rapidly changing world. In their commitment to contribute to the creative and healing mission of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuit School Network of Catalonia created HORIZON 2020 to envision a new school to effectively educate in the 21st Century and adapt the Ignatian…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Catholics, Catholic Schools, Organizations (Groups)
Zimotti, Giovanni – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The current study attempts to investigate the potential benefit of using a custom-designed virtual reality experience to reduce the social distance between the students and the speakers of the target language. This virtual reality experience provides opportunities for students to acclimate to the Spanish culture and at the same time practice and…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Interpersonal Relationship, Cultural Awareness
Gomez-Garcia, Maria – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The design and validation of a classroom observation instrument to provide formative feedback for teachers of EFL in Spain is the overarching purpose of this study. This study proposes that a valid and reliable classroom observation instrument, based on effective practice in teaching EFL, can be developed and used in Spain to enable teachers to…
Descriptors: Expertise, Feedback (Response), Classroom Observation Techniques, Formative Evaluation
Garcia Sanchez, Inmaculada Maria – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Moroccan Immigrant Children in a Time of Surveillance: Navigating Sameness and Rooted in twenty months of ethnographic fieldwork in Southwestern Spain, this dissertation analyzes the socio-cultural and linguistic lifeworlds of 8-11 year-old Moroccan immigrant children as they navigate family, school institutions, and peer groups in Spain. To…
Descriptors: Muslims, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Immigrants
Gupton, Timothy Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Previous accounts of preverbal subjects in Spanish and European Portuguese (EP) in the literature have debated the syntactic position of these elements. According to some analyses, preverbal subjects are canonical arguments appearing in an A-position (e.g. Goodall 2001, 2002; Suner 2003 for Spanish; Duarte 1997; Costa 2004 for EP). Other analyses…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Syntax, Linguistics, Word Order