The Independent Professional Project (IPP) is a written thesis from the Master of Arts in TESOL Programs. Intended for second language teachers, it details a significant personal experience that is of interest and value to others in the profession. It may take the form of an academic research paper, a classroom-based action research project, a materials development project, an exchange group leadership project, or a language/culture study abroad project.

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Submissions from 2004

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Teaching Adult EFL Learners in Japan from a Japanese Perspective, Patricia Jean Gage

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Actividades prácticas para la enseñanza del curso de ubicación avanzada de literatura en español (AP Spanish Literature), María José González

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Reflections on My Nepali Language Learning Experience While in the American Peace Corps In Nepal, 2001 - 2003, Eloy Guzman

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Writing Poetry with ESOL Students, Molly J. Haines

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A Teacher’s Journal: An Account Of My Choice And Implementation Of Total Physical Response Storytelling As An Approach To Teaching Beginning Level French, Melinda Heins

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Project-Based Learning: Five Projects That Stimulated Student Learning, Asuka Kitano

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Using Students' Written Feedback as Classroom Content to Promote Community, Nora McKenna

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“O.Henry’s American Scenes” and the Accompanying Language Activities to Use in the EFL and ESL Classes, Tamila Mehtiyeva

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National Stereotypes in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Radmila Popovic

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The Role of Identity in Language Acquisition: A Cross- Generational Perspective., Darlene Annette Snider

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Destinations USA! Using Thematic Units to Teach English to Speakers of Other Languages, Christina Theuerling

Submissions from 2003

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A Process Approach to the Teaching of Literature in an EFL Context, Stefan Colibaba

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Connecting With Elementary School ESL Students Through Dialogue Journals, Amelia Myers Collins

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Catering to Learner Needs Using Cards, Lisa M. Corbin

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LinguaLib: Linguistic Liberation for the First Year Spanish Student, M. Theresa Cordell

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Making Connections With Dialogue Journals, Catherine Elliott

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Their Own Best Resources: Students and Real-World Interaction, Observation, and Reflection, Brenda Ferreira

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Two-Week Training Course for English Language Teachers in the Ukraine, Maryna Gayduchenko

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A Teacher Training Program on Reflection, Niura Regiane Henke

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Videos educativos: El uso de la tecnología en la elaboración de materiales generados por el alumno., Maria Clara Herrera Rekow

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Multiple Intelligences in the EFL Classroom: A Perspective in Context, Irena Vodopija- Krstanoviæ

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The Effects of Acculturation on the L2 Learner, Raya C. Longto

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Using L1 and L2 Effectively in the Foreign Language Classroom, Claire Millous

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Dilemmas of Politics and Spontaneity in the Contemporary Teaching of Languages “La Sal De La Vida”, Patricia Pedroza

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Promoting Student Self-Evaluation of Their Learning Process, Diane Steigerwald

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Designing and Teaching a Culture Course in Korea: Developing Cultural Awareness in the Korean University Classroom, Melanie van den Hoven

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Praxis: Do I Practice what I Believe? A Course in Research in the Language Classroom for the English Language Teacher Education Program at Universidad Centroamericana, Nicaragua, Sarah Renata Wright

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Listen to the Beat: Activities for English Pronunciation, Victor Yevmenov

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Let’s Play Cards. Grammar is Fun. (How and Why I Have Taught English to My Students), Tomi Yukimune

Submissions from 2002

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Making the Connection Between Teaching and Learning, Pierre Babineau

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Looking Back at ESL70: Five Years in an Intenstive Language Institute, Claire P. Boise

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Reading Program for the Third Year Medical Undergraduates, Gabriela Breazu

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Applications of the I-Thou-It Framework to Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Macedonia, Zora Busovska

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The Impact of Self Assesment and Feedback on Students Learning, Federica Castro

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Interpersonal and Pedagogical Communication: An Argument for Natural Communication Practices in the Romanian EFL Classroom, Dana-Anca Cehan

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The Effectiveness of Using Computer Assisted Instruction in Teaching English as a Foreign Language in a Japanese Secondary School (Fukuoka, Japan), Robert Guy Chartrand

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Simplification and Personalization of French Grammar, Regina Dee

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Second Language Acquisition in a Content-based Web Building Course, Scott Degalis

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The Moorish Influence on Spanish Language, Civilization, and Culture, Tommy Genoris Erwin

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Opening the Classroom Door to Vocabulary Learning, Karl Finseth

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Creating the Fluent, Confident Writer: Innovative Techniques for ESL Writing Courses, Prudence Ingerman

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Inclusion of Host Culture in International Schools: A Case Study of the British School of Cotonou, Alisha L. Jacobsen

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Teaching Negotiation: The Choices, Ljerka Sedlan Konig

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Using Photographic Storytelling to Cultivate Intercultural Awareness and Understanding with Immigrant and Refugee-background Students, Sarah Lizdas

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Question Forms and Their Use: A Self Reflective Examination of the Use of Questions and Feedback in Two Self Observed Taught Lessons, Chris Mangham

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Exploiting the Auditory, Visual, and Kinesthetic Modalities in the Language Lab, Christine P. Brennan Mori

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Reading Your Way Into Culture: A Materials Development Project, Marie Nestingen

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It’s All About M.E. (Motivation through (self) Evaluation), Wendy Pillars

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A Teaching Resource For English Education In Japanese Elementary Schools, Jody Shimoda

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The Role of NIFL Content Standards and CASAS Competencies in an ESL Adult Education Teacher’s Course Development, Mary Anne Sullivan

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Don’t Be Afraid To Communicate with Americans: Research About Low Self-esteem Japanese Students in the United States. How ESL Teachers Can Build Students’ Self-esteem in the Class., Mami Tanaka

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Spanish For School Nurses: A specialized program for use in teaching basic Spanish to nurses who work in a multicultural environment, William Earl Wood Jr.

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Making Meaning: A Teacher’s Journey, Joanne Griffin Yorks

Submissions from 2001

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Writing On!, Maria Aranda

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ESL Curriculum Guide for Seoul Foreign School, Brian Brumsickle

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How to Define a Word for Your Students: An Introduction to Lexicography for Classroom Teachers, Christopher W. Decker

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Helping Students to Learn: Addressing Student Affect and the Four Skills in an English Communication Skills Course for Students of Health Sciences, Nicholas Dimakides

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Well Begun is Half Done: Preparing for the Start of a New Class, stephanie c. downey

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Harmonized Yet in Tune with the Local Conditions: An Investigation of Global Advertising and the Inherent Challenges of Reaching Broad Audiences without Compromise, Alison Dye

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Dictation: What and How Students Learn From It, Marilyn C. Fisher

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Internet-Based EFL University Course Design: Humanistic Considerations, Options and Approaches, Russell Garafalo

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Activities for Integrating Reading and Writing in the Language Classroom, Leslie Giesen

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Movement, Rhythms, and Music: Active Curriculums for Teaching Foreign Languages to Beginning Learners, Patricia Guillemin Gregory

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“Making Teaching Lexis and Structures to Adult EFL Learners More Effective Through Creating a Learning Community and Fostering Some Specific Learning Skills.” (A curriculum for a short-term development course for non-native speaker EFL teachers), Oleksandr Klyevanov

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A Journey to the Edge: Autobiographical Writing In The ESL Classroom, Deborah Lafferty

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Using Children’s Books in the Adult English as a Second Language Classroom, Patricia Connors Little

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How Can I See That My Students Are Learning? Explorations and Observations in an Advanced-Level English Class, Wilma Lynn Luth

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Suggestions And Activities to Increase Oral Production of Students in the FL/SL Classroom, Violeta Mack-Donovan

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Promoting Active Use of Lexical Items, Lina Marciulionyte

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University Students as Near Peer English Teachers in a Weekend English Camp for High School Students in Japan, Annie Marquez

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Community Building Through the Production of a School Newspaper, David James McLeish

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Publication Projects with ESL/EFL Students:A Handbook For Teachers, April A. Minerich

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Using a Story as a basis for Working with Language and Culture, Marie Finnigan Miyashi

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A Certificate Program in Teaching English to Brazilian-Portuguese Speakers, Sonia Regina Moussalli

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A Two-Week Intensive Teacher Training Course for European Teachers, Olga Shepel

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An Integrated Approach to Acculturation: A Personal Journey, Douglas C. Stone

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Introduction to Bridge Procedure Guide (A Course Development in Maritime English), Olena Svitlychna

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Teaching Issues and Insights in Japanese High School, Robert H. Taferner

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Foreign Languages and Learning Disabled Students: Research and Potential Solutions, Todd Christopher Wheelden

Submissions from 2000

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Tenant Partners for Community Education: A Family Literacy Project, Pamela J. Anderson

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Feedback-Who Needs it Anyway? A Project on Humanizing Large-Scale Supervision, Tsylla Maria Balbino de Carvalho Ferreira

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African Film: A Dynamic Medium for a High School French Class Cultural Curriculum, Denise Elizabeth Dunn Barstow-Girel

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The Elementary Teacher’s Role in Moral Education: An Investigation of One Albuquerque Public School Site, Melanie L. Bauer

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Using Innovative Language Learning Methods with Mombusho Textbooks, Janet Melinda Beane

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Sky-diving Into the World of Feedback, Rosa Maria Campos da Silva

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Unleashing the Writer Within: A Workshop Based Writing Course Designed to Release Student Fears, Cultivate Creativity and Develop Editing Skills, Kimberly Sue Connelly

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Drama Methodology and its Usage in Removing Barriers to English Language Acquisition in Japanese University Students, C Malcom Barry Duff

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Reflective Teaching: In-Sights into the Process and Development of the Skill of Reflection, Marie-Claude M. Durand

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Adapting the Current Chinese Textbooks to Meet the Requirements of the National Standards, Gloria Feung

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The Effect of Educational Kinesiology on Second Language Acquisition, Tina Lynne Haverstick

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The Affect of Writing on the Internet, Jane Hoelker

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Rising Off the Plateau in Learning Arabic, Daniel Scott Linquist

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“Pass the Remote…! Interactive Classroom Review for the 21st Century: Bringing Remote Response Pads into Your Classroom, Lisa Michelle Lucas

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Motivating Adolescents to be Active Participants in the Language Learning Process, Kier Merill

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Written Feedback in the Classroom and Beyond, Karen Gould Peltola

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The Evolution of a Reflective Practitioner: One Teacher’s Story, Anne K. Reagan

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Comings and Goings: Considerations and Reflections on the English Program in Korea (EPIK), Kiama Robinson

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Transcending Cultural Definitions: A Sense of Peace, Susan Sanae Sakayori

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Building a Teacher Education Program for EFL Teachers: From Process to Product, Eliana Santana

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The Importance of Community Building in the EFL Classroom, Svitlana Trofymenko