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 1985

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Translation Its Role in Communication and Learning, Eileen Rizo-Patrón

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Beginning With Pictures, Edward J. Ruggiero

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Developing Awareness of Individuals in a Group Learning Context: A Self-Lesson Plan, Leslie Maria Turpin

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Dialects in Discourse: Regional Speech of United States English, Laura Wilson Bergan

Submissions from 1984

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Student Files: Their Use in the Informal Evaluation of Writing, Christina Brooks Herbert

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Teachers and Their Communities: A Group Self-Assessment, Using a Cross-Cultural Approach, Timothy Butterworth

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Characters in the Classroom, Tamara Carlin

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Sayonara: Anatomy of a Novel, Girard Richard Christmas

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American Culture as Seen Through Magazine Advertisements, David Edward Cignoni

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Exercises for Student-Generated Social and Political Issues in the ESL Classroom, William Michael Conley

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English in Movies: Using Scenes From Movies to Teach English, Timothy M. Cook

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The Evolution of a Humanistic Teacher, May M. Coryell

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Developing a Personal Approach to Language Instruction, Ruth Epstein

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Using Personal Photos in the ESL Classroom, Patricia C. Farkas

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Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Issues, Perspectives and Practices, Evelyn Elizabeth Fella

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Halloween Spooks in the ESL Classroom: Holidays as a Means of Introducing Culture, Sonya Fletcher Kennedy

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Dress in the United States: A Language and Cultural Perspective, Loretta Diane Garden

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Different ≠ Better (or Worse) – An American English Reader, Shirley Hayes

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Ticket to the United States, Wang Jiali

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An Individualized Approach to Translator Training, Susan G. Kaufmann

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Baraha af Ingirtiska: A Resource for Somali Teachers ff English, Joan Jemison Mason

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50 Functions for the E.S.L. Classroom, Paul Dennis Moss

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A Demonstration Unit for a Proposed Intermediate Reading Skills Workbook for ESL Students Preparing for Careers in the Health Care Professions, Price Daniel Norman

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What’s Cooking? Food and Eating Habits in the United States, Donald Francis Occhiuzzo

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Gestures: A Contrastive Collection American English and Mexican Spanish, Karen Sue Overn

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A Manual for Teaching Spanish Pronunciation and Orthography, Leslie Verne Potter

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Reading American Culture: A Curriculum for Intermediate and Advanced ESL Students, Katherine Ann Reed

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Naming the World: Writing, Reading, and Culture in a Refugee ESL Class, Nancy Ann Reuschel

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Preparation for Pronunciation Work: A Guide for ESL Teachers, Constance Stout-Gustafsson

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Language Learning One on One: A Personal Assessment, Elliot G. Wheelwright

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A Series of Writing Activities for an Intermediate to Advanced ESL Class, John W. Yarrington

Submissions from 1983

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Implementing an Eclectic Approach to Teaching Adults in an Intensive ESL Course Based on Student-Generated Material, Marian Elizabeth Aldred

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Language Acquisition Diaries: Developing an Awareness of Personal Learning Strategies, Abby Asher

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Teacher-Training Across Cultures: A Workshop Given in the People's Republic of China, Victoria Rose Badalamenti

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Acquisition of English "Wh" Questions by Native Haitian Creole Speakers: Evidence for a Rule Governed Interlanguage, Francis Marion Bailey

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Housewife's Curriculum: Survival English and Cultural Orientation for Vietnamese Housewives, Gaylord Barr

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An Experiment Language Training Program Under the Microscope, Shari Joy Berman

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An Experience in Training Chinese E.S.L. Teachers in the People's Republic of China, Albert Camhi

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An Introductory Course on Computers for ESL Students, Anne Christenson Rice

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Sounds of Culture, Vera Dibov

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Alternatives in American Education: A Reader for Advanced ESL Students, Ellen Dussourd

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The Martinique Workshops: In-Service Teacher Training, James Fenelon

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Development of Awareness and Skills in Teaching: How I Learned Teaching Through the Internship, Ge Fengzhu

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An Introduction to French Daily Life Cultural Activities for use in the Language Classroom, Noel Gembarowski

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Creating and Producing a Major Stage Production, Kristine Gjemre

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A Journal Through Tulancingo, Loretta Gray

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Van Gogh’s Irises and Other Things to Read for the ESL Student, Thomas Griffin

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Shifting Responsibility for Learning From the Teacher to the Student, John W. Harmsen

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A Case Study of a Child’s Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language, Jonathan Julian

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An ESL Program for A Bilingual Elementary School, Mary Kelly

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The Development of Self-Confidence in a Novice ESL Teacher, Helene Phyllis Kendler

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Adjusting to Life in Mexico – One Couple’s Adaptation Process and Suggestions for Coping, Michael D. Krauss

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American Humor as a Vehicle for Teaching Esl and Understanding American Culture, Marguerite Kruse

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First Language (L1) Interference in Second Language (L2) Learning (Suggested Techniques and Procedures to Aid Spanish ESL Students Overcome First Language Interference), Burnis Lewis

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Teaching Communicative Competence to Adult Learners: An Intensive Foreign Language Program in China, Wang Lingjun

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The Drama Approach in E.S.L. Teaching An Exploration of the Richard Via Approach, George Edward Matthews

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Grammar Charts for Advanced ESL Levels: A Teacher’s Reference, Francis Mausley

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Using Student Generated Material in a Student Centered Classroom, Katherine Rawson

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Two Paces East An Introspective View of a Cross-Cultural Experience, Rebecca Ann Reagan

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A Primer in Computer Literacy For Students of English in a Second Language, David Allen Reynolds

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The Cultural Entry Process in Japan and Mexico – Cultural Factors to be Considered, David C. Riggs

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Towards a Way of Conducting Ongoing Evaluation of Individual Students, Bruce H. Rindler

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Original Readings for ESL Learners, Robert G. Schnelle Jr.

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Authentic English for Italian Professionals, Kristin Single Hagge

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Art Activities for the ESL Classroom, Sally Elizabeth Stocking

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Beyond Minimal Pairs, Erica Tesdell

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A Manual for Teachers of Tutorial Courses, Eduardo Reyes Torres

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From Haiti to the ESL Class: Working with Adult Haitian ESL Learners in the US, Dona A. Vassall-Paquiot

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Subliminal Correction Strategies of Student Composition in the Bilingual First Grade Classroom: A Personal Guideline, Margaret Jean Watral-Chavez

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55 and Over: A Study of Success for the Senior Student, Kathleen Watson Quinby

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The Process of Lesson Planning, Ren Zhen

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A Retrospective-Introspective Look at Second Language Acquisition, Janet R. Zinner

Submissions from 1982

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Three Bible Stories : Creation, Ruth and the Birth of Jesus according to Matthew, Judy M. Barber

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Meeting the Challenges of a Multi-Level Class, Valerie Berger

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A Supplementary Reference Guide for Non-native English Speakers on the Communicative and Cultural Aspects in the ESL Miscellany, Joanne Ching Chao

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An Introduction to Rods : Grammar and Story Telling, Edward A. Combes

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A Personal Approach to Teaching as Applied in Three Situations, Carol Lee Converse

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American Cultural Values : A Look at One's Own Cultural Identity, Judith Day and Jane Farrell

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Development and Use of Student-Conducted Interviews with Native Speakers for Use in the Language Class, Janie L. Duncan

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The Independent Professional Point: Use of a recorded musical story, entitled The Point, for teaching English to speakers of other languages, Robert Stuart Duncan

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Ways; Socio-Cultural Aspects of TESL in Japan, Linda Hiroko Enga

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Increasing Cultural Awareness Through Effective Classroom Dynamics, Maria Cristina Enriquez y Arcaraz

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Sources of Security and Community in the EFL Class in Mexico: Student Teaching Paper, Cynthia Jeanne Flamm

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Teaching ESL Literacy to the Functionally Illiterate Adult: Using Language Experience and Words in Color, Kimberly Gerould

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Teaching Advanced Writing: the Critical Essay. A Community Language Learning Based Approach, Kathleen Patricia Graves

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Techniques for Teaching ESL to Refugees, James A. Gregory

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Just Like the Dutch Kids: A Sociolinguistic Study of a Child's Early Acquisition of Dutch as a Second Language, Judith Marlow Herby

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Latin American Legends and Exercises for Beginning and Intermediate High School Students of Spanish, Jeanne Joyce Jensen

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A Handbook for ESL Teacher Training at Okinawa Christian School, Dan Jerome

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A Set of Student-Invested Materials for A Conversation Class, David J. Kehe and Peggy Dustin Kehe

Submissions from 1981

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On the Radio: Using Radio in ESL Classes, Mary Ann Barnes

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Situations: An ESL Learner's Handbook, David B. Bell

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An Overview of Error Correction: Cultural Dimensions and Techniques, Kathleen Carty and Joseph Reilly

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Suggestopedia: New Use of Innate Mental Capacities, Phyllis Lorraine Crowell

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A Practical Guide for Teaching Cultural Awareness Using the Community as a Resource, Elaine R. Ford and Steven Cass

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A Voyage to a Culture: A Special Collection of Teaching Techniques ( Imaginary trip Becomes Real in a Classroom), Silvana Hage

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Communication Modules: Student-Generated Language Arts Projects for Bilingual Education, Annie Katherine Hawkinson

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Suggestions for Using Films in the English as a Second Language Classroom. A Sample Unit: But What if the Dream Comes True, Charmaine Ann Horvath

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Teaching ESL Through Creative Writing, Nancy Husari

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College LIfe: U.S.A. A Teaching resource packet to prepare foreign students for the social side of attending a college in the United States., Mark Koncewicz