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Investigations in UT ESL Student Identities

Londrico, Samuel Joseph
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1523039677067714

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2018, Master of Arts, University of Toledo, English (as a Second Language).
One of the few identity studies to be done on university ESL students, this research sought to discover what kinds of identities are prevalent at UT, what are some ways students negotiate their identities in the context of UT, and to discover if deficit identity is something that UT ESL students’ experience. The study took place at the University of Toledo, and involved interviews with 8 participants. The overall purpose of the study was to broaden the scope of the field’s research. After analyzing the data, it was discovered that a wide range of identities were prevalent at the university among ESL students, such as athletes and musicians. Students also negotiate their identities in various ways and through various online interfaces, with emoji’s being popular tools of expression. Furthermore, there were no cases of deficit identity found in this study. Therefore, the topic of ESL student identities at UT is a complex subject, with lots of variation between the participants.
Melinda Reichelt (Committee Chair)
Joseph Hara (Committee Member)
Anthony Edgington (Committee Member)
53 p.
English As A Second Language; Linguistics; Personality
ESL; Identity; Student Identity; Interviews; Deficit Identity; Multiple Identity; Qualitative Research; English as a Second Language; Sociolinguistics; emojis; teaching; teaching pedagogy

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  • Londrico, S. J. (2018). Investigations in UT ESL Student Identities [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1523039677067714

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Londrico, Samuel. Investigations in UT ESL Student Identities. 2018. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1523039677067714.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Londrico, Samuel. "Investigations in UT ESL Student Identities." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1523039677067714

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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