ENC 1102 Research Presentations

Starting with Resistance

Making the ConnectionsHmm…

“Literacy, like land, is a valued commodity in this economy, a key resource in gaining profit and edge” (Brandt 169).

Starting Our Field Research

Interviews

Observations

“Does Personality

type impact reading

preferences?”

“Does genderinfluence reading preferences?”

“Why don’t collegeStudents use emoticonsin formal writing? Does it have to do with their gender or personality type?”

“How

are

our r

eadin

g

choic

es

influen

ced

by

gender

?”

The Results

“I wanted to see if my survey takers could identify any patterns in the story, making assumptions about the author’s gender.” -Natasha

“Personality type does have a significant impact on people's desire to read in their leisure time. Type B people get more enjoyment out of reading on their own time than Type A individuals.” -Devon

“I wanted to investigate The challenges faced by ESOL students in their writing

processes.”-

Sammy

“How do cultural backgrounds influence the interpretation of soccer rules?”

-Bubba

“My main finding is that ESOL students often struggled to understand assignments.”

-Sammy

“Speaking to friends helps ESOL students learn the proper use of grammar.”

-Sammy

“Diction and clarity play a big role in the interpretation of soccer rules.”

-Bubba

“How is the Model United Nations an example of a discourse community?”

“The Model UNcommunicates through writing,and members share common interests.”

-Elise

“I thought that parents would be the most influential factor in literacy.”

- -Nathalia

“I wanted to

know how

technology

influences

writer’s

block.”

-Grady

“I found in my research that different professors interpret prewriting differently. Some emphasize it, while some don’t.”

-Mark

“What I’ve learned is that prewriting is a process.”

-Mark

“My research could have been biased, because all of my subjects were from the same background.”

-Nathalia

“We all did something

different but we had

something in common.”

“Well we’re here to tell a story about our literacy projects”

“But if you can keep your mind busy, A drag this paper won’t be.”

“Oh I don’t like English classI hope Michael will passJeanette won’t multi-taskAnd she dances!”

“We hate writing papers, but Martinez is awesomeIf we get extra credit, our summer will blossom.”

“We hope you liked our songSo lets sing along!”

“Do visual aids increase the amount of information retained by

college students?”-Sierra

“What challenges do students from abusive homes face in composition courses?”-Brittany

“Is first grade the foundation for writing skills?”

-Nicole

“How has technology affected the literacy of different generations?”

-Noah

You did it!

Now my job begins…

Research Groups, 12:30 class

Mandy

Tessin

Kirstyn

Danielle

Ines

David

Research Groups, 12:30 class

Zach

Cody

Kara

Alexis

Brad

Mary

Danny

Research Groups, 12:30 class

Nicole

Ashley

Craig

Katie

Research Groups, 12:30 class

Dieu

Kristi

Deborah

Research Groups, 12:30 class

Seth

Oliver

Albert

Will

Research Groups, 12:30 class

Cathy

Luis

Austin

Jennifer

Research Groups, 3:30 class

Andrea

Brittany

Haleigh

Briana

Nolan

Ella

Research Groups, 3:30 class

Albert D.

Tom

Carlos

Chris

Research Groups, 3:30 class

Hannah

Heather

Cory

Allred

Clifford

Research Groups, 3:30 class

Moseline

Nicole

Josh

Caitlin

Research Groups, 3:30 class

Niki

Natalie

Abe