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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