The proposed curriculum in this project combines the practices of journalism education, news media literacy, and 11th grade U.S. history. The journalism lessons and activities included in this curriculum are aligned with the standards and expectations . . .

The scarcity of electricity and the limited number of conventional energy resources are affecting the overall development of Nigeria. Renewable energy resources can meet the ever-increasing demand for electricity in urban and remote places in Nigeria. . . .

California has a grave fire deficit, threatening public safety and ecological integrity. Increasing prescribed fire is a state priority. Yet despite California’s rich history of community-based prescribed fire, today’s private landowners are not light . . .

ABSTRACT LANGUAGE POLICY IN TAIWAN: AGE AS A FACTOR OF SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION by Pei-Ying Lee Master of Arts in Teaching International Languages California State University, Chico Spring 2009 Age has been viewed as the most important factor of la . . .

PRÉCIS This thesis is a study of the Mexican short story that reflects the Cristero Revolution between 1926-1929 and 1934-1941. The Cristero Revolution between Church and State takes place on two different occasions. The second revolution is a continu . . .

ABSTRACT LIFE IN JAPAN DURING WORLD WAR II: A SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY FOR JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS by © Kotoe Ito 2010 Master of Arts in Teaching International Languages California State University, Chico Summer 2010 This project focuses on in . . .

ABSTRACT KINESTHETIC TEAMBUILDING ACTIVITIES FOR A GERMAN FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM by Steven Paul Wildhaber, Jr. Master of Arts in Teaching International Languages California State University, Chico Summer 2010 As a handbook, this project offers Ger . . .

ABSTRACT CONVERGING A GRADUATE TESOL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM INTO AN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT: AN ACTION RESEARCH STUDY by Susana Mercedes Murillo León Master of Arts in Teaching International Languages California State University, Chico Summer 2009 E-learning . . .

ABSTRACT ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP): NURSING IN THE U.S. HOSPITAL by © Laura Medlin 2009 Master of Arts in Teaching International Languages California State University, Chico Fall 2009 Advances in medical technology have increased the human l . . .