ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Dr. Hilda Hernández for her continuous support during the Teaching International Languages Master’s Program and while serving as committee chair for this thesis. Professor Hernández’s passion and excitement for teaching and research will always stay with me. She planted the seed for this thesis and it grew. Without her supervision and constant help, this thesis would not have been possible. I would also like to thank advisory committee member, Dr. Talya Kemper, for her expert advice, insightful comments, and questions. Without her knowledge and assistance, this study would not have been successful. Many thanks to thesis editor and advisor, Carson Medley. His guidance and suggestions were very helpful to me during the research and writing process of proposal and thesis. Special thanks to Dr. Magda Müller for ongoing support, inspiration, and humor over the last three years. To my ingenious participant: I learned so much from you! Thank you for your hard work, tenacity, and patience. I trial like to thank all my family members, especially my sisters, for believing in me and saying that I could do it. Finally, my special thanks go to my husband Charlie for his patience, understanding, and unending support. Without his encouragement, I would not have been able to pursue this degree.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Dr. Hilda Hernández for her continuous support during the Teaching International Languages Master’s Program and while serving as committee chair for this thesis. Professor Hernández’s passion and excitement for teaching and research will always stay with me. She planted the seed for this thesis and it grew. Without her supervision and constant help, this thesis would not have been possible. I would also like to thank advisory committee member, Dr. Talya Kemper, for her expert advice, insightful comments, and questions. Without her knowledge and assistance, this study would not have been successful. Many thanks to thesis editor and advisor, Carson Medley. His guidance and suggestions were very helpful to me during the research and writing process of proposal and thesis. Special thanks to Dr. Magda Müller for ongoing support, inspiration, and humor over the last three years. To my ingenious participant: I learned so much from you! Thank you for your hard work, tenacity, and patience. I like to thank all my family members, especially my sisters, for believing in me and saying that I could do it. Finally, my special thanks go to my husband Charlie for his patience, understanding, and unending support. Without his encouragement, I would not have been able to pursue this degree. trial
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