Tesis profesional presentada por Brad Landon Teague

Maestría en Lingüística Aplicada. Departamento de Lenguas. Escuela de Artes y Humanidades, Universidad de las Américas Puebla.

Jurado Calificador

Presidente: Dr. Roberto Herrera Herrera
Secretario y Director: Dr. Patrick Henry Smith Ashmore
Vocal: Dra. Connie Rae Johnson McDaniel

Cholula, Puebla, México a 14 de mayo de 2004.

Table of content

Chapter 1. Introduction and Literature Review

  • 1.1 Overview
  • 1.2 Literature Review
  • 1.3 Research Strategy

Chapter 2. Setting and Participants

  • 2.1 Research Design
  • 2.2 Context
  • 2.3 Participants

Chapter 3. Data Collection and Analysis

  • 3.1 Data Collection
  • 3.2 Data Analysis

Chapter 4. Results

  • 4.1 Overview of Results
  • 4.2 Reading
  • 4.3 Writing
  • 4.4 Limitations at School
  • 4.5 Class Interaction and Teaching Styles
  • 4.6 Environmental Texts
  • 4.7 Conclusion

Chapter 5. Discussion and Conclusion

  • 5.1 Discussion of Research Questions
  • 5.2 Limitations of Study
  • 5.3 Implications
  • 5.4 Suggestions for Future Research
  • 5.5 Concluding Remarks

References

Appendix A. Permission Letter for School

Appendix B. Linguistic Census

Appendix C. Sample Observation Transcription

Appendix D. Permission Letter for Children

Appendix E. Permission Letter for Parents

Appendix F. Permission Letter for Teachers

Appendix G. Interview Questions for Each Teacher

Appendix H. Interview Questions for Each Parent

Appendix I. - Interview Questions for Each Fourth-Grade Student

Appendix J. Interview Questions for Each First-Grade Student

Appendix K. Focus-Group Interview Questions for Parents

Appendix L. Focus-Group Interview Questions for Teachers

Teague, B. L. 2004. A Comparative Study of Attitudes toward Literacy: Parents, Students, and Teachers in a Mexican Elementary School. Tesis Maestría. Lingüística Aplicada. Departamento de Lenguas, Escuela de Artes y Humanidades, Universidad de las Américas Puebla. Mayo. Derechos Reservados © 2004.