Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 247-268).

Thesis (M.A.)--Indiana University, 2007. / Title from screen (viewed on Apr. 27, 2007) Department of World Languages, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-71)

This study investigates the importance the Spanish language has on the construction industry. Due to its highly concentrated Spanish populations, Texas construction sites are filled with Spanish speakers. This creates a need to overcome the language barrier and bridge the gap between the workers and the management, who generally speaks little or no Spanish. Two surveys provided the qualitative data for this study. The first survey gathers views of current students in the Department of Construction Science at Texas A&M University. The other survey gathers opinions from current professionals in the construction industry. The results of these surveys indicate a clear, strong importance of Spanish in the construction industry. In addition, they also point out a definite interest in this subject matter by current students in the program. Two universities that are currently attempting to overcome this problem are the University of Texas at San Antonio and Colorado State University. Colorado State University provides their students with the opportunity to take a class focused specifically on the Spanish language and culture that affects the construction industry. The syllabus for this class serves as a formwork for other similar classes that may follow in the years to come.

Univ. Diss.--Coruña, 2000.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2002. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 188 p. Includes abstract and vita. Advisor: Stephen J. Summerhill, Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese. Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-188).

A questionnaire was administered to a selected group of students of Spanish at The University of Texas. The responses to this questionnaire were studied to determine the students’ motivations, attitudes, and cognitive strategies concerning the Spanish preterit and imperfect verb forms. It was found that the students felt that these Spanish verb forms are important in Spanish study and that they are a difficult portion of Spanish study. Also, most of the students surveyed used rule-based cognitive strategies concerning the study of these verb forms, in that a large percentage of the students’ strategies are to study their textbook and to memorize grammar rules. Generally, the students felt that the Spanish preterit is less difficult than the Spanish imperfect and that more drills, work sheets, and instructor-supplied examples would be beneficial to their learning processes. Those students with lower self-reported grades concerning the Spanish preterit and imperfect are more likely to have been informed that the Spanish preterit and imperfect are difficult areas of Spanish study. / text

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-260).

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1995. / Typescript. Research sources: leaves 27-[36].

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xx, 240 p.; also includes graphics (some col.). Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-240).

Thesis--Berlin. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-197).