“Marshall McLuhan’s Theories Applied to Fairy Tales”
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A five page paper which looks at McLuhan’s theory of the importance of the medium in the transmission of textual messages, and how this can be applied to the cultural resonance which is found in fairy-tales, particularly in terms of gender stereotyping. Bibliography lists 4 sources
Filename: JLmcluhan.wps

“Mother Tongue” and “From Silence to Words”
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A 3 page paper which compares the way in which Amy Tan writes in “Mother Tongue” and Min-zhan Lu writes in “From Silence to Words: Writing as Struggle.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAtan3.rtf

“On the Variability of Interlanguage Systems”
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A 3 page summary of the article by Elaine Tarone. Tarone analyzes interlanguage speech production as it occurs among second language learners. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPlangInterlanguageVariability.rtf

“On Variation in Interlanguage: A Response to Gregg”
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A 3 page overview of the theory of interlanguage as it compares to the rationalist approach to language acquisition. This paper summarizes Tarone’s response to criticism of her interlanguage theory by rationalist Gregg. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPlangInterlanguageVariation.rtf

“Robert McChesney’s Rich Media, Poor Democracy”
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A six page paper which looks at Robert McChesney’s critique of the media, and the problems inherent in corporate business holding a monopoly on media ownership, and the ways in which this mediates against free speech and genuine democratisation. Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: JLmcchesney.doc

“Scientific developments and hypermedia”
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A seven page paper which compares the way in which scientific and technological issues were presented to the public before the advent of the Internet and the World Wide Web, and looks at the changes in the public perception of, and interaction with, scientific discovery as a result. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLsciencetv.wps

“Screen culture and the oligopoly”
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A seven page paper which looks at the oligopoly controlling the global media, and considers its impact on the media, screen culture and the imposition of non-European cultural values on the European audience. Bibliography lists 6 sources
Filename: JLoligopoly.wps

“Task-Related Variation in Interlanguage: The Case of Articles”
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A 3 page review of the article by Elaine Tarone and Betsy Parrish. The authors suggest that both the communicative function of a task and the linguistic environment influence gramamatical accuracy for non-native speakers.
Filename: PPlangInterlanguageArticles.rtf

“The Creation of the Media” by Paul Starr
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A 4 page paper which examines the first four chapters of Paul Starr’s book “The Creation of the Media.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAstrrm.rtf