MCLL Graduate Student Conference Papers

 

Recent Submissions

  • Understanding equitable access to interpretive services in healthcare in Kansas 

    Medina, Melissa; Colcher, Drew (Wichita State University, 2023-04-14)
    Introduction: There is an increasing need in Kansas for qualified healthcare interpreters as the demographics continue to become more diverse. Patients with limited English proficiency are considered a vulnerable population. ...

  • Enriquillo's revolts: A resilience archetype within Latin American music 

    Gallardo Sánchez, Juan (Wichita State University, 2023-04-14)
    Through the análisis of "La Historia de las Indias" - "The History of the Indies", by Fray Bartolomé de las Casas, this essay will expose how Enriquillo became a symbol of stoic Latin spirit within Caribbean music. Fray ...

  • Need for qualified interpreters in the judicial system for the Hispanic population 

    Hernandez, Daisey (Wichita State University, 2023-04-14)
    The United States has a large population of Hispanics with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), for whom interpretation services are provided in courtrooms, medical facilities, schools, and other government-funded locations ...

  • The immigrants who built Kansas: One spike at a time 

    Masias, Jenny (Wichita State University, 2019-04-26)
    The prevalent link in the position of Latino neighborhoods in cities throughout Kansas is the railroad. Whether it is Newton, Wichita, Topeka, Emporia or even larger cities like Los Angeles and Chicago, the proximity of ...

  • Unreachable horizons: women's destiny in two short stories 

    Scott, Colleen D. (Wichita State University. Graduate School., 2012-04-18)
    I examine the oppressed role of women in two short stories by Spanish author Carmen Martín Gaite. The stories are set against the backdrop of a post-civil war Spain and therefore echo the desolation and angst felt by many ...

  • Emergent language and literacy skills in bilingual preschool children 

    Felihkatubbe, Jason M. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2011-05-04)
    The purpose was to determine if a child's proficiency in vocabulary skills in their native language was related to and/or predictive of their proficiency in language and literacy skills in their emerging language. The ...