Publication Date
Spring 4-16-2025
Presentation Length
15 minutes
College
Jack C. Massey College of Business
Department
Honors Program
Student Level
Undergraduate
SPARK Category
Knowledge
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Amanda Nelms
SPARK Session
Preferably in one of the sessions from either 8am-9am or 9:15am-10:15am because one of us might have to present virtually from out of the country.
Presentation Type
Talk/Oral
Summary
The problem that we have found is that The Branch has a limited number of English education classes, as well as limited numbers of teachers and other opportunities for students to engage and learn. The waitlist for the English learning classes is about 150 students long, and this study will explore a way to provide students with helpful resources for everyday life while they are waiting to get into actual classes. This will be done through research about the topics that students struggle the most with in their everyday lives. Our specific objectives include providing those within the waitlist with temporary online resources and peer conversation style code-switching opportunities to better their language learning, even while not taking classes. The significance of our work is to help ease the process of language learning in marginalized communities and make it more accessible for everyone. In addition, we want to create a sense of community and sharing of cultures for all students. For our research, we will implement a mixed methods approach, including surveys/interviews and quantitative data collection.
Recommended Citation
Youngkin, Addison E., "The Branch Waitlist Project" (2025). SPARK Symposium Presentations. 302.
https://repository.belmont.edu/spark_presentations/302
Included in
Adult and Continuing Education Commons, Language and Literacy Education Commons, Reading and Language Commons
