Browsing Arts (Faculty of) by Title
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Language Frequency Profiling of Written Texts by Students of German as a Foreign Language
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-02)The present work contributes to the ongoing discussion of the factors involved in perfecting foreign language learning through a close examination of vocabulary use. Motivated by Laufer’s (1991) argument that the use of ... -
Language Shift Processes in the German-speaking Community of Waterloo Region
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-06)This Master’s Thesis is an analysis of the language shift process in the German-speaking community in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Through the analysis of 110 transcripts of interviews with members of this community, the ... -
Late Woodland Pottery Production in Essex County, Ontario: Evidence from the Puce Site
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-20)This thesis examines a collection of Early Late Woodland (Western Basin Tradition) pottery from the Puce Site (AbHq-3) in St. Clair Shores, Essex County, Ontario. The site was discovered through a Cultural Resource Management ... -
Lay misperceptions of the relationship between men’s benevolent and hostile sexism
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-31)Although there is a reliably positive association between hostile (HS) and benevolent sexism (BS), lay perceptions of this association have not been directly tested. I predicted that people perceive an illusory negative ... -
Lay Theories and Self-Perceptions of Maturity in Young Adulthood
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-25)There is concern that maturity is becoming more and more of an elusive goal for contemporary young adults. Cultural definitions of maturity often emphasize timely achievement of traditional adult goals such as buying a ... -
Le cap de Bonne-Espérance de 1676 à 1763 : de l'imagerie religieuse au stéréotype culturel
(University of Waterloo, 2018-06-14)Nous étudions, dans notre thèse, les descriptions catholique et protestante du cap de Bonne-Espérance dans des relations de voyage écrites ou publiées en français entre 1676 et 1763. Étape maritime fondamentale pour les ... -
Le devenir paysager. De quelques paysages postindustriels entre arts visuels et poésie
(University of Toronto Press, 2015)Abstract This essay proposes an analysis of the concept of landscape in contemporary Quebec visual arts and poetry. A brief archaeology of the landscape shows the pictorial origins of this genre, as well as the ... -
Le Journal de prison de Daniel Timsit. Approche pragmatique
(University of Waterloo, 2009-12-07)La présente étude analyse d’une perspective pragmatique le journal de prison de Daniel Timsit. Le but de notre approche pragmatique est de définir le genre du journal intime, et d’observer si le texte de Timsit correspond ... -
Le Libertin moraliste. Une pièce historique en deux actes précédée d’un essai critique traitant du contexte de production et de réception des Liaisons dangereuses (1782) de Choderlos de Laclos
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-25)Cette thèse de maîtrise prend la forme d’un travail de création littéraire – une pièce de théâtre (Le Libertin moraliste) traitant de la vie de Laclos et de son projet d’écriture des Liaisons dangereuses, précédée d’un ... -
Le métamodernisme : théorie et mises en applications
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-14)Ce projet de recherche vise tout d’abord à offrir un premier aperçu en français de la théorie de la sensibilité contemporaine dite « dominante » par ses théoriciens, le métamodernisme. En second lieu, ce travail sert à ... -
Le monde comme représentation romanesque Une analyse de trois romans houellebecquiens par le prisme de la philosophie schopenhauerienne
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-27)Cette thèse a comme objet l’analyse des romans La Carte et le territoire (2010), Soumission (2015) et Sérotonine (2019) de Michel Houellebecq par le prisme des concepts philosophiques schopenhaueriens et comtiens. Dans ... -
Le passage du Canada français à la Francophonie mondiale : mutations nationales, démocratisation et altruisme au mouvement Richelieu, 1944 – 1995
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-30)This thesis argues that French Canada did not simply fragment into regional and provincial identities during the 1960s and 1970s, but was also kept afloat by the simultaneous emergence of a francophone supranational ... -
Le paysage chez Robert Melançon: Entre milieu citadin et scène baroque
(Université Laval, 2015)Cet article interroge le paysage urbain dans Le paradis des apparences (2004) de Robert Melançon en mobilisant tour à tour les concepts de « milieu » (Berque) et d’« espaces mineur et majeur » (Desportes), qui invitent à ... -
Le roman québécois contemporain et sa double structure temporelle
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-27)L’étude ici proposée repose sur un corpus extrêmement récent, c'est-à-dire exclusivement composé d’œuvres du XXIème siècle, allant de 2009 à 2011 pour la plus récente. Ces quatre œuvres font intégralement partie du corpus ... -
Le VOT dans une situation de contact des langues : Étude comparative de la production orale des locuteurs natifs et des apprenants du français
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-29)La présente étude préliminaire explore la prononciation des consonnes occlusives par des locuteurs bilingues vivant en situation de contact des langues au sud-ouest de l’Ontario. L’analyse se base sur deux sous-corpus ... -
Learner Beliefs and their Implications for Language Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2006)In this thesis, learner beliefs and their implications for second language learning were examined. Individual learner differences have traditionally been measured statistically by using age, motivation and other variables ... -
Learners' Identity Negotiations and Beliefs about Pronunciation in Study Abroad Contexts
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-10)This dissertation explores learner beliefs about pronunciation and their interaction with identity negotiations in a study-abroad context. Current research on studying abroad has experienced a wave of interest in ... -
Learning German Vocabulary: An Investigation into Learners' Use of Vocabulary Learning Strategies
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-19)This research is an empirical multiple-case study that is designed to explore adult individual learners’ vocabulary learning processes, and to examine their use of vocabulary learning strategies. It investigates the following ... -
Learning More and Knowing Less: Big Data, Spurious Correlations, and the Problem of Ignorance
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-28)There are few things we can name that surpass big data’s boon for our empirical endeavours. Big data promises an ever-growing source of data that could be readily accessed by researchers in virtually any field of study. ... -
Learning to cooperate: The impact of executive functioning, theory of mind and externalizing behaviours on children’s social functioning
(University of Waterloo, 2014-11-21)Developing the ability to interact in a socially competent manner (i.e., in which one’s own needs and goals are met and the needs and goals of others are considered) is a complex process that is likely influenced by one’s ...