Date Approved
5-5-2026
Graduate Degree Type
Project
Degree Name
Education-Literacy Studies: TESOL (M.Ed.)
Degree Program
College of Education
First Advisor
Elizabeth Petroelje Stolle
Academic Year
2025/2026
Abstract
Limited resources, culturally unresponsive teaching practices, and wide differences in language proficiency levels across classrooms and schools impact minority, diverse students. These issues also affect language classroom teachers responsible for students' language proficiency. This project delves deeper into one marginalized group, Hispanic and Latinx students, by going over the history and challenges this specific group faces. This project also discusses strategies that motivate Hispanic and Latinx students in developing English language proficiency while valuing their linguistic and cultural identities.
ScholarWorks Citation
Uriostegui, Brianna D., "How to Motivate Hispanic and Latinx Elementary Students to Bridge English Language Proficiency Gaps in a Classroom" (2026). Culminating Experience Projects. 693.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/gradprojects/693
