University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs Education ETDs 8-28-2012 EFL TO ESL: A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH L2 STUDENTS IN TRANSITION Michael W. Schwartz Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/educ_llss_etds Recommended Citation Schwartz, Michael W.. "EFL TO ESL: A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH L2 STUDENTS IN TRANSITION." (2012). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/educ_llss_etds/41 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Education ETDs at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Michael W. Schwartz Candidate Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies Department This dissertation is approved, and it is acceptable in quality and form for publication: Approved by the Dissertation Committee: Lois M. Meyer, Chairperson Jill Morford Tryphenia Peele-Eady Susan Romano EFL TO ESL: A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH L2 STUDENTS IN TRANSITION BY Michael W. Schwartz B.A., English, Fort Lewis College, 1985 M.A., TESL, University of Central Missouri, 1989 DISSERTATION Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Educational Linguistics The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico July 2012 iii ©2012, Michael W. Schwartz iv Dedication This dissertation is dedicated to my mother and my father, my two biggest supporters and cheerleaders. Even though mom did not see the end result, she has been with me in my heart and mind always.