Successful MA Thesis defenses: writing & blogging; storytelling & speaking; instructional vs. authentic video; wiki & business vocabulary

• “The Influence of Blogging on EFL Learners’ Writing Fluency, Accuracy and Complexity” by Karine Vardazaryan (Thesis Committee: Irshat Madyarov, Ph.D., Alexan Simonyan, Ph.D., and Melissa Brown, M.A)
• “The Effectiveness of Instructional vs. Authentic Video Materials for Developing Listening Comprehension Skills” by Gayane Shabunts (Thesis Committee: Irshat Madyarov, Ph.D., Alexan Simonyan, Ph.D., and Rubina Gasparyan, M.A)
• “An Implementation of Storytelling and its Effect in  Students’ Oral Proficiency in an Armenian Setting” by Niery Nikoghosian (Thesis Committee: Irshat Madyarov, Ph.D., Alexan Simonyan, Ph.D., and Melissa Brown, M.A.)
• “The Impact of Wikis on Business English Vocabulary Learning” by Tatevik Mkhitaryan  (Thesis Committee: Irshat Madyarov, Ph.D., Alexan Simonyan, Ph.D., and Melissa Brown, M.A.)

For more information, refer to the Abstracts.