b'Strategy Inventory for Language LearningMolly MoranSponsor: Dr. Victoria Russell, Department of Modern and Classical LanguageThe strategy inventory for language learning (SILL) was created by Rebecca L. Oxford in the mid-1980s and has been continuously studied and changed over the years. The SILL is used to enhance language learners strategy use and to discover the strategies that work best for individual learners. This poster will present an overview of the SILL as well as the current research on its effectiveness. Key findings and practical implications for classroom practitioners are also presented. By examining learner strategy use and encouraging strategy instruction in foreign and second language classrooms, language learning outcomes may be improved.Native American and Indigenous StudiesDoes the Violence Against Women Act Protect Native American Women?Benjamin C. HuffmanSponsor: Dr. Lavonna Lovern, Department of Native American and Indigenous StudiesAccording to the Department of Justice statistics, American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/NA) women suffer a higher rate of assault than other female demographics. Additionally, the statistics show that the majority of perpetrators are not Native American or Alaska Native. No other female demographic experiences this high rate of interracial assault crimes. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) represents significant legislation involving crimes against women in general. VAWA does have a provision for re-introducing the ability for Tribes/Nations to prosecute violent crimes against American Indian and Alaska Native women, which had been legally eliminated by historical legislation. This research will examine the effectiveness of VAWA in protecting Native American and Alaska Native women to the same standards as other female demographics. Finally, the research will analyze whether the law itself is at issue for the differences in VAWAs effectiveness in these differing demographics or if jurisdiction and the implementation of VAWA explains the differences in the policys application.66'