Tag: Próspero García

Researcher Leads Innovative Language Teaching Project in South Jersey Schools

Researcher Leads Innovative Language Teaching Project in South Jersey Schools

By Tom McLaughlin While research in applied linguistics and pedagogy is booming these days, language teachers and their students have yet to benefit from these research advances, explains Próspero García, an assistant professor of Spanish applied linguistics at Rutgers University–Camden. Looking to change that fact, the Rutgers–Camden researcher is now bringing pedagogical innovation to South […]

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Researcher and Student Team Up to Offer Spanish Language Pilot Program

Researcher and Student Team Up to Offer Spanish Language Pilot Program

Próspero Garcia, an assistant professor of Spanish at Rutgers–Camden, is leading the design and implementation of a successful pilot program at Absegami High School featuring “concept-based instruction,” a revolutionary pedagogical approach that he has been carrying out in his research.

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Students Learn Blogging Skills to Supplement Expertise

Students Learn Blogging Skills to Supplement Expertise

Jennifer Pope, a web designer for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, gave in-class lessons on blogging to students of Próspero N. García, an assistant professor in the Department of Foreign Languages.

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Rutgers In The News

TAPinto: Tuesday, Nov. 23
“RUTGERS-CAMDEN EDUCATOR OFFERS SUPPORT TO FELLOW SCHOOL NURSES DURING PANDEMIC” Robin Cogan (clinical coordinator, SNC-school nurse program) leads a virtual support group for school nurses from around the country.
WTXF-TV (FOX29): Monday, Nov. 22
“SHOOTING SURVIVORS NOT GETTING NEEDED SUPPORT, EXPERT SAYS” Daniel Semenza (assistant professor, FASC-criminal justice) is interviewed about the needs of people who survive gun violence.
KYW-TV (CBS3): Monday, Nov. 22
“KINDERGARTNERS, FIRST GRADERS AT LEAP ACADEMY UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL GUARANTEED FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO RUTGERS IF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ARE MET” These Camden children were inducted into the Rutgers Alfredo Santiago Endowed Scholarship Program.
Philadelphia Inquirer: Monday, Nov. 22
“SIXERS YOUTH FOUNDATION NAMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR” Reported in part of a broader article about the basketball team, this story notes that the Sixers Youth Foundation has recruited Rutgers–Camden graduate Leslie M. Walker as its new executive director.
Star-Ledger: Saturday, Nov. 20
“WHERE TO VOLUNTEER, DONATE OR GET HELP DURING THE HOLIDAYS IN N.J.” This statewide roundup includes a partnership between Rutgers–Camden and the Volunteers of America Delaware Valley for the organization’s Adopt a Family program.
Yahoo News: Thursday, Nov. 18
“A COMPLICATED LOVE STORY: AUTHOR CARLOS BULOSAN’S CRITIQUE OF AMERICA GAVE FILIPINO MIGRANTS A VOICE” Patrick Rosal (professor, FASC-English) is quoted in this report, which originally ran in USA Today.