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

KYW-TV (CBS3): Tuesday, April 19
“LOCAL LAW EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON WHAT’S NEXT IN MASKING DEBATE” Stacy Hawkins (vice dean and professor, RLAW) discusses the ruling of a federal judge in Florida.
New York Times: Friday, April 15
“AS G.O.P. CANDIDATES FACE ACCUSATIONS, RIVALS TREAD CAREFULLY” Kelly Dittmar (associate professor, FASC-political science) is quoted in this report.
Courier-Post: Friday, April 15
“CAMDEN GIRLS MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD IN A NEW BOOK” Gaylene Gordon, a Ph.D. student in the childhood studies program, provided guidance to the girls participating in this local writing initiative.
HuffPost: Thursday, April 14
“I’VE STUDIED BODY IMAGE FOR 25 YEARS. HERE’S WHAT BOYS DON’T KNOW HOW TO TELL YOU.” Charlotte Markey (professor, FASC-psychology) wrote this column about the unspoken body image issues that boys face, and how these concerns differ from those experienced by girls.
WCAU-TV (NBC 10 Philadelphia): Tuesday, April 12
“A SHOT AT THE BIG LEAGUES FOR A PHILLY-AREA PITCHER” Jeff Singer, a former star player for the Scarlet Raptors baseball team, was called up from the minor league system to play for the Phillies.
Courier-Post: Tuesday, April 12
“PHILLIES CALL UP SOUTH JERSEY NATIVE, HOLY CROSS GRADUATE JEFF SINGER AFTER 7 YEARS IN MINORS” Left-handed pitcher Jeff Singer is a former member of the Scarlet Raptors baseball team.