As an applied linguist, my research interests lie in the fields of Spanish second language (L2) acquisition and pedagogy, Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory of mind, second language evaluation and assessment, technology enhanced language learning, educational linguistics, teacher training and development, and bilingual education. In my most recent research I have studied the role of verbalizing in the conceptualization of grammatical categories, the implementation of concept-based teaching (C-BI) in the L2 Classroom, and the role of agency in the development and internalization of scientific concepts. Currently, I am exploring the role of conscious conceptual manipulation in the teaching and learning of conceptual categories in the Spanish K-12 classroom, the implementation of a Dynamic Assessment approach as a tool to foster L2 learning and development in secondary education, and the role of C-BI in the grammatical and pedagogical development of K-12 native and heritage educators.
If you are interested in following my work more closely, you can find me at the research portals below:
If you are interested in following my work more closely, you can find me at the research portals below:
Books
- Blanco, J., C. C. Tocaimaza-Hatch & P. N. García (2013). Enlaces. Vista Higher Learning. Boston, MA. ISBN: 978-1-60576-092-6. [Contributing writer]
- Courtad, J, K. Everly, & M. Gaspar (2012) Intrigas: Advanced Spanish Through Literature and Film. Vista Higher Learning. Boston, MA. ISBN 13 978-1-617-671036. [Contributing writer]
- Amores, M., J. L. Suárez García, & M. Morris (2012) Experience Spanish. McGraw Hill. New York, NY. ISBN 978-0-07-353439-8. [Member of the Editorial Board of Advisors]
- Blanco, J., C. C. Tocaimaza-Hatch & P. N. García (2011). Sueña, Second Edition. Vista Higher Learning. Boston, MA. ISBN: 978-1-60576-250-0. [Contributing writer]
- Blanco, J., C. C. Tocaimaza-Hatch & P. N. García (2010). Imagina, Second Edition. Vista Higher Learning. Boston, MA. ISBN: 978-1-60576-092-6. [Contributing writer]
- García, P. N. (2014). Review of Ruiz Fajardo, Guadalupe (2012) Methodological Developments in Teaching Spanish as a Second and Foreign Language. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Hispania, 97, 3. 529-530.
- García, P. N. (2014). Review of Deters, P. (2013). Identity, Agency and the Acquisition of Professional Language and Culture. London, UK: Bloomsbury. 2013. In LINGUIST List, 25.2351: http://linguistlist.org/pubs/reviews/get-review.cfm?subid=25100291
- García, P. N. (forthcoming, Fall 2017). Dynamic Assessment: Promoting in-Service Teachers' Conceptual Development and Critical Language Awareness in the L2 Classroom. Language and Sociocultural Theory 4 (2).
- García, P. N. (forthcoming, Fall 2017). Exploring the Role of Dynamic Assessment in Language Education. Language and Sociocultural Theory 4 (2).
- García, P. N. (Forthcoming, October 2017). Conscious Conceptual Manipulation for L2 Development. In J. P. Lantolf & M. E. Poehner (Eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Development. New York: Routledge (Double-blind; peer-reviewed).
- García, P. N. (Forthcoming, December 2017). Promoting L2 in-Service Teachers’ Conceptual Development through Collaborative Dialogue. In M. Haneda & H. Nassaji (Eds.) Language as social action: Multiple perspectives. Bristol, England: Multilingual Matters (Double-blind; peer-reviewed).
- García, P. N. (Submitted, under review). Verbalizing: A Meditational to Promoting and Ascertaining Conceptual Development in the L2 Classroom. Foreign Language Annals.
- García P.N. & Perez-Cortes, S. (Submitted, under review). Developing Grammatical Categories of Meaning Through Mediated Verbalizations in the Heritage Language Classroom. The Modern Language Journal.
- García, P. N. (Forthcoming, January 2018). Implementing Concept-Based Instruction in the Spanish K-12 Classroom: The Case of Por and Para. In R. A. van Compernolle (Ed.) Concept-based instruction: Principle and classroom applications. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins. (Double-blind; peer-reviewed).
- Rosborough, A., Buescher, K., Garcia, P. N., Hults, A., McCafferty, S., & Negueruela-Azarola (In preparataion). A Pedagogy with People Who Feel: Teaching and Learning World Languages in a Contradictory and Complex Educational Universe. To be submitted to the Harvard Educational Review.
- García, P.N. (in preparation). Developing aspectual awareness through Conscious Conceptual Manipulation for spatial and temporal control in the L2. To be Submitted to Language Awareness.
- García, P. N. (in preparation). Conscious Conceptual Manipulation as a tool for Development in the Second Language Classroom. To be Submitted to Language, Teaching, Research.
- García, P. N. (in preparation). Collaborative learning in the L2 classroom: Zones of Potential Development v. Affective factors. To be Submitted to Language Learning Journal.
- García, P. N. (in preparation). Exploring the Role of Mediation in the Development of in-service L2 Teachers’ Critical Language Awareness. To be Submitted to Applied Linguistics.
- García, P. N. (Work in progress). Group Dynamic Assessment in the Spanish Classroom: Towards a Model of Development-Referenced Assessment.