Sad News from Educational Linguistics at Penn

[Elif Kir]

I can not describe how sad I am. Dr. Pica was a great scholar, a great
teacher and a great friend. I didn't only learn lots of things from
her I also always felt her support. She kept encouraging me when I
returned my home country. I feel myself so lucky that I met her at
UPenn and took her classes. However, I felt myself so bad that I did
not about her last months and couldn't say my appreciation and my deep
regards to her.

I was also planning to send a card to her both to celebrate the
Christmas and let her know that I finished my Ph.D. I will never and
never forget her advices for my academical career. Thank you Dr. Pica!

I am also sorry for UPenn family for their great loss.


May she rest in peace,

Elif KIR
Yıldız Technical University, The Faculty of Education
İstanbul-Türkiye




On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:52 PM, Boxer,Diana <dboxer at ufl.edu> wrote:
> As one who has been mentored by Tere, I am deeply saddened by this news.  It is, indeed, a great loss to Educational Linguistics.  We will mourn her for some time.
>
>
> Diana Boxer, Ph.D.
> Professor of Linguistics
> Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars
> University of Florida
> 4131 Turlington Hall, Box 115454
> Gainesville, FL 32611
> Phone (352) 392-0639 ex. 223
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> ________________________________________
> From: edling-bounces at lists.sis.utsa.edu [edling-bounces at lists.sis.utsa.edu] on behalf of Nancy Hornberger [nancyh at gse.upenn.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 4:07 PM
> To: edling
> Subject: [Edling] Sad News from Educational Linguistics at Penn
>
> Our wonderful and much loved Professor Teresa Pica passed away in her
> sleep last night. The tears are flowing.... even though we knew in some
> sense that it was coming, Tere's passing is a terrible, terrible shock
> and leaves an enormous, gaping hole in our beloved Educational
> Linguistics program that she worked so hard to nurture and build over
> her 40+ years here at Penn GSE.  A world-class scholar and
> internationally recognized figure in the TESOL field, Tere was devoted
> to her students and was at her happiest when teaching and mentoring,
> whether here at Penn or at one of her many 'stops' around the globe.
>
> Our deep appreciation goes to all of our colleagues and friends around
> the world who have supported Tere and shown your care for her especially
> in these past months.          I am absolutely sure that she knew how
> much she was loved and honored by us, her colleagues and students, past
> and present.
>
> May she rest in peace,
> Nancy
>
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