from Suchiao Re: Sad News from Educational Linguistics at Penn

[chensu]

I felt deeply sorrow when I heard the news of Professor Teresa Pica’s death. I have been mentored by Tere and have known her for more than 20 years. She was my beloved teacher at UPenn. I was greatly benefited from Tere’s teaching and research spirit. Even after I graduated from Penn, she still patiently gave me insightful comments on how to integrate my research results in my first book. I am grateful and thankful to have known her. All the memories I have shared with her will forever be cherished and remembered. She will forever live in my heart.

Su-chiao Chen
Professor
Department of Applied Foreign Languages
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
43, Sec. 4 Keelung Rd., 
Taipei 106, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-27376276
Email: suchiao at mail.ntust.edu.tw

-----Original message-----
From:Nancy Hornberger <nancyh at gse.upenn.edu>
To:edling <edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu>
Date:Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:07:42 -0500
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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