Rosario Torres
Associate Professor
Deputy Chairperson
Academic Literacy and Linguistics
EMAIL: rtorres@bmcc.cuny.edu
Office: N-499F
Office Hours:
Phone: +1 (212) 220-8378
Rosario Torres-Guevara is from Mexico. She earned her BA in Applied Linguistics with a concentration in Didactics from the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, N.L., Mexico. She earned her MA in TESOL/Linguistics from Teachers College, Columbia University, where she also completed her EdD in International Educational Development with a concentration in Bilingual/Intercultural Education.
Her research interests are language policy, immigration and education, and intercultural education. Rosario has been an instructor for 21 years. She has taught a variety of courses including English as a Second/Foreign Language (ESL/EFL); ESL/EFL/Bilingual Education Teacher Training; Language Arts; Immigration and Education; and Critical Thinking in various schools of Mexico and of New York City, which include CUNY City College; SUNY Educational Opportunity Center; Teachers College, Columbia University; Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon; and the Mexican-North American Institute of Cultural Relations.
Expertise
Degrees
Teachers College, Columbia University
EdD in International Educational Development with a concentration in Bilingual/Intercultural Education.
Teachers College, Columbia University
MA in TESOL/Linguistics
The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
BA in Applied Linguistics with a concentration in Didactics from t
Courses Taught
- Critical Thinking (Same as CRT 100) is designed to develop the mind and help students learn to think clearly and effectively. Through substantive readings, structured writing assignments and ongoing discussions, students will examine concrete examples from their own experience and readings and contemporary issues in the media to learn how to analyze issues, solve problems, and make informed decisions in their academic, professional, and personal lives.
- This intensive writing course for ESL students focuses on basic components of effective writing, including paragraph development and structure, sentence structure, word choice, and content. Students read and respond to a variety of texts and use argumentation, narrative, and description as modes of developing ideas in writing.
Research and Projects
Research interests include language policy, immigration and education, and intercultural education.
