Department of Modern and Classical Languages

Dr. Peter Swanson

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His degrees focus on Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Foreign Language Education and Second Language Acquisition.

His research interests include foreign language pedagogy, teacher efficacy, and teachers’ socialization practices.

Currently, Dr Swanson is researching practical methods to recruit, train, and retain foreign language educators. He is also working on the publication of a textbook that helps teach Spanish grammar through 19th century Spanish short stories.