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Rocky Penate is an Associate Professor in the Department of French at the University of Waterloo, specializing in teaching French language and literature. He earned a B.Ed. in French as a Second Language Teaching from Brock University (2014), a Ph.D. in French Studies from the University of Toronto (2011), and a B.A. in French Studies from the University of Western Ontario (2002).
- Doctoral Thesis: Modernity and accelerated life in Flaubert, Proust, and Ponge
- B.Ed. Focused on pedagogy for French as a Second Language
His research and teaching interests span French language instruction for beginners and intermediate learners, content-based pedagogy, and 19th/20th-century French literature, particularly through the lens of animal studies.
Recent projects include co-organizing the Centre d'aide à la rédaction (CAR), a peer-tutoring service for writing skills, and co-investigating the LITE-funded Open online interactive workbook for intermediate students of French as a second language.
- Scientific Awards:
- Principal Investigator for LITE Seed Grant 'Enhancing Student Self-Assessment Through a Dedicated Writing Centre' (2017)
