

{"id":57,"date":"2013-11-11T04:30:13","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T04:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/bett\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2025-05-16T12:19:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T16:19:23","slug":"contact-tcalc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/bett\/contact-tcalc\/","title":{"rendered":"About TCALC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>The Temple&#8217;s Center for American Language and Culture at Temple University is a well-established, thriving program whose teachers have a background in the methodological theory of teaching English as a second language and the experience of teaching English to students from many countries and at all levels. Our faculty and staff are here to support to the teachers during their stay in Philadelphia and to help them improve both their English and their knowledge of current teaching methodologies that encourage excellent student outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ADMINISTRATORS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/jordanedusa\/files\/2023\/09\/Jackie-McCafferty-headshot-resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-741 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Jacqueline McCafferty <\/strong>                               <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Director, Temple&#8217;s Center for American Language And Culture<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/bett\/files\/2025\/05\/Rob-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1354 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/bett\/files\/2025\/05\/Rob-1-1.jpg 560w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/bett\/files\/2025\/05\/Rob-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/bett\/files\/2025\/05\/Rob-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Rob Sheppard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Director for Curriculum and Instruction, Temple&#8217;s Center for American Language And Culture<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" 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