Fernando Ruiz García

Fernando Ruiz García

Assistant Professor of Spanish
 

Office: 323 Jastak-Burgess Hall

Degrees

  • Ph.D. in Spanish, Temple University
  • M.A. in Spanish Literature and Foreign Language Pedagogy, University of Delaware
  • B.A. in English Studies (Language, Literature and Culture), UNED
  • B.A. in Elementary Education, University of Cantabria
  • B.A. in Teaching Foreign Languages (English), University of Cantabria

 

Biography

Fernando Ruiz García is a native of Cantabria (Spain). He graduated from the University of Cantabria in 2012 with a BA in Teaching Foreign Languages (English) and in 2013 with a BA in Elementary Education. During the academic year of 2011-2012, he lived in Rennes, France and participated in internship programs at several schools. After graduating in 2014 he moved to the United Kingdom and taught Spanish. In 2017 he received his BA in English Studies at the UNED (Spanish National University of Distance Education), which he obtained while working.

In 2019 Fernando obtained his M.A. from the University of Delaware, where he worked as a Teaching Assistant. In 2020 he started his Ph.D. in Spanish at Temple University, from which he graduated in August 2024. In the fall of 2024, he returned to UD to as an assistant professor of Spanish to keep sharing his passion for languages and literature.