Wilga Marie Rivers (1919–2007) was an Australian linguist and influential Professor of Romance Languages, primarily at Harvard University. Her career focused on foreign language acquisition and pedagogy, where she challenged the prevalent audiolingual approaches of her time. Rivers advocated for interactive and communication-based methods in language teaching, emphasizing the importance of technology and psychology in the learning process, ideas that were avant-garde during her era. She served as Coordinator of Language Instruction until her retirement in 1989, leaving a lasting impact on modern language education.
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Meaning of the name - Wilga
Willow tree
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Place of Birth: Melbourne
Place of Death: Watertown
Occupation: linguist | professor | writer
Employers: Harvard University
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 13, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for April 13, 2024 |
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Sun | 22 Aries 6 | 23 Aries 38 | 2 Leo 59 |
Moon | 27 Virgo 1 | 21 Gemini 20 | 1 Leo 7 |
Mercury | 13 Aries 49 | 21 Aries 41 | 27 Leo 43 |
Venus | 24 Taurus 58 | 9 Aries 47 | 16 Virgo 11 |
Mars | 28 Aries 24 | 16 Pisces 24 | 12 Cancer 16 |
Jupiter | 8 Cancer 11 | 20 Taurus 0 | 28 Cancer 25 |
Saturn | 22 Leo 13 | 14 Pisces 51 | 28 Leo 37 |
Uranus | 0 Pisces 29 | 21 Taurus 25 | 0 Pisces 43 |
Neptune | 6 Leo 32 | 28 Pisces 21 | 8 Leo 49 |
Pluto | 4 Cancer 39 | 2 Aquarius 0 | 6 Cancer 49 |
Rahu | 6 Sagittarius 18 | 15 Aries 25 | 0 Sagittarius 44 |
Ketu | 6 Gemini 18 | 15 Libra 25 | 0 Gemini 44 |
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