{"id":58067,"date":"2014-03-20T10:19:50","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T14:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067//?p=58067"},"modified":"2014-03-20T10:33:27","modified_gmt":"2014-03-20T14:33:27","slug":"new-york-mets-recruit-knights-help-future-mlb-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067//new-york-mets-recruit-knights-help-future-mlb-stars/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067//","title":{"rendered":"New York Mets Recruit Knights to Help Future MLB Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"
Three 海角直播 students are trailblazing a new method of teaching English language and American culture to potential Major League Baseball players./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/n
This spring, Jessica Walker, Elizabeth Maldonado de Segura and Laura Estupi/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/u00f1an are living at the New York Mets baseball academy in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic, preparing about 80 players for life in the United States./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/n
The UCF students, all part of The Burnett Honors College, spend an hour each day teaching players basic English, including baseball and cultural terminology that will help them understand their coaches and fellow players and adapt to a new life./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/n
To supplement the players/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/u2019 English lessons, their UCF teachers also host activities to familiarize the athletes with American customs, foods and hobbies. Since the students live at the academy, they eat all of their meals with the players and constantly work on the players/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/u2019 conversational English./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/n
Walker, a junior studying marketing and nonprofit management, said she/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/u2019s inspired by the willpower the players put forth every day./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/u201cEach day the players continue to give 100 percent, and even after hours of practice come to my class ready to learn, because they know English is necessary to succeed in the United States. They never give up,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/u201d Walker said. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/u201cI have tried to embody this same mentality so that I can be a positive role model for my students, and I walk home each day in awe of their persistence and dedication in bettering themselves./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/n
Like many MLB teams, the Mets were previously using a consulting company to teach English to their academy players but said they weren/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/u2019t seeing much in terms of academic structure or results./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/u201cI/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/u2019m very excited about our unique partnership,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/u201d said Jon Miller, director of minor league operations for the Mets. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/u201cHaving UCF students teach English to our players in the Dominican Republic and helping them understand the culture and customs of the United States will be of tremendous help to them as they aspire to succeed in our organization./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/58067/n