Edward Anthony Pasko

Continuing Lecturer
pasko@calumet.purdue.edu
Phone: (219)989-2017
Fax: (219) 989-2165

Education

M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, (1973), Spanish Language and Literature. Additonal graduate studies at The Ohio State University (1973-74). ABD in Bilingual Education at Boston University.
B.A., Indiana University (1968), Spanish and Liberal Arts

Teaching/Research Specialties

Spanish, French and Polish. Second Language Pedagogy, Debates Regarding The Literary Canon. Existentialism in World Literature. Canadian Literature.

Selected Publications

A Handbook for the Supervision of Foreign Language Teachers and Programs. (ERIC, Wash.,D.C.)

La poesia existencialista de Damaso Alonso y Luis Cernuda. (Pending: Editorial Verbum, Madrid)

“The Web” in Skylark (Purdue Univ. Calumet, 2000)

Languages

Spanish, French and Polish. Also, English as a Second Language.

Research Interests

Second Language Acquisition. Total Physical Response Techniques. Canadian Studies. Comparative Literature. Non-verbal Communication. Poetry. Poetry Slams. The Poetry of Wislawa Szymborska.

Favorite Quote

Wiem ze nic nie wiem. (Socrates)

Favorite Links

The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS)
Classical Pursuits Inc., Learning Vacations with a Difference

Courses Taught

Spanish Levels I-IV (101-202)
Spanish 261(Composition)
Spanish 365 (Conversation)
Also team taught a course a Nobel Prize Writers (lecturing on Wislawa Szymborska)