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Young Adult Literature

ASU English Education
PO Box 870302
Tempe, AZ 85287-0302
Phone: 480.965.3224
Fax: 480.965.0605
Language & Literature Building Rm 215

Faculty

Lupco Spasovski

Instructor

Ph.D. Arizona State University, (pending)

MA Arizona State University
BA Ss. Cyril and Methodius University

Office: LL 550
(480) 965-3853
E-mail: lupcho@asu.edu

Curriculum Vita

Research Interests:

I began my academic career as an instructor of English Linguistics, English as a Second Language, English as a Foreign Language, and English for Special Purposes. Since joining the ASU English Department in 1998 my focus has shifted to Rhetoric and Composition. I have taught writing courses to both American and international students, and Introduction to the Study of Language for English majors. In addition, I teach courses in Macedonian at the ASU Critical Languages Institute -- a nationally recognized institute for teaching less commonly taught languages. My research and teaching interests include rhetoric and composition, English education, and linguistics. I am particularly interested in the use of technology in teaching English (especially writing), methodology of teaching English grammar, teaching English as a second language, and cross-cultural pragmatics.

My academic credo is that, fundamentally, university education should enable students for effective self-education. Teaching is not merely a transfer of knowledge. Rather, it is an ongoing mission to empower students in their intellectual discoveries and to encourage them to pursue academic and professional growth. As a university instructor, I have had the privilege of working with gifted, dynamic students from whom I have learned as much as they have learned from me.

Teaching:

Lupco Spasovski teaches the following course in English Education:

ENG 482: Methods of Teaching English: Language/Issues and Concerns

in Teaching English: Language

This double-pronged course focuses on what you need to learn to become a professional teacher and on mastering knowledge and teaching techniques connected to the teaching of language concepts and skills.  This is both a knowledge and a skills class. We hope to provide each of you with opportunities to practice your teaching skills and to get feedback from colleagues.  While the focus is on language-related concepts and skills, we realize that the teaching of language skills is tied closely to the teaching of literature and composition, and so there will be constant crossovers to what you learn in ENG 471 (Literature for Adolescents) and 480 (The Teaching of Composition.).  You need to have taken ENG 312 or 314 before enrolling in this class.  A passing grade of at least “C” is required before students are permitted to student teach in English.  Because of the way Arizona schools are organized, nearly all Arizona English teachers are also teachers of ESL and so we will also include suggestions for ESL lessons.