ESL Faculty | Modern and Classical Languages

Modern and Classical Languages

ESL Faculty and Staff

Full-time ESL Instructors

Diana F. Pascoe, Ph.D.

Director of ESL/EAP Program
Ph.D., St. Louis University

Special Areas of Interest:

ESL/EFL
Second Language Acquisition (SLA)
Intercultural Communication
American Studies

Special Course Offerings:

Intensive English for International Students

Ritter Hall 335
314.977.3210
pascoecd@slu.edu

Larry Schmidt, PH.D.

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Special Areas of Interest:

ESL/EFL
Pronunciation (Accent Reduction)
Voice Production Technique (Lessac)
Theatre History & Criticism
Performance and Ritual Theory
Theatre Anthropology
Cultural Studies
Acting/Directing Technique

Ritter Hall 329
314.977.3666
lschmi11@slu.edu

Lauren Rea Preston

Instructor of English as a Second Language
ESL Advisor
M.Ed. TESOL, University of Missouri--St. Louis 2008
B.A. Latin American Studies and Spanish,
Webster University, 2004

Special Areas of Interest:

Service-learning
Social Justice, Spirituality and Community
Translation
Cultural studies

Courses offered:

Contemporary Issues
Reading and studying skills

Ritter Hall 220
314.977.3201
lrea@slu.edu

ESL Advisors

Nicole Dame

Instructor of English as a Second Language
EMIB, Saint Louis University

Special Areas of Interest:

ESL/EFL

Courses Offered:

Speaking Skills
Pronunciation

Ritter Hall 220
314.977.3201
ndame@slu.edu

Jerry R. Edris

Instructor of English as a Second Language

M.A.T. Educational Technology, Webster University 2008

M.A.T. Teaching English as a Second Language, Webster University, 2009

Courses Offered:

Reading
Exploring Cultures

Ritter Hall 220
314.977.3201
jedris@slu.edu

Matt Ryan

Instructor of ESL
M.A. TESOL, Hunter College

Areas of Interest:

ESL/EFL
Basic Composition
Critical Thinking Skills
Intercultural Communications

Ritter Hall 220
314.977.3201
mryan19@slu.edu

ESL Instructors

Robert Bailey

Instructor of English as a Second Language
M.Ed. University of Missouri – St. Louis

Special Areas of Interest:

Second Language Acquisition
Sociolinguistics
Cultural Anthropology

Courses Offered:

Exploring Cultures
Speech
Reading/Study Skills in the Academic Setting

Ritter Hall 220
(314) 977-3201
rbailey5@slu.edu

Jamie Baptiste

Instructor of English as a Second Language
M.A. English (TESOL)
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

Special Areas of Interest:

Sociolinguistics
Second Language Acquisition
Cultural Norms

Courses Offered:

Advanced Writing

Ritter Hall 220
(314) 977-3201
jbaptist@slu.edu

Adelia Mazzella Chace

Instructor of English as a Second Language
M.Ed TESOL- New York University, 2005

Special Areas of Interest:

ESL/EFL
Academic Composition Skills
Technology in the Second Language Classroom

Courses Offered:

Reading 100
Writing 110

Ritter Hall 220
314.977.3201
amazzell@slu.edu

Linda Dortch

Instructor of English as a Second Language
M.A. TESOL
University of Kansas

Special Areas of Interest:

ESL/EFL
Second Language Reading Approaches
American Sign Language (ASL) Studies

Courses Offered:

Beginning and Intermediate Levels of Reading
Intermediate and Advanced Levels of Grammar
TOEFL Preparation: Internet-based TOEFL/Paper-based TOEFL
American Sign Language: Levels 1 and 2

Ritter Hall 220
314.977.3200
dortchla@slu.edu

Edem Samuel Dzunu

Instructor of English as a Second Language
M.A. TEFL. University of North London
B.A.(HONS) English & Music. UCC
DIP. Theology & Ministry. Trinity Seminary, Legon.

Special Areas of Interest:

EAP / ESL
Cultural linguistics
Post - colonial literature
Contemporary African Music
Liberation Theology

Courses Offered:

Advanced grammar
Beginners’ grammar
Writing skills

Ritter Hall 220
314.977.3201
edzunu@slu.edu

Elizabeth Niebruegge

Instructor of English as a Second Language
M.A. College Student Personnel,
Western Illinois University, 2008

Special Areas of Interest:

ESL/EFL
Residential Student Development
Multicultural affairs

Courses Offered:

Grammar
Pronunciation
Communication

Reinert Hall 011
(314)977-7539
ehudnall@slu.edu

Jennifer Margarida

Instructor of English as a Second Language
M.A. English, SIUE 2008

Ritter Hall 220
314.977.3201
mmarguer@slu.edu

Pavla Landiss

Instructor of English as a Second Language
Ph.D., Charles University
M. A., ABD University of Missouri-St. Louis

Special Areas of Interest:

ESL/EFL
Academic Writing
Culture, Identity and Politics
International Relations

Courses Offered:

ESL 150 English Composition for Foreign Students
ESL 190 Advanced Strategies of Rhetoric and Research
ESL 211 Introduction to Literature for Foreign Students
ESL 490 Research Paper Writing for Foreign Graduate Students

Ritter Hall 20
314.977.7013
landissp@slu.edu

Stephen Rekas

Instructor of ESL

M.A. in Guitar Performance, SIUE

B.A. in Guitar Performance, Music Composition and Spanish Literature, SIUE

B.A. in Biology and English Literature, Millikin University

Post-Graduate Certification in "Composition for the Film and Television Industry" - USC Los Angeles

Areas of Interest:

Creative Writing and Journalism
Editing
All Things Musical
Cultural Studies

Courses Offered:

Contemporary Issues
Writing and Grammar Skills
Pronunciation

Ritter Hall 220
314.977.3201
srekas@slu.edu

Jerry Sherry, PH.D.

Instructor of English and ESL
Ph.D., St. Louis University

Courses Offered:

Grammar
Content
Reading

Ritter Hall 220
314.977.3201
jsherry2@slu.edu

Rodney Smith

Instructor of ESL

M.S. TESOL

The City College of New York

Special Areas of Interest:

Computers in the ESL Classroom
Teaching Grammar in the ESL Classroom

Courses Offered:

Grammar
Reading
Writing

Ritter Hall 220
314.977.3201
rsmith86@slu.edu

Gregory Travis, PH.D.

Instructor of English and ESL

Special Areas of Interest:

Academic and Creative Writing
American and English Literature
Business and Professional Writing

Courses Offered:

Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Writing

Ritter Hall 220
314.977.3201
travis@slu.edu

Kristine Way

Instructor of English as a Second Language
M.A. TESOL
Eastern Michigan University

Special Areas of Interest:

Second Language Acquisition
Writing and Error Correction
Intercultural Communication

Courses Offered:

Pronunciation 90
Grammar/Editing 100
Speaking Skills 110
Writing/Editing 115

Ritter Hall 220
314.977.3201
kway@slu.edu

Not pictured above:

Patricia Hunt phunt5@slu.edu, Brian Ryan bryan10@slu.edu,
Jerry Edris jedris@slu.edu, Nancy Walter NWALTER1@slu.edu,
Guangzhi Huang ghuang3@slu.edu, Angela Rellergert areller2@slu.edu,
Steve Robinson srobin39@slu.edu, Leslie Menendez de Culp lmenend3@slu.edu

For more information about the English as a Second Language Program, call 314-977-3200

For more information about an application for the ESL Program, call the International Center at 314-977-2318

For General Information:
Dr. Kathleen Llewellyn, Interim Chair
314.977.2448
llewelk2@slu.edu
Spanish Graduate Program:
Dr. Elsy Cardona
Director of Spanish Graduate Program
314.977.3670
cardonae@slu.edu
French Graduate Program:
Dr. Annie Smart
Director of French Graduate Program
314.977.2449
smart@slu.edu
Mailing Address:
Ritter Hall 318
220 North Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63103
tel. (314) 977-2450
fax (314) 977-1495