Lupco Spasovski

Biography
Lupco Spasovski has been teaching at Arizona State University Department of English since 1998. He specializes in pragmatics, ESL, and cross-cultural studies. At ASU, Spasovski held the positions of an honors disciplinary faculty at Barrett, the Honors College, and an instructor at the ASU Critical Languages Institute -- an internationally recognized institute specializing in less commonly taught languages. Before moving to Arizona, from 1990-1998, he was a lecturer in English linguistics at the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Macedonia.
Spasovski has designed, taught, and supervised courses in general and applied linguistics, English grammar, phonetics and phonology, sociolinguistics, methods of teaching English, EFL, ESL, ESP, and writing. His research and scholarly interests focus on pragmatics, phonology, sociolinguistics, second-language acquisition, and ESL. Spasovski is a recipient of a number of awards for academic excellence, student mentoring, and professional service.
Education
- PhD Linguistics, Arizona State University
- MA English (Linguistics), Arizona State University
- BA English Language and Literature, Letters, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University
Research Interests
Pragmatics
Sociolinguistics
Second Language Acquisition and Theory
Phonology
Intercultural communication
English as a Second Language
Publications
Books
Spasovski, Lupco. Morphology and Pragmatics of the Diminutive: Evidence from Macedonian. Saarbrücken, Germany: Scholars' Press, 2016. Print.
Published Conference Papers
Spasovski, Lupco. On the Rules, Uniformity, and Consistency in Transcribing from English. Proc. of Seventeenth International Conference on Macedonian Language, Literature, and Culture, Ohrid. Skopje: Ss. Cyril and Methodius UP, 2017. 83-101. Print.
Spasovski, Lupco. On the Phonology and Semantics of Level Intonation Patterns in American English. Language and Society at the Turn of the 21st Century: Proceedings of the First International Congress of the Macedonian Applied Linguistics Association. Ed. by Lj. Stefanovski and J. Lazarevska. Skopje: University of Skopje, 2000. 107-13. Print.
Articles in Journals
Spasovski, Lupco. Catch 22: Semantics of Black Humor. Lettre Internationale. Dec.1995: 40-2. Skopje: Gjurgja. Print.
Book Reviews
Rottenberg, Annette T. and Donna Haisty Winchell. Elements of Argument, 10th ed. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin's. 2012. Print
Kramer, Christina E. Macedonian: A Course for Beginning and Intermediate Students. Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Pres., 1999. Print.
Courses
Spring 2022 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LIN 510 | Linguistics |
Fall 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LIN 591 | Seminar |
Summer 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LIN 510 | Linguistics |
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LIN 510 | Linguistics |
LIN 520 | Second-Lang Acquisition Theory |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LIN 510 | Linguistics |
Summer 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LIN 510 | Linguistics |
LIN 591 | Seminar |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LIN 520 | Second-Lang Acquisition Theory |
LIN 591 | Seminar |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LIN 510 | Linguistics |
Summer 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LIN 520 | Second-Lang Acquisition Theory |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LIN 501 | Approaches to Research |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LIN 510 | Linguistics |
LIN 591 | Seminar |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ENG 404 | Studies 2nd Lang Acquisition |
LIN 510 | Linguistics |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LIN 510 | Linguistics |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LIN 510 | Linguistics |
LIN 520 | Second-Lang Acquisition Theory |
Honors/Awards
Distinguished Instruction, Critical Language Institute, The Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies, Arizona State University
Honors Disciplinary Faculty Outstanding Mentor, Barrett, The Honors College, Arizona State University
The Xavier College Award for Excellence in Teaching
Arizona State University Russian and East European Studies Consortium Research Fellow
Arizona State University Graduate Associate Scholarship
The British Council Post-Graduate Scholarship, London University College, UK
Italian Government International Students Award, University of Perugia, Italy
Professional Associations
Linguistic Society of America
TESOL International