Faculty Profile

Joel Pastor

Title
Lecturer
Department
World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, Cornell University, 2015. 
Major: Romance Studies
Degree Specialization: Medieval/Renaissance Italian Literature and Culture
Dissertation Title: The Poet in Babylon:  Petrarch, Dante, and the Political Implications of the Prophetic Mode
MA, Cornell University, 2013. 
Major: Italian Literature, Renaissance History
BA, University of Oklahoma, 2008. 
Major: Letters





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
No current or future courses scheduled.


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    ITAL 2900.001, Special Problems, Summer 3W1 2023 
                    

                    WLLC 3530.001, Cosa Nostra: The Mafia in History and Fiction, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 1020.001, ELEM ITALIAN, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 1020.002, ELEM ITALIAN, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WLLC 3010.001, Global Diversity, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 2050.001, INTERMEDIATE ITAL, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 4900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2023 Syllabus
                    

                    ITAL 4910.001, Special Problems, Spring 2023 
                    

                    ITAL 3050.001, Contemporary Italian Culture Through Film, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 1010.002, Elementary Italian, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 1010.003, Elementary Italian, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 2040.001, Intermediate Italian, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WLLC 4980.888, Experimental Course, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 1020.001, ELEM ITALIAN, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 1020.002, ELEM ITALIAN, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 2050.001, INTERMEDIATE ITAL, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 4900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2022 
                    

                    ITAL 3040.001, Topics in Italian Culture, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WLLC 3530.001, Cosa Nostra: The Mafia in History and Fiction, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 1010.001, Elementary Italian, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 1010.002, Elementary Italian, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 2040.001, Intermediate Italian, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 4900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    ITAL 3050.001, Contemporary Italian Culture Through Film, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 1020.001, ELEM ITALIAN, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 1020.002, ELEM ITALIAN, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 2050.001, INTERMEDIATE ITAL, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 1010.001, Elementary Italian, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 1010.002, Elementary Italian, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 2040.001, Intermediate Italian, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 2900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ITAL 4900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ITAL 3040.001, Topics in Italian Culture, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 3050.001, Contemporary Italian Culture Through Film, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ITAL 1020.001, ELEM ITALIAN, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ITAL 1020.002, ELEM ITALIAN, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ITAL 2050.001, INTERMEDIATE ITAL, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ITAL 4900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ITAL 1010.001, Elementary Italian, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 1010.002, Elementary Italian, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 2040.002, Intermediate Italian, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ITAL 4900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    ITAL 3040.001, Topics in Italian Culture, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
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Engagement Index		
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out of 7		
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 of 
students responded		
					
					
				

			
		


		
    
			
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
    • The course as a whole was
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    • The course content was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
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    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    
			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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