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Joel S. Pastor

Title: Lecturer

Department: World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Cornell University, 2015
    Major: Romance Studies
    Specialization: Medieval/Renaissance Italian Literature and Culture
    Dissertation: 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.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

ITAL 2900.001Special ProblemsSummer 3W1 2023
WLLC 3530.001Cosa Nostra: The Mafia in History and FictionSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 1020.001ELEM ITALIANSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 1020.002ELEM ITALIANSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
WLLC 3010.001Global DiversitySpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 2050.001INTERMEDIATE ITALSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 4900.701Special ProblemsSpring 2023 Syllabus
ITAL 4910.001Special ProblemsSpring 2023
ITAL 3050.001Contemporary Italian Culture Through FilmFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 1010.002Elementary ItalianFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 1010.003Elementary ItalianFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 2040.001Intermediate ItalianFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
WLLC 4980.888Experimental CourseSummer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 1020.001ELEM ITALIANSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 1020.002ELEM ITALIANSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 2050.001INTERMEDIATE ITALSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 4900.701Special ProblemsSpring 2022
ITAL 3040.001Topics in Italian CultureSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
WLLC 3530.001Cosa Nostra: The Mafia in History and FictionFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 1010.001Elementary ItalianFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 1010.002Elementary ItalianFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 2040.001Intermediate ItalianFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 4900.701Special ProblemsFall 2021 Syllabus
ITAL 3050.001Contemporary Italian Culture Through FilmSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 1020.001ELEM ITALIANSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 1020.002ELEM ITALIANSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 2050.001INTERMEDIATE ITALSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 1010.001Elementary ItalianFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 1010.002Elementary ItalianFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 2040.001Intermediate ItalianFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 2900.701Special ProblemsFall 2020 Syllabus
ITAL 4900.701Special ProblemsFall 2020 Syllabus
ITAL 3040.001Topics in Italian CultureFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 3050.001Contemporary Italian Culture Through FilmSpring 2020 Syllabus
ITAL 1020.001ELEM ITALIANSpring 2020 Syllabus
ITAL 1020.002ELEM ITALIANSpring 2020 Syllabus
ITAL 2050.001INTERMEDIATE ITALSpring 2020 Syllabus
ITAL 4900.701Special ProblemsSpring 2020 Syllabus
ITAL 1010.001Elementary ItalianFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 1010.002Elementary ItalianFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 2040.002Intermediate ItalianFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ITAL 4900.701Special ProblemsFall 2019 Syllabus
ITAL 3040.001Topics in Italian CultureFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
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Overall
Summative Rating
Challenge and
Engagement Index
Response Rate

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  • 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
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • 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
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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