College of Humanities People

Janice Aski, Associate Professor of Italian

Department of French and Italian: http://frit.osu.edu/

Office Information
214 Hagerty Hall, 1775 College Road, Columbus, OH, 43210
Email: aski.1@osu.edu
Phone: 614-292-8837
Fax: 614-292-7403

Office Hours:
WI12: M 10:30-12, W 1-2 & by appt.

General Background:
Ph.D. Italian/Romance Linguistics (1997): University of Wisconsin - Madison
M. Ling. (Master in Linguistics) (1992): University of Manchester, United Kingdom
M.A. Italian (1991): University of Wisconsin - Madison
B.A. Italian/Economics (1986): University of Wisconsin - Madison

Janice M. Aski is associate professor and director of the Italian language program. She specializes in foreign language pedagogy and historical Italian/Romance linguistics. She is a co-author of the first-year Italian textbook, Avanti!. Her research in foreign language pedagogy explores a variety of topics, such as testing, teaching reading at the elementary level, and how first-year Italian textbooks and grammar practice activities reflect the most current research in second language acquisition. Her publications in historical Italian/Romance linguistics focus on the social, pragmatic, and cognitive aspects of phonological and morphological change. She has taught a wide range of undergraduate courses in Italian language as well as the history of the Italian language. She is the recipient of the 2004 Colleges of the Arts & Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award.

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