Eric Drewry - Azusa Pacific University

Eric Drewry, JD, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of English

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3275
Email: edrewry@apu.edu

Eric Drewry, JD, Ph.D., teaches and conducts research in linguistics. In 2004, he and his family returned to the U.S. after 15 years in Asia, and one year in The Netherlands. Drewry has published research on both first and second language acquisition, focusing on the acquisition of syntactic structures. He enjoys leading students to “Aha!” moments in discovering the marvels of their linguistic competence in their first language, whether in English, Mandarin, or a European language.

Education

Ph.D. - Linguistics, University of Delaware, 2003
M.A. - Linguistics, University of Delaware, 1997
Level Beth Certificate - Modern Hebrew, Ulpan at Kibbutz Regavim, Benyamina, Israel, 1980
JD - Law, Duke University, 1975
A.B. - Germanic Languages/Literatures and Russian Studies, Princeton University, 1970
Abitur - Hohe Landesschule, Hanau/M, Germany, 1967

Expertise

First and second language acquisition

General linguistics

Syntax

Courses Taught

ENGL 110 – Freshman Writing Seminar
ENGL 111 – Introduction to Literature
ENGL 324 – World Literature to the Renaissance
ENGL 402 – Principles of Language
ENGL 403 – Language Principles and Processes
ENGL 404 – Approaches to Grammar
ENGL 405 – American English Language History

Professional/Scholarly Presentations

Presentations
"Testing a Model of Adult SLA of Mandarin Wh-words" at the 17^th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (NACCL 17), June 2005.

"Root Infinitives in Full CP Structures" at the Western Conference on Linguistics (WELCOL 98), October 1998.

Professional Involvement and Accomplishments

Member of the International Association of Chinese Linguistics and of the Linguistics Society of America
Member of the State Bar of Georgia
Recipient of a Fellowship for the Chinese Linguistic Institute, Cornell University, Summer 1997
Recipient of a National (R.O.C) Science Council grant for linguistics research, 1999-2001
Recipient of an Azusa Pacific Undergraduate Faculty Research Award for “A Grammar Template of Known Loloish languages,” Spring 2006

Special Interests and Activities

Minority language description