Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3275
Email: edrewry@apu.edu
Office Location: Faculty Quad #16A
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Eric Drewry, JD, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of English
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Profile
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
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
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Presentations
"Testing a Model of Adult SLA of Mandarin Wh-words" at the 17th 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.
"Testing a Model of Adult SLA of Mandarin Wh-words" at the 17th 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
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
Expertise
First and second language acquisition
General linguistics
Syntax
Special Interests and Activities
Minority language description
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