Jeff Matthews


So you were expecting Ricky Martin?
 
Welcome to my home page. Yes, I know it's sparse, but it takes a lot of living to make a house page a home page! 

I have an MA in Linguistics from the U. of Hawaii and worked with Danny Steinberg on the Longman text, Introduction to Psycholinguistics and his recent Longman second edition of Psycholinguistics: Language, Mind and World

I used to be a professional trombone player. I was a cab-driver, mailman, and oil-refinery roustabout. I have published short stories and was the editor of the AFSouth magazine The Lion for 7 years. I was a German-language spook for the Army Security Agency. The people I spied on are now all dead or hold very high office. I speak fluent Italian and German. I have run 3 marathons. I am a good amateur juggler and if I get much better I am going to run away and join the circus. I live in Naples, Italy. 


For UMUC I have  taught (in the classroom) :
 

  • ENG 100                           ENG 101       ENG 291
  • COMM 100 (Public Speaking)             COMM 380 (Language in Society)
  • COMM 390                                             COMM 395
  • COMM 479 (The Language of Advertising)
  • SPCH 324 (Gender and Communication)



  • By DE I have taught:
     
  •  ENG101  
  • COMM 380  "Language in Society". 
  • COMM 479  The Language of Advertising. 
  • Language and Sexism Seminar:  ENGL379.    
  • COMM 390
  • COMM 395
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    Offered occasionally

    DE seminar

    Minority and Endangered Languages




    Some Useful Links
     
  • UMUC's home page.

  • Web Enhancement Page for WRTG101 term 5, '07/8  Naples

  • Relevant websites
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  • FAQ. Frequently Asked Questions About Language and Linguistics.
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  • Articles. This links to a list with about 200 downloadable articles of general interest about language. Good sources for students taking classes described on this page. Also, just plain fun to read.
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  • Around Naples. For those interested in Naples, Italy.
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  • My e-mail address: matthews@unina.it.