C. Joseph Sorell
Senior Lecturer
// PLaCE // English
Instructional Staff
Office and Contact
Room: Young Hall 802
Email: csorell@purdue.edu
Courses
ENGL 110
ENGL 111
Short Courses in Vocabulary, Conversation, and Academic Writing
Joseph holds an M.A. in TESOL from Michigan State University and a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He has taught EFL/ESL courses for over 25 years and trained EFL teachers at the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition to the U.S. and New Zealand, Joseph has worked or studied in the United Kingdom, Germany, Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of China, and the P.R.C. His major research interests are vocabulary learning, program design, and cross-cultural understanding.