Dan J. Tannacito

Dan Tannacito is Professor Emeritus at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in the U.S. Dr. Tannacito earned two doctorates at the University of Oregon in applied linguistics and literature. He designed and developed the doctoral program in Applied Linguistics and Composition at IUP where he was the director and taught for 35years. He directed more than 60 doctoral dissertations. He founded and directed the intensive English institute at IUP. He taught and lectured widely in China, Turkey, and Europe. He was director of the MATEFL Program at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey. He published books on discourse analysis, second language writing, and intensive English teacher preparation. His journal publications include articles in the Journal of Second Language Writing and elsewhere. In retirement, he lives on the Oregon coast with his wife and dog.