syntax passing event params ?

When specifying an event such as

    element.addEventListener("load", foo, true);

where foo is a function

    function foo()
    {
            window.frames[0].method()  // call method in first doc succeeds
    }

However if I pass an argument

    element.addEventListener("load", foo(arg), true);

where foo is defined as

    foo = function(param)
    {
         window.frames[0].method()  // call method in first doc fails
    }


Is the syntax correct - should it work?