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Degrees:
AB (Modern Languages) Providence College
M.A. (French) Michigan State University
Ph.D. (French) University of Massachusetts/Amherst
Research Areas:
French-language novels of France and North America
Franco-American Civilization
Methods of Language Teaching
Current Research:
French in Maine and New England
Les Flibustiers de la Nouvelle-France
Interests and Activities:
Traveling
Keeping up with the pursuits of his children
Threatening to play golf more often
Awards and Honors:
- Recipient, on behalf of ACQS, of the Prix du 3-juillet-1608 from the Conseil supérieur de la langue française du Québec, March 2005
- Honored for 25 years of service to the University of Maine, 2004
- President, Maine Chapter of American Association of Teachers of French, 2003- 2004
- President, American Council for Quebec Studies, 2005-Present
- Honored as lauréat of the American Association of Teachers of French, 1994
- Honoree for having taken the lead in developing Academic Alliances, American Association for Higher Education, 1992
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Courses often taught:
FRE 211/212
Intermediate
French
FRE 250 Multidisciplinary Readings in French
FRE 398 French Immersion: Western France
FRE 307 French for Business
FRE 440 Franco-American Civilization
FRE 465 North American French Novel
MLC 466 The Teaching of Modern Languages
CAN 101 Introduction to Canadian Studies
Courses teaching (Fall 2006):
FRE 465/508 The North American French Novel (Tues and Thurs, 3:30 - 4:45)
FRE 250 Multidisciplinary Readings in French (a tag-on to CAN 101)
CAN 101 Introduction to Canadian Studies (Tues and Thurs 2:00-3:15)
Courses teaching (Spring 2007):
FRE 307 French for Business
Office Hours (Fall 2006): Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:00-4:00 at 266 Little Hall and by appointment at the Canadian-American Center, 154 College Avenue
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