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        | EDUCATION | 
        
      
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        August 1982 : Ph.D. French. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. | 
        
      
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        Major : French. | 
        
      
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        Minor : Philosophy. | 
        
      
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        Dissertation : Forms of Address in Old French Romances. | 
        
      
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        June 1971 : B.A. French and Philosophy "with High Distinction." Indiana-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana. | 
        
      
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        June 1970  : Diplôme Supérieur d'Etudes Françaises (3e Degré). Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France. | 
        
      
        
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        | TEACHING POSITIONS | 
        
      
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        1990-2018 : Associate Professor of French, with tenure, Western   Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky. | 
        
      
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        1985-1990 : Assistant Professor of French, Western Kentucky University. | 
        
      
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        1982-85 : Assistant Professor of French, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, Indiana. | 
        
      
        
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        | HONORS | 
        
      
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        Pi Delta Phi French Honorary Society | 
        
      
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        Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars | 
        
      
        
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        | EXPERIENCE ABROAD | 
        
      
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        July 2001 : Paris. Completed French Business instruction at the Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris. | 
        
      
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        January 1990 : Montpellier. Reviewed WKU junior year abroad and exchange program located in Montpellier, France. Hired new French Resident Coordinator. Negotiated new accords between Western Kentucky University and l'Université Paul Valéry. | 
        
      
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        1973-74 : Paris. Instructor of English in French secondary school (assistant d'anglais). Completed Italian and German courses at the Université de Paris. | 
        
      
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        1969-70 : Strasbourg. Junior Year Abroad as undergraduate. Completed Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures 3e Degré. | 
      
      
        
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        | PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS | 
        
      
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        American Association of Teachers of French | 
        
      
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        American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages | 
        
      
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        Modern Language Association | 
      
      
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        Medieval Association of the Midwest | 
        
      
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        Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education | 
        
      
        
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        | PROFESSIONAL SERVICE | 
      
      
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        Advanced Placement Reader for French 2008-present | 
      
      
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        Advanced Placement Table Leader for French 2017-present | 
      
      
        
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        | ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS  | 
        
      
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        Presentational Writing: Summative or Formative Assessment Online, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education , November 14, 2016, Washington D.C. published in proceedings | 
      
      
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        The Polite Speech of Direct Discourse in Jean Renart's Guillaume de Dole, Studi Francesi  97 (1989): 71-77. | 
        
      
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        Polite Address and Characterization by Speech in Gautier d'Arras' Eracle, Romance Quarterly  35.1 (1988): 21-29. | 
        
      
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        Why Tu Rather than Vous in Chrétien de Troyes' Le Chevalier de la charrete?, Lingvisticae Investigationes 11.1 (1987): 115-127. | 
        
      
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        The Vocative Adjectives biaus, dous, and chiers in Old French, Lingvisticae Investigationes 9.2 (1985): 307-319. | 
        
      
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        AOI in the Chanson de Roland: A Divergent Hypothesis, Olifant 10.4 (1984/85): 182-187.  | 
        
      
        
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        | ARTICLES IN PROGRESS | 
      
      
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        Formulas of Politeness and the Authorship of Guillaume d'Angleterre | 
        
      
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        Tu and Vous in the Romances of Chrétien de Troyes | 
      
      
        | RECENT PRESENTATIONS  | 
        
      
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         Presentational Writing: Summative or Formative Assessment Online, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education , November 14, 2016, Washington D.C.  | 
      
      
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        Formulas of Politeness and the Authorship of Guillaume d'Angleterre, Kentucky Foreign Language Conference 2015, April 23, 2015, Lexington, Kentucky. | 
      
      
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        Perceval, the Slow Apprentice of Courtly Manners, Kentucky Foreign Language Conference 2014, April 10, 2014, Lexington, Kentucky. | 
      
      
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        Teaching French Literature Without a Book, Kentucky Foreign Language Conference 2013, April 19, 2013, Lexington, Kentucky. | 
      
      
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        A Proficiency Project Portfolio for Students of French, Kentucky Foreign Language Conference 2012, April 19, 2012, Lexington, Kentucky. | 
      
      
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        Blackboard’s  Portfolio and Student Reading, Writing, Speaking and Cultural Awareness,  American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language 2011, November 19, 2011, Denver, Colorado. | 
      
      
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        Beyond Showing Movies in Language Classes, Kentucky Foreign Language Conference 2011, April 16, 2011, Lexington, Kentucky. | 
      
      
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        Pronouncing French CLEARly, Kentucky Foreign Language Conference 2010, April 15, 2010, Lexington, Kentucky. | 
        
      
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        Public Writing: French Grammar and Composition, Kentucky Foreign Language Conference 2009, April 18, 2009, Lexington, Kentucky. | 
        
      
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        From Villon to Voltaire, Online, Kentucky Foreign Language Conference 2008, April 19, 2008, Lexington, Kentucky.  | 
        
      
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        Toward an Interactive Syllabus; Engaging Students of French, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language 2007, November 17, 2007, San Antonio, Texas.  | 
        
      
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