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| EDUCATION |
| August 1982 : Ph.D. French. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. |
| Major : French. |
| Minor : Philosophy. |
| Dissertation : Forms of Address in Old French Romances. |
June 1971 : B.A. French and Philosophy "with High Distinction." Indiana-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana. |
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-present : Associate Professor of French, with tenure, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky. |
1985-1990 : Assistant Professor of French, Western Kentucky University. |
1982-85 : Assistant Professor of French, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, Indiana. |
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| HONORS |
| Pi Delta Phi French Honorary Society |
| Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars |
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| EXPERIENCE ABROAD |
July 2001 : Paris. Completed French Business instruction at the Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris. |
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. |
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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| ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS |
The Polite Speech of Direct Discourse in Jean Renart's Guillaume de Dole, Studi Francesi 97 (1989): 71-77. |
Polite Address and Characterization by Speech in Gautier d'Arras' Eracle, Romance Quarterly 35.1 (1988): 21-29. |
Why Tu Rather than Vous in Chrétien de Troyes' Le Chevalier de la charrete?, Lingvisticae Investigationes 11.1 (1987): 115-127. |
The Vocative Adjectives biaus, dous, and chiers in Old French, Lingvisticae Investigationes 9.2 (1985): 307-319. |
AOI in the Chanson de Roland: A Divergent Hypothesis, Olifant 10.4 (1984/85): 182-187. |
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| RECENT PRESENTATIONS |
From Villon to Voltaire, Online, Kentucky Foreign Language Conference 2007, April 19, 2008, Lexington, Kentucky. |
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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