Dr. François-Xavier Eygun, Full Professor, French
Education:
BA (Collège de St. Boniface),MA (Calgary), PhD (Manitoba)
Courses taught in recent years:
FREN 3314 - Advanced Composition and Stylistics I; FREN 3315 - Advanced Composition and Stylistics II; FREN 4403 - The French Novel; FREN 3307 - Poetry of France and French Canada; FREN 3397 - Civilization of France; FREN 2202 - Practical French II.
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About Dr. François-Xavier Eygun
Dr. Larry Steele, Associate Professor, French
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Research Interests:
French-Canadian Novels (In particular, the Silent Revolution period in Quebec), Poetry, Songs.
Courses taught in recent years:
FREN 3322 - The Novel of French Canada; FREN 3312 - Acadian Language and Literature; FREN 3317 -The Fraconphone Song; FREN 2205 - Practical French III; FREN 2206 - Practical French IV; FREN 1101 - Basic Practical French I; FREN 1102 - Basic Practical French II.
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About Dr. Larry Steele
Dr. Alexandra Tsedryk, Associate Professor, French
Research Interests:
French as a second language, paraphrasing competence, language acquisition and language pedagogy.
Courses taught in recent years:
FREN 3324 - Written French for the Professional World ; FREN 3325 - Oral French for the Professional World; FREN 3371 - Structure and Variety in Contemporary French I: Phonetics; FREN 3315 - Advanced Composition and Stylistics II; FREN 4451 - Development of Lexical Competence in FSL learners: theory and practice [directed study]; FREN 2214 - Intermediate Grammar and Composition I; FREN 2215 - Intermediate Grammar and Composition II; FREN 2201 - Practical French I; FREN 1101 - Basic Practical French I; FREN 1102 - Basic Practical French II.
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About Dr. Alexandra Tsedryk
Dr. Juliette Valcke, Associate Professor, French, Department Chair
Research interests:
Medieval & Renaissance literature and theater, French and French-Canadian dialects in literature.
Courses taught in recent years:
FREN 2253 – Introduction to French Literature I; FREN 2254 – Introduction to French Literature II; FREN 3310 - Francophone Women's Writing; FREN 3313 - Literature for Children and Young Adults; FREN 3316 - French Drama; FREN 3398 - Focus on French Canada; FREN 1102 - Basic Practical French 2; FREN 2201 - Practical French I.
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About Dr. Juliette Valcke
Professor Pamela Johanson, Language Lab Coordinator
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Education:
B.A. French, German (Honours); B.Ed. French, German; M.A. French
Courses taught in recent years:
Distance courses: FREN 1101 - Basic Practical French I; FREN 1102 - Basic Practical French II; FREN 2201- Practical French I; FREN 2202-- Practical French II.
Contact Information:
Office: Seton 317
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Phoebe Smith, Department Secretary
Contact Information:
(902)-457-6547
Office: Seton 533
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French Language Instructors:
Dr. Marina Davidson, Part-Time Lecturer, French
Education:
BA (Limoges, France); MA (Poitiers, France); PhD (Poitiers, France)
Courses taught in recent years:
FREN 1102- Basic Practical French II; FREN 2201- Practical French I; FREN 2202- Practical French II, HIST 2201- Medieval History.
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About Dr. Marina Davidson
Professor Ghislaine Laguens-Eygun, Part-Time Lecturer, French
Education:
BA in Applied Modern Languages (English and German) (Université de Paris X, France);
Dipôme de la Chambre de Commerce de Paris, France
Courses taught in recent years:
FREN 1101 - Basic Practical French I; FREN 1102 - Basic Practical French II; FREN 2201- Practical French I;
About Professor Ghislaine Laguens-Eygun
Spanish Language Instructors:
Professor Grettel Bladizon-Soto, Part-Time Lecturer, Spanish
Education:
BA in Sociology (Honours) (University of Costa Rica); Post-Bachelor in Rural Development (Laval University); MA in Culture and Spanish Language (Salamanca)
Courses taught in recent years:
SPAN 1101 - Beginning Spanish I; SPAN 1102 - Beginning Spanish II
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About Professor Grettel Baldizon-Soto
Professor Sylvia Catayud, Part-Time Lecturer, Spanish
Education:
BA in English Literature (Honours) (UNAM-Mexico), MA in Lifelong Learning (MSVU), Post bachelor in Teaching Spanish as a Second Language (UNAM-Mexico)
Courses taught in recent years:
SPAN 1101 - Beginning Spanish I; SPAN 1102 - Beginning Spanish II
Professor Olivia Montalvo March, Part-Time Lecturer, Spanish
Education:
MEd (Culture and Spanish Language, Salamanca, Spain)
Courses taught in recent years:
SPAN 1102 - Beginning Spanish II; SPAN 2201 - Intermediate Spanish I; SPAN 2202 - Intermediate Spanish II; SPAN 3301 - Advanced Conversation- Composition I; SPAN 3302 - Advanced Conversation- Composition II
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About Professor Olivia Montalvo March
Mandarin-Chinese Language Instructors:
Dr. Yukang Peng, Part-Time Lecturer, Chinese
Education:
BA in Chinese Linguistics and Literature (Soochow University); MA in Linguistics and Literature (Nanjing Normal University); PhD in Chinese Philology (Nanjing Normal University)
Dr. Wen Ma, Part-Time Lecturer, Chinese
Education:
BA in Child Studies (Carleton University); M.Ed in Educational Studies (Queen's University); PhD in Educational Studies (Queen's University)