Synopsis:
I received a B.A. (Honors) in French Literaure from the University
of Virginia. After serving three years in the United States Navy as
Electronics officer and Navigator, I spent a year at the Sorbonne
as a Fulbright scholar. Returning to the University of Virginia, I
completed an M.A. in French literature, writing on the concept of
Justice in the works of Albert Camus. I then continued studies
in Romance Linguistics at Harvard University, writing a dissertation
on Rime Équivoque in the works of Chrétien de
Troyes. My interest in language learning led to two years as a research
linguist at the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, D.C.
I subsequently became professor of linguistics at Cornell University,
teaching courses in language acquisition and in Old French. My interest
in the use of information technology in learning and research led
to an appointment as an IBM Consulting Scholar, 1987-88, after which
I joined the Institute for Academic Technology at UNC-CH to study
the role of information technology in language research and learning.
Published software includes a program for writing assistance in French,
Système-D (1988 EDUCOM/NCRIPTAL award for Best Foreign
Language Software), and Nouvelles Dimensions, a multimedia
program for listening comprehension in French (Grand Prize Winner
at the 1995 Asymetrix Developers Conference). Recent honors include
the 1996 Modern Language Association/EDUCOM medal for research and
development in the use of information technology for language teaching
and learning.
Course Pages :
Freshman Seminar: The Art & Science of Language
Intermediate French
Introduction to French Literature I - Middle Ages & 16th Century
Introduction to French Literature II - 17th & 18th Century
Projects:
- Interactive multimedia for listening comprehension
- Writing assistants for language learning
- Music and language learning
- Digital database of language resources
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