Entries tagged with ‘French’

Sarah Jones-Boardman, New French Instructor

Bonjour! My name is Sarah Jones-Boardman. I completed my B.A. in French and Psychology and my M.A. in French at University of Minnesota where I am currently finishing my PhD on Francophone African literature. I am a Minnesota native, born and raised in St. Paul. In fact, my family has lived in Saint Paul since […]

Gustavus French Grads Teach English for TAPIF

by Professor Laurent Dechery This year, four Gustavus students who graduated in May 2016 with minors or majors in French are participating in the Teaching Assistant Program in France, or TAPIF. The program gives the opportunity to work in France for 7 months, teaching English to French students of all ages. Each year, over 1,100 […]

Bonjour From Visiting Assistant Professor Kate Droske!

Bonjour!  My name is Kate Droske and I am joining the department of Modern Languages Literatures and Cultures this year as a Visiting Assistant Professor of French.  I am coming to Gustavus Adolphus College from the University of Minnesota, where I recently completed my doctorate in French with a focus on the literature of Quebec. […]

European Day of Languages

 The European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26 September. Europeans are encouraged to be “plurilingual” – to learn multiple languages. Here are some bilingual and plurilingual celebrities.  “Throughout Europe, 800 million Europeans represented in the Council of Europe’s 47 member states are encouraged to learn more languages, at any […]

Modern Language faculty and students participate in International Festival at Gustavus

The Gustavus International Festival on November 17, 2012 featured many of the talented faculty and students of the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures & Cultures. Professor Ana Adams, Spanish, danced the flamenco, as images of her native Andalucía showed in the background. Professor Paschal Kyoore, French and African Studies, gave a demonstration of the gyil, […]

La famille de Fabien – French Students at Gustavus make iMovies about their families

In Professor Laurent Déchery’s French 101 classes, students create digital stories about their families. First they select pictures and write a script about their parents, siblings, and relatives (where they live, how old they are, their likes and dislikes.) Then the students present the stories on iMovie. Some students choose to make up a new […]

The MLC Blog

Dear professors and students of Modern Languages, Literatures & Cultures: We need your help. Jeremy Robinson (Culpeper Center) and I are revamping the MLC web site. The new site will host this blog, where we will post news about the department: our students, our alums, our course projects, faculty research, and community news. But we […]