Aline Germain-Rutherford
Associate Vice President for Language Schools, Director of the French School
Email: agermain@middlebury.edu
Phone: work802.443.5821
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Aline Germain-Rutherford is the Associate Vice President of the Language Schools and Graduate programs of Middlebury College, and the Director of the French School. She is also the Vice President for Pedagogical Development for Middlebury Interactive Languages. She received a Doctorat de Didactologie/Didactique des Langues et des Cultures at La Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris III. She has taught for many years in Canada and is the former Director of the Canadian Centre for Studies and Research on Bilingualism and Language Planning (CCERBAL) of the University of Ottawa. The author of numerous publications on faculty development, second language pedagogy, speech technology and the integration of sound pedagogy in e-learning practices, Dr. Germain-Rutherford has headed several national and international research projects, specifically on faculty development and multicultural issues in post-secondary education and online environments. She has been a visiting professor and keynote speaker in Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Dr. Germain-Rutherford is also the recipient of the 3M National Teaching Fellow Award, a Canadian national award for excellence in teaching and leadership in Higher Education.
Courses
Courses offered in the past four years.
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FREN 3460 - Oral Production &Pronunciation
The objective of this course is to acquire the means of communication using contemporary oral French for everyday social situations.
Each class will include systematic work on French phonetics. The different exercises will allow students to practice and correct their French pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation. Through various activities organized around a daily conversation theme, students will develop and perfect their oral production and comprehension skills.
Required text: Les 500 exercices de phonétique (avec corrigés), Dominique Abry & Marie-Laure Chalaron, ISBN: 978-2-01-155698-1, Hachette FLE (CD MP3 included). Additionally there will be a required coursepack for purchase at the College bookstore.
Summer 2008, Summer 2009
FREN 6690 - Educ Tech & Second Lang Teach
Technologie éducative et didactique des langues secondes / Educational Technology and Second Language Teaching
This course aims at providing future and practicing L2 instructors with a pedagogical foundation for the theory and practice of technology integration in second language learning and teaching. As such, this course will enable students to develop their skills to effectively use a variety of technological tools. Course topics include trends and issues of instructional technology use, and instructional techniques, standards and strategies for integrating technology into a variety of language learning settings. Based on an experiential project development approach, the course will offer students opportunities to critically assess existing tools and to design course materials to enhance second language learning and teaching.
PedagogySummer 2010
EDST 0205 - L2 Acquisition & Ed. Tech. ▹
Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and Educational Technology
In this course we will study the relationship between second language acquisition (SLA) theory, foreign language (FL) instruction, and the use of educational technology. We will examine various aspects of first and second language learning/acquisition. SLA theories and research findings will then provide a framework to explore FL instruction and computer assisted learning (CALL) applications. Based on an experiential project development approach, this course will offer students opportunities to critically assess existing CALL applications and to design learning materials based on SLA current and relevant research. Class sessions are designed to be hands-on and interactive. (Not open to students who have taken LNGT/EDST 1004) 3 hrs. lect./disc.
Fall 2012
LNGT 0205 - L2Acquisition & Ed. Tech. ▹
Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and Educational Technology
In this course we will study the relationship between second language acquisition (SLA) theory, foreign language (FL) instruction, and the use of educational technology. We will examine various aspects of first and second language learning/acquisition. SLA theories and research findings will then provide a framework to explore FL instruction and computer assisted learning (CALL) applications. Based on an experiential project development approach, this course will offer students opportunities to critically assess existing CALL applications and to design learning materials based on SLA current and relevant research. Class sessions are designed to be hands-on and interactive. (Not open to students who have taken LNGT/EDST 1004) 3 hrs. lect./disc.
Fall 2012
LNGT 1004 / EDST 1004 - 2nd Lang Acquisition & Ed Tech
Second Language Acquisition and Educational Technology
In this course we will study the relationship between second language acquisition (SLA) theory, foreign language (FL) instruction, and the use of educational technology. We will examine various aspects of first and second language learning/acquisition. SLA theories and research findings will then provide a framework to explore FL instruction and computer assisted learning (CALL) applications. Based on an experiential project development approach, the course will offer students opportunities to critically assess existing CALL applications and to design learning materials based on SLA current and relevant research. Class sessions are designed to be hands-on and interactive. This course counts as elective credit towards the Linguistics minor.
Winter 2012
