Cynthia Eid-Yaoute
Faculty
Email: ceid@middlebury.edu
Phone: work802.443.5526
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Cynthia-Yaoute EIDis the Director-Founder of the Center for Languages at Antonine University since 2005 and a professor in Antonine and Balamand universities, Lebanon. She is also a Visiting Professor in Ottawa University-Canada since 2009, an invited lecturer in several European universities and a Development Consultant, validating learning schema at the University of Montreal, Canada.
She has a Ph.D. in Public International Law & Political Sciences from René Descartes University, Paris V, France and a Ph.D. in University Teaching, Information and Communication Sciences from Valenciennes University, France.
Cynthia EID has organized numerous international colloquia, seminars and lectures in Lebanon and abroad, took part in many collective publications and wrote various articles regarding didactics, intercultural education, assessment of second language skills, and relationship between the oral and written skills in the context of ICTs.
Cynthia EID is ordered Knight in the Order of Academic Palms upon a Decree of the French Prime Minister François Fillon, August 29, 2011.
Courses
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FREN 6514 - Applied Phonetics ▹
Production orale et prononciation / Oral Production and Pronunciation
In this course, students will develop and perfect their oral production skills, by means of various original materials and through a wide array of challenging oral production activities. By working on the linguistic and socio-cultural dimensions of a variety of useful communicative speech situations, students will acquire and consolidate a more sophisticated and lasting proficiency in oral expression. Each class will include systematic work on pronunciation, carefully integrated into the program of the day or the week; practice & correction of French pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation through a wide array of oral exercises (discrimination, repetition, dialogues, in-situation activities...). In all aspects of the course, improving communicative ability will be the priority. A mid-session individual interview will allow students to measure their progress and receive customized suggestions to maximize their oral performance.
Texts: an online course pack including documents and supporting material, articles, and short collections of thematic material to stimulate debate and discussion; excerpts of plays, audio and video clips, etc.
N.B.: Initially, first-year graduate students will be placed in this course on the basis of their scores on the oral interview; although any remaining seats will be opened to other interested students, they should normally register in 6612."
N.B. Initially, first-year graduate students will be placed in this course on the basis of their scores on the oral interview; although any remaining seats will be opened to other interested students, they should normally register in 6612.
Language & StylisticsSummer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
