Eva Dessein
Visiting Assistant Professor of French & Francophone Studies
- Office
- Le Chateau 104
- Tel
- (802) 443-3618
- edessein@middlebury.edu
- Office Hours
- Spring 2022: Mondays 9:00-10:00 & by appointment
Eva Dessein has an M.A. and a Ph.D. in French and Applied Linguistics from Vanderbilt University; a Licence and Maîtrise in American Literature from the University of Aix-Marseille (AMU); a Magistère in International and Intercultural Negotiations (AMU).
Her teaching interests include French language, representations of identities, provencal literature, phonetics and pronunciation, French for the professions.
Her research is on second language learning, language and identity, intercultural competency, language learning in immersion settings and instructional technology.
Prior to coming to Middlebury, she was the French Language Program Director at Vanderbilt University, and held teaching positions at the University of Texas at Austin and Williams College. She also taught many summers at the Vanderbilt in France program in Aix-en-Provence.
Courses Taught
FREN 0201
Intermediate French I
Course Description
Intermediate French I
Emphasis on increased control and proficiency in the language through audiovisual, conversational, and drill methods. Readings and film enlarge the student's view of French life and culture. (FREN 0102 or by placement) 5 hrs. lect./disc.
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FREN 0205
Toward Liberated Expression
Course Description
Toward Liberated Expression
A course designed to increase and perfect the ability to express oneself in spoken and written French. Emphasis on precision, variety, and vocabulary acquisition. Sections limited to 15 students. (FREN 0201, 0203 or placement) This requirement for the major and the minor may be satisfied by placement at a higher level. 3 hrs. lect./disc.
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