Contact information: Helen Guillory

Summary of Qualifications: Thirteen years of foreign language teaching experience from January 1989 to the present, developing multimedia and choosing web-based materials, as well as creating course outlines, course descriptions, lesson plans. The goal is to involve students in the French that surrounds them, including the experience of French in Austin.

TEACHING GRANTS

  • 1999 Summer Institute, St. Edward's University, creation of How to Pronounce French
  • 2001 Summer Institute, St. Edward's University, creation of on-line web course, Business French in the Francophone World
  • 2001 Summer Teaching Grant from French Embassy for French for business courses at Grenoble University, France
  • 2003 Summer Institute, St. Edward's University, creation of French Placement Exams in Blackboard
  • 2004 Summer Teaching Grant from French Embassy for Technology in Education at Perpignan, France

ACADEMIC PREPARATION

University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. 12/1997, Thesis: "The Effectsof Key Word Captions to Authentic Video . .", 30 hours in French linguistics and language, 15 hours in related linguistics courses

University of North Texas, M.A. French Literature, minor in computer science

University of California at Santa Barbara;21 quarter hours; 14 semester hours California Lifetime Credential, migrated to Texas Standard Credential in 2005

Six months at the Sorbonne, Paris, 36 credits in French Civilization

University of Bordeaux, 54 credit hours of French literature


PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
  • American Association of Teachers of French (since 1989), Secretary of local chapter 2004-2006, Secretary1997-98, President 1998-2000
  • Modern Language Association since 1997
  • Alliance française since 1989
MEDIA

,How to Pronounce French

PUBLICATIONS

"The Effects of Key Word Captions to French Authentic Video on Learner Comprehension." CALICO Journal, volume 15, nos. 1-3, 1998, pp. 89-108.

PAPERS PRESENTED

  • "How to Pronounce French" -- demonstration of tutorial and discussion of French phonemic strategies, Texas Foreign Language Association, October 14-17, 2004, Houston, Texas
  • "How to Pronounce French" -- web site demonstration at CourseWare Fair for CALICO, June 1, 2000, University of New Mexico at Tucson
  • "The Effects of Key Words to French Authentic Video in Foreign Language Instruction", SCMLA, October 1999, presentation
  • "The Art of and Science of Captioning Authentic Video", CALICO, July 1998, presentation
  • "Evolution of French syntax from the eighth through the 16th century", Linguistics ASsociation of the SOuthwest, October 1993