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KS1: Proficiency in speaking, reading, writing, and aural comprehension in the target language
EVIDENCE #1: French language classes and content related classes. Trinity University, La Sorbonne, L'Institut Catholique and L'Institut d'Etudes Politique - See Transcript. 1983-1988
EVIDENCE #2: Academic work at the University of Yaoundé, Cameroon while on a graduate research scholarship. Course request letters and attestation letters from professors. 1989-1990
EVIDENCE #3: French Praxis Test Score Sheet, 2019
TrinityUniv.Transcripts.Scanned.Feb3.2017 (1).pdfDESCRIPTION EVIDENCE #1: During my undergraduate studies, I took a total of 40 credit hours of French language classes. These included grammar, writing, speaking, aural comprehension and phonetics. During this time I became fluent in French.
In addition to that, I took 12 credit hours of courses given in French, while a student in Paris pertaining to culture, politics, foreign affairs, geography, literature and communication.
At Trinity University, I took 27 credit hours of course work related to France and French history including Modern Europe History, The Human Quest, International Trade, Comparative Politics, Senior Thesis Research & Writing.
DESCRIPTION EVIDENCE #2: Academic work at The University of Yaoundé in Cameroon 1989-1990. These are request letters to attend classes and attestation letters from professors. I took a variety of classes as an auditor including Contemporary African Literature, Tropical Ecology, Sociology of Community Development, and Rural African Societies. All classes, except one, were held in French. I was on a graduate scholarship from The Rotary Club in San Antonio, Texas. Click here to read introduction letter to my host Rotary Club in Cameroon. Part of the scholarship requirement was university enrollment. These courses supported my research and work in international community development, carried out in the field in French.
Request Letter to attend classes in the Sociology Department
Request letter to attend classes in Black African Literature Department
ChefdeDeptSoc3Cours 1socruraf mentdev devcomm.pdfSociology Department, 3 courses: Mentality & Development, Community Development, Rural African Societies.
CoursdeDevComm.pdfCommunity Development
ProfdeSocRurales AttdeCherc.pdfRural African Societies
LittAfricaine.pdfAfrican Literature class , "L'Ecriture et la Folie," professor, Ambroise Kom.
EcologdeForetEquat.pdfTropical Forest Ecology
DESCRIPTION for EVIDENCE #3: French Praxis Test Scores. I took and passed the exam on 2/20/19 and received a total score of 180 out of 200. A score of 162 was needed to pass. The median score overall was 172.
ScoreReport_FrenchPraxis_Feb2019.pdfANALYSIS/REFLECTION for EVIDENCE #1,2,3:
My French language learning has taken an interesting path. I began the journey my first year of college in 1983 at Trinity University. While I had studied Spanish in high school, my growing interest in international relations precipitated this change. French is one of six official languages of the United Nations, and, alongside English, one of the two working languages of the U.N. in New York and Geneva.
This desire also prompted me to apply to a study abroad program in Paris, France for my junior year. I attended a multitude of classes in French language as well as other content areas at The Sorbonne, L'Institute Catholique and eventually at L'Institut D'Etudes Politiques (Sci Po). This time in Paris dramatically improved my French reading, writing, speaking and aural comprehension skills. Much of my research for a senior thesis on French constitutional politics was carried out at Sci Po's library with French source material. Please see letters here from college professors, attesting to my abilities in French. Dr. Michael Stroud, French professor. Dr. Guy Poitras, International Relations professor, senior thesis and college adviser.
After graduating from college, and working in international development for a year in Washington D.C., I had the honor and life changing experience of receiving a Rotary Graduate Scholarship in 1989 to pursue work and studies in West Africa. I was elated to receive this scholarship and have also included in this section evidence from the University of Yaoundé in Cameroon, where I was enrolled. The totality of these French language, history, literature, political science, culture, sociology and ecology classes contribute to my ability to support students in their language and diverse global citizen journeys.
Paradoxically, after returning from my year in West Africa, with my eyes wide open in terms of foreign policy, I made the hard decision to step away from the international relations realm and to focus on the fields of education and visual arts. This was a rough transition, having believed I was on my career trajectory and having taken many steps and working persistently to get there.
My French Praxis Score Report, taken in February of 2019, also reflects my strength in this standard.
These pieces of evidence reflect my competency in this knowledge standard because they attest to my proficiency in speaking, reading, writing, and aural comprehension of French. To maintain this knowledge in the future, I plan to continue to travel in Quebec, would like to plan and lead a student trip to France, perhaps to Africa. I read French novels and watch French films, listen to the news as well as attend French cultural events. Currently, I am reading a book by Colette called, La Masion de Claudine. Additionally, to maintain my French language and cultural knowledge, I participate in French book groups. Last spring, I attended one led by ProfessorJanet Whatley, a retired French professor from The University of Vermont. The theme of the group was The French Revolution and Women Writers.
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