FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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FOREIGN LANGUAGES LITERATURES

• GRADUATE ASSISTANT ORIENTATION
• AUGUST 13, 2008

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WELCOME FROM DR. ANNE WINSTON-ALLEN, DEPARTMENT
CHAIR

• TOPICS
• FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENTS
• FOREIGN LANGUAGE FACULTY
• FOREIGN LANGUAGE STAFF
• FOREIGN LANGUAGE DAY
• FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM FESTIVAL

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CLASSICS

• DR. DAVID JOHNSON
• DEPARTMENT HEAD

DR PAUL BROWN
DR YASUKO TAOKA
AREAS OF FOCUS IN CLASSICS ANCIENT GREEK
LITERATURE CULTURE, LATIN LITERATURE ANCIENT
PHILOSOPHY, IMPERIAL ROME, LINGUISTICS, SANSKRIT,
SOCRATIC LITERATURE, BA (FOCUS ON
GREEK/LATIN/BOTH), MINORS GREEK/LATIN/CLASSICAL
CIVILIZATION
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EAST ASIAN STUDIES

• DR ALAN HYUN-OAK KIM
• JAPANESE

• DR CHARLES HAMMOND
• DEPARTMENT HEAD
• CHINESE

AREAS OF FOCUS IN EAST ASIAN STUDIES CHINESE
FOLKLORE, RELIGION AND CULTURE, CLASSICAL CHINESE
NARRATIVES, SYNTAX SEMANTICS OF JAPANESE
KOREAN, TYPOLOGY OF HONORIFICS
POLITENESS MINORS CHINESE/JAPANESE/EAST ASIAN
CIVILIZATION
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FRENCH

• DR ANNE CARLSON

• DR VÉRONIQUE MAISIER
• SECTION HEAD
• DR VIRGINIA DONOVAN

AREAS OF FOCUS IN FRENCH AFRICAN CARIBBEAN
FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE, FRANCOPHONE WOMEN
WRITERS, HISTORY CULTURE OF QUEBEC, 20TH
CENTURY LITERATURE CULTURE OF FRANCE,
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION MINORS, BA, MA, TEACHER ED
PROGRAM, SUMMER IN QUEBEC
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GERMAN

• DR ANNE WINSTON-ALLEN, CHAIR, SECTION HEAD
• DR THORSTEN HUTH

• DR THYRA KNAPP
• DR CAROLA DAFFNER

AREAS OF FOCUS IN GERMAN FILM, MODERN GERMAN
LITERATURE, JEWISH STUDIES, BUSINESS GERMAN,
CULTURAL HISTORY, POETRY, DRAMA, LINGUISTICS
SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, MEDIEVAL LITERATURE
CULTURE MINOR, BA, TEACHER ED PROGRAM, SUMMER
IN SALZBURG, ISEP YEAR/SEMESTER (GERMANY OR
AUSTRIA)
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SPANISH
DIMITRIOS KARAYIANNIS SECTION HEAD

• CLOCKWISE DR ALEJANDRO CACERES, DR LOURDES
  ALBUIXECH, DR JENNIFER SMITH, DR NATASA
  MOMCILOVIC

• CLOCKWISE MARIA BELL, KATHY CHONEZ, DR SHAWN
  SMITH, AND LIDIA STAHL

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SPANISH
AREAS OF FOCUS IN SPANISH LINGUISTICS,
DIALECTOLOGY, PHONOLOGY, SOCIOLINGUISTICS,
MEDIEVAL GOLDEN AGE LITERATURE OF SPAIN,
WOMENS LITERATURE, GENDER STUDIES, TEACHING
SPANISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, 20TH-CENTURY LATIN
AMERICAN LITERATURE, WRITING FOR PROFICIENCY,
SPANISH FOR BUSINESS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, MEDICINE,
SOCIAL WORK MINOR, BA, MA, TEACHER ED PROGRAM
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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL)
AREAS OF FOCUS IN ASL BEGINNING INTERMEDIATE
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE,ASL AS AN INDIGENOUS
LANGUAGE IN AMERICA, SIGN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE LANGUAGE
MEDIAINTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER
(FLIT) FANER 1125

• BROOKE THIBEAULT,
• DIRECTOR

• DR THOMAS THIBEAULT, DIRECTOR

AREAS OF FOCUS IN FLIT INTERCULTURAL
COMMUNICATION, ARAB CULTURES, COMPARATIVE
CULTURAL STUDIES, SPECIALIZATION
CHINESE/FRENCH/GERMAN/JAPANESE/SPANISH, MAJOR
(INCLUDES BUSINESS INTERNSHIP ABROAD)
AREAS OF FOCUS IN LMC COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING
PEDAGOGICAL APPLICATIONS OF THE INTERNET
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DFLL OFFICE STAFF HELP GAS WITH

• Karen Sweiger-Veil Office Manager
• Stevee McIntyre
• Sceduling/Recuitment
• Coordinator
• STUDENT WORKERS
• MIRANDA BRUNNER
• AMY BUFFENMEYER
• JOHN TORPHY

Contracts, Keys, Copier Codes, Travel Vouchers,
Special Office Order Requests, etc.
Room Scheduling, Grades, Closed Class Cards, etc.
Copy Requests, Evaluation Processing,
Departmental Information
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE DAY 2008 SCHOLAR BOWL TROPHY
AWARDS
CHANNEL 3 NEWS VISITING FOREIGN LANGUAGE DAY
TRES DE MAYO PARTY AT ANNE WINSTON-ALLENS HOUSE
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FOREIGN LANGUAGES FILM CONFERENCECULTURAL
CORRESPONDENCES THE CAMERAOCTOBER 11-13 2007
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DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES LITERATURES
OFFICE - FANER 2166
618-536-5571
http//www.siu.edu/dfll/
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