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Shannon Swann - French Instructor


 
Joined University Staff
  • 2002
Education
  • M.A.T., Foreign Language Teaching, Purdue University
  • B.A., French and Political Science, Purdue University (1983-4 at the University of Strasbourg, France)
  • Graduate coursework: Curriculum & Instruction, Foundations of Education, Purdue University
Past Experience
  • Center for English Studies, Owner/Language Instructor
  • Purdue University Married Student Housing Language School, ESL Instructor/School Director
  • Kuwait University Faculty of Medicine , English Instructor
  • Purdue University Dept. of Foreign Languages, Teaching Assistant & Lecturer in French
  • University of Grenoble, France, English Instructor
Courses
  • AP French
  • French I
  • French II
  • French III
  • French IV
  • French V
Professional Memberships
  • AATF American Association of Teachers of French
  • TESOL Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Honors and Awards
  • 1 of 30 students from the state of Indiana selected for Indiana University Honors Program to Brittany, France, 1980
  • 1 of 16 Dean's Freshman Scholars, School of Humanities, Social Science, & Education, Purdue University, 1981-2
  • Diplome d'Etudes Francaises, Universite de Strasbourg, 1984
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, Institute for Banking Studies, Kuwait City, Kuwait, 1993
Personal Information
  • Married
  • One son, a student at the Orchard school
  • I enjoy traveling, reading, and French films. I am also very interested in politics.