Welcome to the exciting study of French. In my class, we use comprehensible teaching strategies so that students learn to actually use the French language. I teach using storytelling methods that involve pictures, short video clips, and simplified reading texts. Students acquire French in a format similar to how they learned their first language.

In addition, our French program features an exchange with the Lycée Saint Ouen in Pont-Audemer in the Normandy region of France. For students that pursue advanced studies, we have a branch of the Société Honoraire de Français, or French Honor Society.

This is my sixth year teaching French at Alexander Central HS. I have previously taught in Charlotte Mecklenburg middle schools, Table Rock Middle, and Freedom High. I earned my Bachelor of Arts in French Education with a minor in History at Lenoir-Rhyne University. During this period, I spent a semester in Aix-en-Provence, France at the Institute for American Universities. I earned my Master of Arts in Romance Languages, French at Appalachian State University. I spent a summer in Paris and Angers during this period, and I also was a graduate research and teaching assistant. In my free time, I enjoy reading, traveling, and spending time with my husband, our son, and our cats.

 Schedule for Fall 2020