French Teacher Resume Example

PROFILE

Dedicated French professor for over 10
years ; Diverse teaching experience;
Multi-lingual: Fluent in French, English
and Kinyarwanda; Proficient in Swahili;
Excellent verbal and written
communication skills; Strong background
in all areas of teaching French,
Kinyarwanda, General and African
linguistics, Social and cultural
anthropology; Created French curricula
for high school and college levels;
Organized training sessions and
workshops for high school French
teachers; Supervised over 50 research
papers; Organized and supervised
internships for future French teachers;
Participated in numerous national and
international French colloquia;
Contributed hundred articles in
professional magazines; Member of
Francophone associations; Excellent
translation skills; English Certified
Tutor; PRAXIS Test II
Certified/French; New technology based
teaching; Microsoft Windows Proficient;
Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel,
Power Point; Internet Proficient

My objective is to use these knowledge,
skills and qualifications to achieve
high level results in my teaching
career.


Experience:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: French Teacher
at:

Goucher College, Towson, Maryland
Associate Professor of French 2008-2009
Montclair State University, Montclair,
New Jersey Associate
Professor of French 2006-2007
Highlands High School, Natrona Heights,
Pennsylvania French Teacher
K-12 2005-2006
National University of Rwanda, Butare,
Rwanda
Visiting Professor of French
&Linguistics 2001-2004
Adventist University of Central Africa,
Kigali, Rwanda
Visiting Professor of French &
Linguistics 2000-2004
Kigali Institute of Education, Kigali,
Rwanda
Associate Professor of French
Methodology 1999-2004 Chair,
Department of African Languages 2001-
2003 Dean, Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences 2003-2004
Founder & Chief Editor of Educational
Perspectives, Quarterly, 2003
Catholic Institute of Applied
Methodology, Ruhengeri , Rwanda
Visiting Professor of French and
Rwandan Arts & Culture 1986-1989
National University of Rwanda,
Ruhengeri, Rwanda
Professor of French & Linguistics 1984-
1994
Lycée Notre Dame de Citeaux, Kigali,
Rwanda
French & Kinyarwanda Teacher K-12 1993-
1994
Groupe Scolaire APE Rugunga,
Kigali,Rwanda
French & Kinyarwanda Teacher K-12 1993-
1994 School
of Sciences-Musanze, Ruhengeri, Rwanda
French & Kinyarwanda Teacher K-12 1979-
1981

Instructor of French for the following
organizations:
International Rescue Committee, Kigali
2003-2004
Department for International
Development, Kigali 2002-2004
Development and Relief Agency, Kigali
2000- 2004

SPECIFIC FRENCH COURSES (sample)

French I, II, III & IV
Intermediate French I, II & III
Spoken Language Practice
French Stylistics & Composition
Phonetic and Grammatical Overview
French II: Skills in Written Techniques
French III: Skills in Oral Techniques
French Lexicology and Lexicography
French Grammar I & II
French Teaching Methodology I & II

French in Sub- Saharan Africa (Language,
Culture & Society)

PUBLICATIONS
Co-authored French Textbooks for Rwandan
Public Schools system:
Apprenons le français au Rwanda.
Langage, 1ère année, EDICEF-CNDP, 2002,
32 p. Apprenons le
français au Rwanda, Guide du maître,
1ère année, EDICEF-CNDP, 2002, 128 p.
Apprenons le français au Rwanda.
Langage, Lecture-Ecriture, 2ème année,
EDICEF-CNDP, 2002, 64 p. Apprenons le
français au Rwanda, Guide du maître,
2ème année, EDICEF-CNDP, 2002, 127 p.
Apprenons le français au Rwanda,
Langage, Lecture-Ecriture, 3èmeAnnée,
EDICEF-CNDP, 2002, 96 p. Apprenons le
français au Rwanda, Guide du maître,
3ème année, EDICEF-CNDP, 2002, 143 p.
Published four books in French:
Tsaansao yanâniye Nyirarûpfû/Conte pour
petits et grands, Kigali, Les Editions
Rwandaises, 2004,159 p. Anthropologie
sociale et culturelle de l’Afrique,
Institut Supérieur Pédagogique, Kigali,
2003,76 p. Aménagement linguistique et
terminologique, Université Nationale du
Rwanda, Butare, 1992, 167 p. De
l’enseignement / apprentissage du
français à l’école primaire et
secondaire au Rwanda, Kigali, MINESUPRES
/CERCR, 1990, 96p.
Edited two books in French:
Linguistique et Sémiologie des Langues
au Rwanda III, Editions de l’Université
Nationale du Rwanda, Butare, 1989, 317
p.
Etudes de Sociolinguistique Rwandaise,
Université Nationale du Rwanda, Butare,
1994, 236 p.

Submitted two manuscripts for review:
L’origine des locutions sentencieuses du
kinyarwanda, Éditions Sources du Nil
L’utilisation des gestes illustratifs
dans une classe de FLE pour débutants,
Université de Rouen, 132 p.

Education:

EDUCATION

University of Rouen, France 2003
M.A., French as a Foreign Language
University of Nice, France 1984
Ph. D., Linguistics and Phonetics
Post- Graduate Degree, African
Linguistics
National University of Rwanda 1979
M.A., French-Kinyarwanda
National University of Rwanda 1976
B.A., French/ English
St Charles Senior Seminary, Butare 1972
Certificate, Philosophy & Theology
St Paul Seminary, Kigali, Rwanda 1970
Baccalauréat, Greek and Latin 

Affiliations:
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2007 American Translators Association,
Member
2004 Agence Universitaire de la
Francophonie,
Member of the following Committees:
Lexicology, Terminology and Translation
Sociolinguistics and Languages Dynamics
Observation of French and National
Languages
2003 Modern Language Association of
America, Member
2003-2004 Rwandan Writers’ Guild,
Chairman
1984-2004 Lexicon Rwandan National
Committee, Member
1979-2004 School Curricula Rwandan
National Committee for, Member


Additional Information:
COMMUNITY SERVICES
1985-2004: Supervision of Internships,
Undergraduate and Graduate Theses at:
National University of Rwanda, Ruhengeri
& Butare
Catholic Institute of Applied
Methodology, Ruhengeri
Adventist University of Central Africa,
Kigali
Kigali Institute of Education, Kigali


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