French program to get boost from new staff
Jessica Bania
Issue date: 9/7/07 Section: News
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ssistant Professor and the new Head of the French Studies program at Pacific, Jeanne-Sarah de Larquier always wanted to teach.
Raised in the town Metz in Lorraine, France, de Larquier began learning English from age 11.
"English sounded like Chinese to me then," said de Larquier.
She has since finished four years as an assistant professor at Central Michigan University, which is just one of her many accomplishments and experiences in teaching a foreign language.
When the question of where to root her career came last year, Pacific was de Larquier's first choice for a number of reasons: the foremost was the appeal of a more friendly and personal atmosphere that smaller schools offer.
"Things happen faster with a smaller system," said de Larquier. "I like that, especially for teaching languages. It takes away from the exhausting infrastructure that some larger schools have," she added.
In light of that, Jeanne-Sarah has brought some new ideas to the French program at Pacific, including an exchange program in collaboration with a university in France that will further enrich the campus culturally, said de Larquier.
With so many plans for the French program, it is surprising to think that de Larquier arrived a little over two weeks ago.
Even still, she has already made an impression upon the campus.
"She is very warm and enthusiastic which I think is going to help a lot in world languages," said Jann Purdy, professor of world languages, who met de Larquier this past Spring.
"Its what I imagined or was hoping," said a smiling de Larquier.
De Larquier, despite the transition, is looking forward to her upcoming years with Pacific.
"It's very fresh, but everything seems very exciting and promising."
Raised in the town Metz in Lorraine, France, de Larquier began learning English from age 11.
"English sounded like Chinese to me then," said de Larquier.
She has since finished four years as an assistant professor at Central Michigan University, which is just one of her many accomplishments and experiences in teaching a foreign language.
When the question of where to root her career came last year, Pacific was de Larquier's first choice for a number of reasons: the foremost was the appeal of a more friendly and personal atmosphere that smaller schools offer.
"Things happen faster with a smaller system," said de Larquier. "I like that, especially for teaching languages. It takes away from the exhausting infrastructure that some larger schools have," she added.
In light of that, Jeanne-Sarah has brought some new ideas to the French program at Pacific, including an exchange program in collaboration with a university in France that will further enrich the campus culturally, said de Larquier.
With so many plans for the French program, it is surprising to think that de Larquier arrived a little over two weeks ago.
Even still, she has already made an impression upon the campus.
"She is very warm and enthusiastic which I think is going to help a lot in world languages," said Jann Purdy, professor of world languages, who met de Larquier this past Spring.
"Its what I imagined or was hoping," said a smiling de Larquier.
De Larquier, despite the transition, is looking forward to her upcoming years with Pacific.
"It's very fresh, but everything seems very exciting and promising."
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