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Faculty
JoAnn
Hammadou Sullivan (Ph.D., Ohio
State University, 1988) is Professor of French at the University of Rhode Island. Also, she
is currently Secondary Education
Team Leader for URI’s School of Education. Dr.
Hammadou earned her doctorate
in Foreign
Language Education. Her dissertation, The Effect of Analogy on Foreign Language
Reading Comprehension of Advanced and Novice Readers of French,
marked the
beginning of her ongoing research interest in second language reading
comprehension.
She
has published numerous research studies including a recent study
entitled
“Advanced Foreign Language Readers’ Inferencing” that appeared in the
first of
an annual series on second language research that she initiated and for
which
she still serves as series editor (Research
in Second Language Learning,
Information Age Publishing).
Professor
Hammadou also conducts research in the areas of teacher evaluation and
assessment and portfolio development. Her most
recent project in this area was a
comparative study of
secondary school administrators’ and department chairs’ understanding
of
foreign language teachers’ professional portfolios. She
is also one of the authors of the
innovative Online Methods Course for the American Council for the
Teachers of
Foreign Languages funded by the US Department of Education.
She
is currently one of the first foreign language representatives to the
Board of
Examiners of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
Education
(NCATE), the national organization that accredits Schools of Education.
She is currently President-Elect of the Rhode
Island Foreign Language Association (RIFLA) and past president of the
Foreign
Language
Research Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research
Association (AERA).
Office: 102 Swan
Hall
Hours
(Fall 2008): MTW 1-1:50pm
Phone:
401-874-4712
Email: joannh@uri.edu
Courses
typically taught by Dr. Hammadou Sullivan:
EDC
430 Methods and Materials of Foreign Language Teaching
EDC
484 Foreign Language Student Teaching Seminar
FRN
204 French Composition 1
FRN
204 is a
continuation of the coursework you have already
taken in French in that it will continue to develop your skills in
speaking,
listening and reading French while stressing development of your
writing ability. Emphasis will be placed
on reading (a novel plus texts from the popular press) as a basis for
the
writing you will do. There will also be some study of relevant grammar
points. The specific functional objectives of the course
are:
•
learn to write "in paragraphs"
•
learn to narrate in past, present and
future time
•
learn to express opinions
FRN
304 French Composition 2
This is an
advanced
writing course. Students will write regularly on
a variety of
different topics and using different writing genres (e.g.,
descriptions,
stories, summaries, job resumes, advertising, etc.). The
course focuses on the students’ ability
to express themselves easily and accurately in a manner that will be
easy for
the native French speaker to understand. We will
work on improving your grammatical accuracy and the extent of
your vocabulary so that you can write smoothly, with less difficulty.
We will also investigate cultural topics
selected by the students so that your writing is culturally as well as
grammatically accurate.
FRN
412 France in the 1960s
FRN 412, France
in the 1960s, will
examine the social and political upheaval in France during the volatile
years of 1960-1969 through creative works from the period in
literature, film, and music. The impact of these social and political
upheavals is still evident today: the recognition of a “generation
gap,” war protests, music as a leader in social change, interest in
revolution as a political tool, concerns over the growing influence of
the US, etc. The course is conducted entirely in French.
Short papers and presentations will be required.
Sample texts include the novel Elise
ou la vraie vie by Claire
Etcherelli, the autobiography Une
mort très douce by Simone de
Beauvoir, the short story "La noire de..." by Ousmane Sembène, the film
Milou en mai
by Louis Malle, the television documentary La guerre sans
nom by Bertrand Tavernier, and songs and poetry by folk singer
Georges
Brassens and others.
FRN 474 African Literature in French
Authors of Africa and the diaspora.
Course
bibliography: Azouz Begag's Béni
ou le paradis privé, and short stories by Assia Djebar.
Course
filmography: Merzak Allouache's Salut cousin and Storytelling With African Griots.
THE
BA IN FRENCH,
DON'T LEAVE URI WITHOUT IT!
To become a French major,
no paperwork, no
office visits, no hassle, just write to adurand@uri.edu and that's it!
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