The languages of other peoples, cultures and countries are accessible to all of us if we make the effort to demystify and decode them. Although I teach French, I can imagine no language that is not worth learning, because languages express thoughts, and thoughts are what make us human. I try to make students catch the excitement of communicating in other languages. As we attempt to compete in world markets, to make peace in distant corners of the world, to understand each other, to enjoy and learn from each other's cultures, language is our tool. Any skilled craftsperson can tell you that having the right tool makes a big difference in producing a good finished product.
Every human language is a particular set of tools.
My goal is to persuade a generation of college students to collect as many sets of these tools as possible. I teach a full range of French courses, from beginning to advanced language skills as well as Commercial French, literature, civilization, culture and translation skills. My interests center on study abroad, literary translation, foreign language teaching, 19th-century French literature and modern popular French literature. Take a look at the French classes offered at Mount Union College .