Contact Information

duperron@dickinson.edu

Bosler Hall
717-245-1691

Bio

An applied linguist by training, I investigate how language-specific cognitive factors affect instructed language acquisition. I have also developed transdisciplinary curricular initiatives in the collegiate environment that range from short-term immersion experiences around sustainability issues in France, to content-based education in fine arts in the world language requirement sequence, peer-tutor training in the multilingual writing center, and civic learning and engagement with multilingual local communities. More broadly, I seek to demystify the language learning experience to foster global competences and career-ready skills at home and abroad.

Education

• B.A., Université
• Lumière-Lyon, 1988
• M.A., 1991
• M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997
• Ph.D., 2003

Awards

• Dickinson Award for Distinguished Teaching, 2016-17