Faculty Profile

Lucile Duperron

(she/her/hers)Associate Professor of French (2003)

Contact Information

duperron@dickinson.edu

Bosler Hall Room 111
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

2023-2024 Academic Year

Fall 2023

FREN 101 Elementary French
Complete first-year course. Intensive study of the fundamentals of French grammar, with special attention given to pronunciation and oral expression. Cultural readings in the context of language acquisition.

FREN 201 Intermediate French
Intensive second-year study of French, with attention to grammar review, conversation, reading in a cultural context and some writing. Prerequisite: 102 or the equivalent. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.

Spring 2024

FREN 201 Intermediate French
Intensive second-year study of French, with attention to grammar review, conversation, reading in a cultural context and some writing. Prerequisite: 102 or the equivalent. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.

FREN 500 Independent Study