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My permanent email address -- jeananne.turner@mail.mcgill.ca -- is linked.
These are a few of my favorite things:
Schools: SBS, GSGIS, McGill University (BA Langue et linguistique du français), U of R, VCU, UVA, MIT, Brown, Dickinson, St. John's
Luxuries: le café, le fromage, les livres, les films
J'aime bavarder, lire, écrire, tricoter, apprendre et étudier.
And warm woolen mittens.
Quotes:
"Cogito ergo sum." -- Descartes
“Languages differ essentially in what they must convey and not in what they may convey.” -- Roman Jakobson
"Abeunt studia in mores." -- Ovid
"In Domino Confido." -- James McGill, motto of McGill University
"Alle Menschen verden Brüder." -- Beethoven, Symphony no. 9
"C'est le temps que tu as perdu pour ta rose qui fait ta rose si importante." -- St-Exupéry.
"Malo malum malum."
"A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate that the balances are correct." -- Princess Irulan
"Bi-la kaifa." -- Frank Herbert
Proverbs:
C'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron.
Un chasseur sachant chasser sait chasser sans son chien.
A un bon vin point d'enseigne.
Magnificat anima mea Dominum.
Quod scripsi, scripsi.
La barba non fa il filosifo.
Partir, c'est mourir un peu.
A caridade comença por casa.
Quod dixit dixit.
Deo Vindice.
Petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid.
Man kann, was man will, wenn man nur will, was man kann.
Vouloir, c'est pouvoir.
Nous sommes tous dans le desert !
Un "tiens" vaut mieux que deux "tu l'auras."
A bove majore discit arare minor.
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Why study French, you ask? Here is just one answer to that question.
We need an infusion of proficient French speakers in touch with the cultures of the Francophone world in many trades and professions. When a student has been told that a French major is a dead-end street for anybody who does not want to have a classroom career, take a look at the following list of French alumni with great careers outside the French classroom. This may give you some ideas. If you can find other examples, please let me know:
Emmy Award winning CNN biz correspondent Christine Romans was a French and Journalism major at Iowa State University.
John Wirt, BA in French from Knox College is Associate General Counsel for Don King Productions, Inc., Oakland Park, Florida.
David Zucker, a Senior Vice President and Partner of the multinational, multicultural public relations firm, Porter Novelli, has a B.A. in French Literature from the State University of New York at Binghamton.
Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President, was a French major at Tufts University.
Allison Hooper, Co-founder, Vermont Butter & Cheese Company ($7.5 million in annual sales), was a French major at Connecticut College and lived in Paris for a semester
Haesun Kim, CEO of Suntransglobe Co., Ltd., has a BA in French and English languages from Hankook University of Foreign Studies.
Joan E. Hebrig, CEO of Centro|Scan, a PCI compliance and security solutions company, earned a B.A. in French from the University of Louisville.
J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, graduated from Exeter in French and Classics.
Eileen D. Millar, Vice President and Manager of Operations of Grass® Technologies (Neurophysiological Instrumentation), holds a BA in French and Education from Queens College of New York.
Amanda Truman, Director of Product MarketingLeisure Pass Group (prepaid entry to rich history and cultural treasures at attractions), holds a BA in French and Linguistics from the University of Leeds
Fred Joyal, a graduate in French from the University of Rhode Island, is the successful CEO of 1-800-DENTIST.
Nicole Redford, United States Program Manager of Art for Refugees in Transition, received her B.A. in French and International Relations from the University of North Carolina at Asheville.
Mark Gauthier, Vice President, in charge of Indexing and Editorial Services in the H.W. Wilson Company (publisher of Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, etc.) graduated with a French major from the University of Vermont.
Hollywood superstar, Ashley Judd majored in French at the University of Kentucky.
Debbie Routt, Communications Director of CAQH âEUR" Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare, earned her B.A., in French, from Mount Holyoke College and studied at lâEUR(tm)Ã?cole des Sciences Politiques, in Paris, France.
Martina Pelešková, European Commission Representation in Czech Republic, graduated in French philology from Charles University in Prague.
Bill Smith, General Manager of the Minnesota Twins baseball team, was a French major at Hamilton College.
Alicia Lee holds a B.A. in French Language and Literature from Columbia University. World-famous clarinet player.
Peter Battiste, a contributor to "Sustainable Wealth", an Analyst and part of the portfolio management group at Merk Investments, holds a B.A. in French from Siena College in Loudonville, New York.
Catherine Cooling - Marketing Coordinator, Cheese and Manufactured Products at U.S. Dairy Export Council, was a French major at Georgetown University.
John F. Matheus, famous African-American poet and short story writer, graduated in French from Coilumbia University.
Sarah Cady, Director of Refugee Resettlement & Employment with the U.S.
Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, received a dual B.A. in International Relations and French Language, Literature and Culture from Syracuse University.
Brooke Shields, American actress, author and model, Graduated with honors and a French major from Princeton University.
Tabitha Suzuma - author A Note of Madness, From Where I Stand, A Voice in the Distance, Without Looking Back, graduated in French Literature from KingâEUR(tm)s College London.
Sarah Schaerr Norton, Director of Public Relations for Accuracy in Media, holds a B.A. in French from Brigham Young University.
Chloe Cho, CNBC Asia Pacific in Singapore and sole hostess of "CNBC's Cash Flow", graduated in French from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
Famous Icelandic writer, Gerður Kristný (poetry, novels, children's literature), graduated in French and Comparative Literature in ReykjavÃk.
Marjorie Scardino, CEO of multi-billion dollar international media conglomerate, Pearson, earned a BA in French and psychology from Baylor University.
Gopinder Kaur, Sikh writer, ecology activist, Punjabi curriculum specialist for the European Union, graduated in French and Russian from the University of Cambridge.
Emily Kettle: Client Services Director for Facts International, graduated in French and Economics from The University of Reading.
Nigerian Transport Minister Kema Chikwe majored in French at the Advanced
TeachersâEUR(tm) College, Owerri. Her first and second degrees from QueenâEUR(tm)s College of the City University of New York were also in French.
Rachel Saunders, founder of Blue Chair Fruit Company, maker of jams and marmalades in the San Francisco Bay Area, majored in French at Smith College.
Jennifer W. DiBerardino, senior vice president, treasurer of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. holds a B.A. in French and Spanish from West Virginia University in Morgantown.
Amy Janzen, Senior Vice President of Marketing Communications with Major League Gaming, holds a B.A. in French from the University of Pennsylvania.
Priscilla Seuss, Vice President of Sales for Northern Light Group, LLC (strategic research portals, business research content, and search technology to global enterprises), holds a BA in French from the State University of New York and an MA in French from the University of Buffalo.
Scott Tieman, Head of Client Services at Red Bricks Media, holds a B.A. in French from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Stri Zulch, Vice President of Marketing for Solaria (silicon PV products), holds a B.A. in French and a B.A. in International Relations, both from the University of California, Berkeley.
Cynthia Bennett, a Policy & Compliance Analyst for Deloitte & Touche and serving on the Tennessee Alliance for Progress Board, holds a B.A. and an M.A. in French from Purdue University.
Tim McCoy - Graduate in Political Science and French from the University of Tennessee at Martin, is Vice President for Member Services, Corporate Council on Africa (Washington, DC).
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My links |
French in Action: The Capretz Method
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| La chanson
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| La Météo pour les élèves en France
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| Au Restaurant
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| A la claire fontaine
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| University of Arizona study on French and American Stereotypes
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| French football chants
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| Does Your Language Shape How You Think?
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| Research on Study Skills
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| freerice.org donates 10 grains of rice with every game you play!
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