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Rebecca Valette
professor of french
Education and Academic Degrees:
B.A., Mt. Holyoke College, 1959, Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1963
Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa
LL.D, Mt. Holyoke College, 1973
Chevalier, Ordre national du mérite
Officier, Ordre des Palmes académiques
Fields of Research:
The Yeibichai Theme in Navajo Weaving and Art, Second Language Acquisition and Testing, French Culture and Film
Professional Activities:
Board of Directors, Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 1971-1975
Chair, Division on the Teaching of Languages, Modern Language Association, 1980-1982
Vice President, American Association of Teachers of French, 1980-1986
Board of Directors, Fédération Internationale des Professeurs de Français, 1982-1988
President, American Association of Teachers of French, 1992-1994
President, Alliance Française de Boston et de Cambridge, 2002--
Board of Directors, Federation of Alliances Françaises - USA, 2003--
Recent Publications:
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Discovering French Nouveau - Bleu, with Jean-Paul Valette. Evanston, IL: McDougal & Littell, 2004 |
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Discovering French Nouveau - Blanc, with Jean-Paul Valette. Evanston, IL: McDougal & Littell, 2004 |
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Discovering French Nouveau - Rouge, with Jean-Paul Valette. Evanston, IL: McDougal & Littell, 2004 |
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Contacts, 7th edition. with Jean-Paul Valette. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. |
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Weaving the Dance: Navajo Yeibichai Textiles (1910-1950). with Jean-Paul Valett. Albuquerque, NM: Adobe Gallery; Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 2000. |
"The Life and Work of Clitso Dedman, Navajo Woodcarver," with Jean-Paul Valette. American Indian Art Magazine, spring 2000, vol. 25, no. 2.
"Standards for the Learning of French", Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century. with Margot Steinhart. Lawrence, KS: Allen Press [National Standards in Foreign Language Project], 1999.
"Raising the Visibility of French on the College Campus with Pi Delta Phi," AATF National Bulletin, January 2000, vol. 25.




