Motifs: An Introduction to French, Enhanced

About Kimberly JansmaMargaret Kassen

Kimberly Jansma directs the French Language Program at The University of California at Los Angeles where she supervises teaching instructors and teaches language culture and linguistics courses. She has published pedagogical texts and multimedia materials and presents her research at major conferences. Dr. Jansma's areas of interest include hybrid language instruction second language acquisition and sociolinguistics. She received her Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin. Margaret Ann Kassen who received her Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin is Associate Professor and past Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. She teaches undergraduate French and applied linguistics courses and works with graduate and undergraduate teacher preparation. Her research interests include foreign language writing performance assessment technology-enhanced language learning and instructor development. In addition to presenting at conferences Dr. Kassen has published articles on technology and writing and edited a volume on developing self-direction in foreign language learners.