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JESSICA J APPLEBY (ABD)
University of Colorado – Department of French and Italian
238 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309
(303-709-9237)
jessica.appleby@colorado.edu
jessica.j.appleby@gmail.com
jessicajappleby.com
EDUCATION
2017 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO – PhD in French – defense February 2017
Dissertation: Politics and Poetics of Epic in the French Renaissance: Ronsard, Du Bellay, d’Aubigné
2012 Université Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, France – Master in English Studies
Thesis: Les représentations du genre dans “Dido, Queen of Carthage” -Mention très bien
2008 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO – MA in French
2006 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO – BA in French
Thesis: Pétrarquisme et Platonisme dans « Les Erreurs Amoureuses » de Pontus de Tyard
ACADEMIC TEACHING APPOINTMENTS
2015-present University of Colorado Graduate Teacher Program, Boulder, CO
Lead to the Department of French and Italian
2012-present University of Colorado Department of French and Italian, Boulder, CO
Graduate Part-Time Instructor
2010-2012 Université Paris 13 Nord Département d’Anglais, Villetaneuse, France
Maître de Langues
2009-2010 Université François Rabelais, Tours, France
Lectrice
2007-2009 University of Colorado Department of French and Italian, Boulder, CO
Teaching Assistant, Graduate Part-Time Instructor
HONORS & AWARDS
2016 Best Should Teach Silver Award, Graduate School, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, Aug 25.
2015 Best Should Teach Silver Award, Graduate School, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, Aug 20.
2014 Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award, Graduate School, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, May 6.
PUBLICATIONS
Under Review “Ronsard’s Franciade: Political Constraints of French Renaissance Epic” is currently under consideration at Sixteenth Century Journal.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2016 “Using Comics for Second Language Learning: an ACTFL Perspective”, Pop Culture Classroom, Denver Comic Con Educators’ Day, Denver, CO, June 17.
2015 “The Rebellious Epic: Subversion of Genre during the French Wars of Religion”, Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery, The Image of the Rebel, Colorado Springs, CO, March 12.
2015 “Civil War and the Distortion of Virtue and Vice in d’Aubigné’s Tragiques”, Southern Humanities Council, Virtues and Vices; Desires, Devices, Athens, GA, January 31.
2014 “Arya’s Odyssey and Aragorn’s Actium: The Modern Epic Hero in Contemporary Fantasy”, Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery, The Image of the Hero, Colorado Springs, CO, March 20.
2013 “The Heroic Ideal: Redefining Gender Representations in Marlowe’s Dido, Queen of Carthage”, Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association, Vancouver, WA, October 10.
INVITED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2016 “The Lasting Influence of Ovid’s Metamorphoses”, guest lecture for ITAL 1500 ‘That’s Amore – Introduction to Italian Culture’, Department of French and Italian, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, February 25 and October 11.
2016 “Smartphone Apps for Game-Based Learning in the Classroom”, Graduate Teacher Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, February 8.
2016 “Application to Your Classroom: Games as Logic Machines”, discussion facilitator, Spring Conference, Graduate Teacher Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, January 8.
GRADUATE TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
2016 “Collaborative Writing: Strategies for Balancing Research and the Rest!”, Department of French and Italian, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, September 23.
2016 “Creating Communicative Activities”, Department of French and Italian, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, September 9.
2015 “Developing and Teaching Content Courses as a Graduate Student”, Department of French and Italian, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, October 22.
2015 “Creating Communicative Activities”, Department of French and Italian, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, October 16.
FELLOWSHIPS & GRANTS
2015 Graduate School Summer Fellowship, Graduate School, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, May 5.
2014 Department Summer Fellowship, Department of French and Italian, Graduate School, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, Summer.
2013 Graduate School Travel Grant, Graduate School, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, May.
COURSES TAUGHT
CU Boulder
FREN 1010 Beginning French 1
FREN 1020 Beginning French 2
FREN 1200 Medieval Epic through the Lens of Game of Thrones
FREN 2110 2nd Year French: Grammar and Reading 1
FREN 2120 2nd Year French: Grammar and Reading 2
FREN 3010 French Phonetics and Pronunciation
FREN 3110 Main Currents of French Literature 1 – De Roland à Rousseau
ITAL 1400/FREN 1400 Medieval/Renaissance Women Writers, Italy and France (TA)
ITAL 1500 That’s Amore: Introduction to Italian Culture (TA)
Paris 13 Nord
L1, L2, L3 phonétique de l’anglais
L1, L2 compréhension orale
L1, L2, L3 expression orale
L2, L3, M1 anglais pour non-spécialistes
Université François Rabelais
L1, L2 phonétique de l’anglais
L1 LEA compréhension orale
L2 LEA expression orale
L1, L2 anglais pour non-spécialistes
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2016 Collaborative Preparing Future Faculty Network Forum. Teaching and professional development workshops by faculty from COPFFN institutions in Colorado and Wyoming. Boulder, CO, March 12.
2015 Educators’ Day at Denver Comic Con, Pop Culture Classroom, Denver, CO, May 25.
2015 Lead Seminar in Academic Management, Leadership, Pedagogy, Consultation, and Teamwork Graduate Teacher Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, May 11-14.
2014 International Symposium on Languages for Specific Purposes, Boulder, CO, April 17-19.
ACADEMIC SERVICE
2016-present Graduate Peer Mentor, Graduate School, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
2012-present Assisted with various activities within the French Department including French Club (evening film or cultural discussion sessions), “Bavardages” (weekly lunch conversation practice), and Our French World (annual cultural celebration day), Boulder, CO.
2012-present Co-Admin for the “University of Colorado Boulder French Program” Facebook page.
2014 Conference Panel Moderator/Volunteer – Second International Symposium on Languages for Specific Purposes, Boulder, CO, April 17-19.
2013-2014 Volunteer for the Department of French and Italian table – Summer Information Fairs for Accepted Students, June, July, and August, Boulder, CO.
AFFILIATIONS
American Association of Teachers of French
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Modern Language Association
Phi Beta Kappa
Renaissance Society of America
Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association
LANGUAGES
English (native), French (near-native), Latin (advanced), Italian (beginner)
References
Christopher Braider, Professor
Department of French and Italian
University of Colorado, Boulder
238 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309
christopher.braider@colorado.edu
303-735-3964
Suzanne Magnanini, Chair
Department of French and Italian
University of Colorado, Boulder
238 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309
suzanne.magnanini@colorado.edu
303-492-8210
Carmen Grace, Language Coordinator (ret.)
Department of French and Italian
University of Colorado, Boulder
238 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309
carmen.grace@colorado.edu
