1. DAWN ALLISON STRICKLAND
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures 25 Harcourt Drive
Furman University Greenville, SC 29601-1610
3300 Poinsett Highway (864)242-6331
Greenville, SC 29613-1122 dawn.a.strickland@gmail.com
(864)294-3382
http://eweb.furman.edu/~dstrickland/
dawn.strickland@furman.edu
EDUCATION
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Ph.D., French Linguistics (2006)
M.A., French Linguistics (1996)
Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont
M.A., French (1992)
Study abroad: Paris, France
Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina
B.A., French, magna cum laude (1991)
South Carolina teacher certification, secondary French
Study abroad: Versailles, France
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina
Lecturer (part-time), Department of Modern Languages and Literatures: 2002-present
Elementary French I and II, Intensive Elementary French, Intermediate French I,
French Composition and Conversation, Advanced Oral and Written Expression,
Introduction to French Linguistics, General Linguistics
Co-Director, Study Away in Versailles, France (spring 2008 and fall 2013)
Committee on Part-Time Faculty Issues (spring 2012 to spring 2014)
Academic Advisor (2003-2008 and 2013 to present)
Summer Outdoor Experience (with incoming freshmen) (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Supervisor of Induction-Year (5th
-year) Teacher Candidates (fall 2006)
Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
Lecturer (full-time), Department of Languages: 2001-2002
Elementary French I and II, Intermediate French I
Université de Pau et des pays de l’Adour, Pau, France
Lectrice (part-time), Département d’études anglaises et nord-américaines : 2000-2001
Advanced Conversation (English), Phonetics Laboratory (English)
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Coordinator, French Conversational Practice: spring 2000
Associate Instructor: 1994-1996, 1998-2000
Elementary French I and II, Intermediate French I and II, French Conversational Practice,
French for Reading Knowledge

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St. Andrew’s Parish High School, Charleston, South Carolina (merged into West Ashley High School)
Teacher of French (full-time): 1992-1994, 1996-1998
French I, II and III
Faculty Sponsor, French Honor Society
Faculty Sponsor, Junior Varsity Cheerleaders
Faculty Co-Sponsor, Student Council
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS
Indiana University
Preparing Future Faculty Grant (2000)
Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of French and Italian (1999)
Furman University
Senior French Award
Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Sigma Iota
Furman Advantage Teaching Fellowship, Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarships (1988-1990)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY & SERVICE
Member of ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)
Reviews
Oates, Michael, and Larbi Oukada. 2002. Entre amis: An Interactive Approach. 4th
ed.
(Houghton Mifflin) in The French Review, 77:3.
Valdman, Albert, Cathy Pons, Mary Ellen Scullen, and Sarah Jourdain. 2002. Chez nous:
branché sur le monde francophone. 2nd
ed. (Prentice Hall) in The French Review, 76:3.
Technology
National Institute for Technology & Liberal Education, Middlebury College
Graduate Certificate Program in Technology and Language Instruction (summer 2003)
Center for Teaching and Learning, Furman University
Using Blackboard (August 18-19, 2003)
Web Authoring Using Dreamweaver (July 22-25, 2002)
Conference Papers
The evolution of est-ce que: A split-CP account. 38th
Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (April 2008)
The decline of interrogative pronominal inversion in the history of French: a preliminary study. Mountain
Interstate Foreign Language Conference, Charleston, South Carolina (October 2003)
‘Que sais-je?’: The loss of je-inversion in French. The Ninth Annual Graduate Student Colloquium of the
Department of French and Italian, Bloomington, Indiana (April 2000)

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Conferences
Southern Conference on Language Teaching
Charlotte, North Carolina (2005)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2002)
Savannah, Georgia (1998)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (1997)
Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference
Charleston, South Carolina (2003)
Greenville, South Carolina (2002)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Nashville, Tennessee (1997)
Graduate Student Colloquium of the Department of French and Italian
Bloomington, Indiana (1995, 1996, 1999, 2000)
LANGUAGES
French: Fluency
Spanish: Minimal speaking ability; reading knowledge
COMMUNITY
Member: First Baptist Church, Greenville (2002-present)
Member: Greenville Women’s Cycling Team (2006-2010)
Participant: Bike MS (National Multiple Sclerosis Society) (2004-2010, 2012)
Volunteer: MS Challenge Walk, White Oak, SC-Charlotte, NC (May 30-June 1, 2003)
Participant: MS Challenge Walk, Winnsboro, SC-Charlotte, NC (June 21-23, 2002)
Participant: Construction Blitz, Habitat for Humanity, Bloomington, IN (April 1999)
Captain: MS Walk team, Charleston, SC (April 1997, April 1998)
REFERENCES
Dr. William G. Allen (current chair)
Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures
Furman University
3300 Poinsett Highway
Greenville, SC 29613
(864)294-2954 bill.allen@furman.edu
Dr. C. Maurice Cherry (former professor and colleague)
Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures Emeritus
9 Starsdale Circle
Greenville, SC 29609
(864)246-1135 maurice.cherry@furman.edu
Dr. Jerry L. Cox (former professor, current colleague with whom I have team-taught)
Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures
Furman University
3300 Poinsett Highway
Greenville, SC 29613
(864)294-3187 jerry.cox@furman.edu