Julia Elaine Bryant

I am originally from Indiana, a small dairy farm thirty miles north of Indianapolis, where I loved working with the animals, particularly my horses and German Shepherds. I am the first of my family on both sides to graduate from college. After I graduated from Purdue with a BA, I moved to Texas, began teaching, and took my MA at Texas State University. Since then, I have been very involved with my teaching and taking classes at various universities. I am fortunate to spend my life doing what I love and deem worthwhile. It is a bit amazing and a joy to see students improve their language proficiency over the weeks and months and semesters. I have the 'before' and 'after' firmly in my mind's eye and ear. I respect my students' potential and hard work.

• 1969: BA at Purdue University
• 1976: MA Texas State University 1976
• 1996: Classes at Lumière II, Lyon, France 1996
• 1981 to 2006: Graduate Hours at Indiana University, Ball State University, UTSA, North Texas

Travel: Beginning in 1989, I have traveled yearly to France (except during this Pandemic), spending considerable time in the Loire Valley, Reims, Amiens, la Côte d'Azur, Savoie, la Rochelle, Strasbourg, Colmar and Paris, among other lovely French locations where I profited from learning about the history and culture first hand and from the gracious, welcoming French. And what a treat to speak French exclusively.

• 1976 - 1977: Instructor of Composition and British Masterpieces at TSU (Southwest Texas State University)
• 1981 - 2004: Instructor of International Baccalaureate, French Language B
• 2004 - 2006: French Teacher at New Braunfels HS
• 2006 - 2008: French Teacher at NSISD when I retired from Secondary Teaching
• 2005 - 2008: Summer Instructor of Elementary and Intermediate at TSU
• 2002 to the Present: Adjunct Instructor at UIW

2004 - 2005 Instructor at the teacher training workshop for IB, Ab Initio Language B, CASIE, Atlanta, Georgia

2001 - Presenter of Spanish Perspective in the French Classroom: Multilingual and Multicultural Methods at the AATF National Convention, Denver, CO

2000 - Presenter of Pedagogical Implications of the IB Grade Award in Cardiff at the Texas IB Conference at SMU

1992 - 2000: Proficiency Tester for DELF at UTSA: Administering the DELF (a diploma and employment credential of 4 levels from French Cultural Services). I also interviewed and evaluated the candidates reading, writing and listening skills.

1996-1997 President of Central Texas American Association of Teachers of French

Until recently, I was a member of l'Alliance Française

I enjoy reading, watching French movies and television, and spending time with my dogs.

2006 - 2009: Appointed a TOPT scorer. Table leader for 2 years. It involved score verification and performance analysis of the speaking skills of prospective secondary teachers of French in Texas.

2001: Excellence for Providing Outstanding Guidance, National Women in Discovery

1999: Appointed to the IB Grade Award Meeting in Cardiff, UK to score essays in French from countries worldwide.

• Elementary and Intermediate French