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Education
- Bachelors' Degree
in French in 1987 at Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- CODOFIL scholarship
to study in Angers, France at the Université Catholique de l'Ouest.
- Licence in
Langue Etrangères Appliquées aux Commerce (equivalent
to a Bachelors' Degree in Foreign Languages Applied to Business) in
1990 at the University of Belle Beille in Angers, France.
- Master of Science
in Education at Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana, 1993.
- Master of Arts
in Romance Languages Program at the University of New Orleans earning
the degree in 1996.
My Interests
- Afro-Caribbean
studies. African influence in Spanish, French and English languages.
- The study of
folklore and humor in the Caribbean and in the Coastal areas of South
America.
- Etymology and
Lexicon. Development of dictionaries, monolingual and/or bilingual,
of slang, jargon, proverbs, etc.
- Development and
application of teaching techniques/devices and methodology in language
acquisition.
- Translation of
literary works.
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