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| From Left: Jamie, Martin, Sarah Kay, Alisha |
Sarah Kay Hurst is delighted to be a returning
Instructor for the Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Languages in
Saint-Brieuc for the summer of 2015! She is extremely pleased to be the Grammar for Communicative Purposes
instructor and to coordinate many aspects of the experience as Logistics Coordinator. Teaching is her
true passion and she delights in the creativity, courage, and bright minds and
spirits of the high school students who choose to undertake this incredible
journey. She cannot wait to go back to Saint-Brieuc with this program and meet
all of the new students! During the academic year, she is an Associate
Instructor of French at Indiana University and is pursuing a doctorate in French
Linguistics, focusing on lexicology and lexicography (words and dictionaries).
Previously, she taught high school French in Colorado, her home state, although
her family is British and she is a dual citizen. In her free time, she can
generally be found dancing!
Martin
Maillot is a new Instructor for the Saint-Brieuc
Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Languages for the summer of 2015,
but he has previously worked as an Instructor in the summer of 2014 in Saumur.
He will be the Culture instructor
and Financial Coordinator for the
Saint-Brieuc team this summer. As a native of France, he is delighted and proud
to share the language, culture and history of his country with the students. He
is enthusiastic about helping high school students acquiring knowledge and
expressing their talents. During the academic year, he is an Associate
Instructor of French at Indiana University. He is interested in a variety of
topics: history, historical linguistics, language contact, and creoles.
Alisha
Reaves is super pumped to be returning to St. Brieuc
this year with the Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Languages as
the Public Relations Coordinator and
teaching an Introduction to French
Linguistics. She is a doctoral student pursuing a degree in French Linguistics
with a specialization in Second Language Acquisition. How people learn a
foreign language is her passion. Alisha originates from just outside of
Washington, DC in Woodbridge, VA and loves everything international, thus was
fortunate to grow up around a variety of cultures that gravitate towards the
nation’s capital. In her free time, Alisha loves watching foreign films,
spending time with friend, working out, and she recently picked up her viola
again after 8 years.
Jamie
Root is stoked to reprise his role as Student Coordinator in Saint-Brieuc and
is looking forward to the challenge of bringing Literature back to the site. Originally from just south of Buffalo,
NY, Jamie made his way to the Midwest in pursuit of a PhD in French
Linguistics. While he is currently specializing in North American varieties of
French, specifically those spoken in Louisiana, he is also passionate about
topics in both historical French and Germanic linguistics. When not teaching
French at IU or working on research, he can most often be found either swing
dancing or enjoying the occasional video game. Jamie is very excited to be
returning to Saint-Brieuc with such an amazing team and cannot wait to meet all
of the new students and share with them his love of both the French language
and the French and Breton cultures.
