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Christopher M. Jones
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Teaching Professor of French
& Francophone Studies; Director of the Modern Language Resource
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| Ph.D. |
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University of Massachusetts,
Amherst |
| Department Member Since: 1993 |
Personal
Statement
The emphasis of my work in French and international studies is
an attempt to characterize societal change, especially in its cross-cultural
dimension, through its reflected impact in the various discourses and
artifacts available to us for study. My dissertation concerned the cultural
interchange between France and America in the mid-Twentieth century as
represented in the work of Boris Vian, especially his jazz criticism and
mock translations of American hard-boiled novels. My continuing interest
in this area is the evolution of the French national identity and myth-structure.
Recently I have begun working on the cultural and history of Quebec, especially
the role of popular song as both a creator and reflector of québécois
identity.
In my capacity of director of the Resource Center I am interested in
the intersection of technology and the teaching of language and culture.
This is reflected in an emphasis on multimedia development, specifically
the use of the computer to process sound, text, imagery, and moving image
in an integrated environment, whether for Internet or CD-ROM delivery.
Currently I am directing the continuation of the Language Online project
as part of both the Open Learning Initiative and the Pittsburgh Science
of Learning Center, which will result in new courses in French and Chinese
capable of hosting research projects, tracking and modeling student users,
and being open to multiple modes of utilization.
Recent Work
- "Francophone Popular Music : A Report from Les Francofolies
de Montréal,"
Contemporary French Civilization,(Accepted). 2006
- “Teacher Preparation for Online Language
Instruction” with Bonnie L. Youngs. In Teacher Education
for CALL, Hubbard, Phil and Michael Levy, eds. Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates (forthcoming)
- “Language Online: Principles of Design and Methods of Assessment” with
N. Ann Chenoweth and G.Richard Tucker. In Changing Language Education
through Call. Routledge, 2005. 147-168.
- “Quebec Song: Strategies in the Cultural Marketplace,”
Quebec Studies, Volume 31, Spring/Summer, 2001.
- "Song and
Nationalism in Quebec,"
Contemporary French Civilization ( Volume XXIV, No. 1, Spring
/Summer 2000)
- Language Courseware Design (Edited
Special Issue of the CALICO
Journal, with introduction). Volume 16, No. 4, 1999.
- Boris Vian Transatlantic: Sources,
Myths and Dreams. Peter Lang, 1998.
- Portes Ouvertes: an interactive
multimedia approach to first-year French (co-author).
Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1998.
Courses Taught
- Francophone Popular Song
- French Online
- Advanced CALL Authoring
- Language Courseware Design
- The Film Festival: New Chinese Cinema
- French Film
- France in Europe
- Topics in Contemporary French Culture
- The Francophone World
- The European Union: Culture and Politics in a Supranational Economy
- Contemporary Spoken French
- Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced French Language
- Elementary and Intermediate Spanish Language
- Elementary and Intermediate Portuguese Language.
For
More Information
Christopher Jones
Department of Modern Languages
Carnegie Mellon University
Baker Hall 160
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Office: BH 367
Phone: (412) 268-5065
Fax: (412) 268-1328
Web: http://ml.hss.cmu.edu/FacPages/cjones/
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