Dr. Antoinette A. Barffour

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Education

• PhD, Romance Languages, French/Applied Linguistics Track, the University of Alabama, 2016
• MA, French Linguistics, Indiana University Bloomington, 2012
• MA, International Affairs and Administration, Missouri State University, 2010
• Master Lettres: Sciences du Langage, Université de Strasbourg, 2008

Teaching

• FRN 311 French Conversation
• FRN 316 French for the Professions
• FRN 324 Introduction to French and Francophone linguistics
• IDS 297/397 Interdisciplinary Studies Course - International Culture and Study Abroad
• FRN 414 Le français Vivant
• FRN 495 Advanced Undergraduate French
• FRN 510/610 Advanced Translation
• FRN 524/624 Advanced Topics in Francophone Linguistics
• FRN 590/690 Advanced French Grammar
• MCL695 Principles of Second language acquisition
• MCL 724 Seminar in Linguistics for foreign languages
• FRN 725 Seminar in Francophone Literature and Culture (Francophone Africa and Diaspora focus)

Professional experience

• Assistant Professor of francophone Linguistics, Missouri State University, 2017-present
• Lecturer of French, Washington University – St Louis, 2016-2017
• Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant Mentor, Missouri State University, 2019-present
• Faculty-Led Educational abroad program director, French-speaking countries, and Ghana, 2019-present
• Pi Delta Phi (French Honor Society) Faculty Advisor, Missouri State University, 2017-present
• LCR Proactive Advisor, Missouri State University, 2020 to present
• Associate Instructor, Indiana University Bloomington, 2010-2012
• Instructor of French and Study Away Public Relations’ Coordinator, Indiana University Honors Program for Foreign Languages (IUHPFL) – France, 2011-2012

Professional affiliations

• National French Honor Society (Pi Delta Phi), North Vice President, 2022-2027
• American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
• National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)

Selected peer-reviewed publications

• Barffour, A. (2021). English Borrowings in French Print Media: Attitudes And Perceptions of Native Speakers of French from France. The International Journal of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest, 35 (1), 113-139. 
• Essien, H. & Barffour, A. (2021). Using Bilingual Thematic Dictionaries in African Language Pedagogy. The Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, Vol 30, 102-135. 
• Barffour, A. (2020). L’analyse Linguistique du lapsus: Les Aspects phonétiques et Phonologiques. Akofena: Revue Scientifique des Sciences du Langage, Lettres, Langues & Communication, 002 (1), 381-398. 
• Barffour, A. (2020). Frequency and Nature of Anglicisms in Written French Advertisements: A Review of Ads in French Journals. International Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies, 7(1), 1-13. 
• Barffour, A., & Picone, M.D. (2019). Anglicisms in Written French Mass Media: Frequency, Nature and Impact on the French Lexicon. Southern Journal of Linguistics, 43 (1), 1-24. 

Research and professional interests

• Sociolinguistics and language contact
• L2 French pedagogy
• Applied linguistics
• Language politics
• African linguistics (Twi/Akan)

Awards and honors

• Graduate College International Conference Travel Award, 2023 
• Diversity Scholar Award, Missouri State University, 2022 
• Tournées & Albertine Francophone Film Festival Grant, FACE Foundation, 2020, 2021, 2023 
• Student Learning Assessment Grants, Missouri State University, 2021, 2022 
• Master Advisor, Missouri State University, 2019 
• College of Arts and Letters Faculty Fellowship, Missouri State University, 2018 
• Joffre and Zodie B. Whisenton Outstanding Graduate Academic Achievement Award, the University of Alabama, 2016