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 101/102 Elementary French
• FRN 201/202 Intermediate French
• FRN 311 French Conversation
• FRN 316 French for the Professions (health, humanitarian response, diplomacy and business)
• FRN 324 Introduction to Francophone linguistics (French phonetics)
• IDS 297/397 Interdisciplinary Studies Course - International Culture and Study Abroad
• FRN 414 Le français Vivant (French in Media)
• FRN 495 Advanced Undergraduate French
• FRN 510/610 Advanced Translation
• FRN 524/624 Advanced Topics in Francophone Linguistics
• FRN 590/690 Advanced French Grammar
• 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 Study Away (in Quebec) Program Director, Missouri State University, 2019-2020
• Pi Delta Phi (French Honor Society) Faculty Advisor, Missouri State University, 2017-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

• American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)                                 
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Selected peer-reviewed publications

• 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.
• 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.
• Essien, H. & Barffour, A. (in press). Using Bilingual Thematic Dictionaries in African Language Pedagogy. The Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages.
• Barffour, A. (in press). 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.

Research and professional interests

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

Awards and honors

• Tournées Film Festival Grant, FACE Foundation, 2020
• Assessment Grant, Missouri State University, 2020
• MCL Proactive Advisor, Missouri State University, 2020
• Master Advisor, Missouri State University, 2019
• College of Arts and Letters Faculty Summer Fellowship, Missouri State University, 2018
• Joffre and Zadie B. Whisenton Outstanding Black Graduate Student Award, University of Alabama, 2016