Janice M. Duncan

Education:    Ph.D. in French Literature, specializing in 19th century.
                      University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1991.
                      M.A. in French Literature
                      University of Missouri-Columbia, 1969.
                      B.S. in Education with a major in German and a minor in
                      French, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1967.
                      Additional studies in Spanish, English, speech, theater at
                      Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Missouri

Experience:  Chair, Department of Modern Foreign Languages,
                      Ouachita Baptist University, 2000-present.
                      Associate Professor of French, Ouachita Baptist University,
                      2000-present.
                      Assistant Professor of French, Northeastern State University,
                      Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 1994-2000.
                      Lecturer in French, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1992.
                      Graduate Teaching Assistant in French, University of Nebraska-
                      Lincoln, 1984-1991.
                      Acting Chair of Modern Language Department, Southwest
                      Baptist University, Bolivar, Missouri, 1973-1984.
                      Assistant Professor of French and German, Southwest Baptist
                      University, Bolivar, Missouri 1969-1984.
                      Teaching Assistant in French,  University of Missouri-Columbia,
                      1967-1969.
                      Language Laboratory Assistant, University of Missouri-
                      Columbia, 1966-1967.

Other Experience:  •Studied at the Université de Paris in Paris and Inlingua
                      School of Languages in Nice, France.
                    •Organized and taught of six study-tours of Europe for
                      undergraduate students.
                    •Directed of Northeastern State University Annual International
                      Language and Culture Festival for four years.
                    •Organized National French Week at NSU in 1999 and at OBU
                      in 2000.

Publications/Presentations:
                      •Presented a papers titled "La Petite Roque and Madame
                       Baptiste:  Child Victims in the Short Stories of Guy de
                       Maupassant."  European Studies Conference, University of
                       Nebraska-Omaha, October, 1995.
                     •Presented a paper titled "Violence in Maupassant's La Petite
                      Roque:  A Study of Style".  Missouri Romance Languages and
                      Literatures Conference, University of Missouri-Columbia,
                      March, 1994.
                     •Presented a paper titled "Nature's Victimzation of Women:  The
                      Curse of Motherhood in Maupassant's Short Fiction".  Colloquium
                      in Nineteenth-Century French Studies, University of Kansas-
                      Lawrence, October, 1993.
                    •Dissertation:  "Violence in the Short Stories of Guy de Maupasant",
                      University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1991.
                    •Co-author of "The VCR Revolution:  Feature Films for Language and
                      Culture Proficiency."  Proficiency, Policy and Professionalism in
                      Foreign Language Education (1987) 92-105.

Professional Organizations: 
                      American Association of Teachers of French
                      Arkansas Foreign Language Teachers Association
                      Modern Language Association
                      South Central Modern Language Association