Sherri Rose
- Delp 315
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“Learning is a life-altering adventure. It begins with the strangeness of discovery, a spark of curiosity, and, when pursued with vigor and sustained reflection, leads undeniably to a powerful transformation of the self.”— Sherri Rose
Faculty Information
Additional Faculty Information for Sherri Rose
Education
B.A., French, Centre College
M.A., French Language and Literature, University of Virginia
Ph.D., French Language and Literature, University of Virginia
Previous Teaching Positions
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Virginia summer program in Lyon, France
Visiting Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies, Earlham College
Lectrice d’Anglais, Université Paris-Est Créteil, France
Lectrice d’Anglais, Université Lumière Lyon II, France
Recent Conference Presentations
“Strategies for teaching ‘French for Business’ to Liberal Arts Students.” ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo. Virtual. November 2020.
“Are you looking for Maman or Madame?: My Dual Identity as a French Professor and Parent.” Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement Annual Conference: Maternal Well-being and Health. (MIRCI). York University, Toronto, CA, April 2019.
“From Flanders to Paris and back again: Symbolist style as cultural reflection.” Nineteenth-Century French Studies 43rd Annual Colloquium: Style. University of Virginia, November, 2017.
“Que cherchent-ils au Ciel” : Seeing with the Blind in Bruegel, Baudelaire and Maeterlinck. Society of Dix-Neuviémistes 15th Annual Conference: Spleen et Idéal. University of Kent, Canterbury, England, April 2017.
“Seeing Double in Jean Lorrain’s ‘La Lanterne Magique.'” Nineteenth-Century French Studies 41st Annual Colloquium: Contamination. Princeton University, November 2015.
“‘Je me suis enfui’: Errant Dreams in Rimbaud’s Une Saison en Enfer.” Nineteenth-Century French Studies 40th Annual Colloquium: Fuite/Evasion. University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, October, 2014.
“Stage Fright: Representing Death from Behind the Curtain in Maeterlinck’s La Mort de Tintagiles.” Society of Dix-Neuviémistes 12th Annual Conference: The Emotions. University of Sheffield, England, March 2014.
“Frightful encounters and dark obsessions in the streets of Gourmont’s “La Robe” and Poe’s “The Man of the Crowd.”” Society of Dix-Neuviémistes 10th Annual Conference: The Senses. Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland, March 2012.
Publications
Courses Taught
Memberships
Nineteenth-Century French Studies Association
Society of Dix-Neuviémistes
Modern Language Association
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Pi Delta Phi
Biography
Language for me has always been an adventure. When I first traveled to France at the age of sixteen, I knew that my experiences there would make a lasting impact on my life. I fell in love not only with the French language, but with French literature, cinema and culture. My research interests in 19th-century French and Belgian literary cultures grew over the years as I continued to return to France to study and teach. Now, it is truly a rewarding experience to be teaching the things that have become my passions in all levels of French courses at Hillsdale College.
I find that learning is a life-altering adventure. It begins with the strangeness of discovery, a spark of curiosity, and, when pursued with vigor and sustained reflection, leads undeniably to a powerful transformation of the self. The sense of purpose engendered by knowledge leads the individual to challenge vehicles of apathy and complacency. Learning is about liberation: it is an opening of oneself to the world.
In my most successful French courses, the classroom becomes a dynamic language laboratory. I take a communicative approach to language teaching, regularly incorporating role-plays, interviews and games. I also believe that encouragement and humor are essential to establishing a personal rapport with students and to cultivating a positive classroom atmosphere.
My goal as an educator is to empower students to take a greater interest in their own learning processes. This includes challenging students to develop intercultural competency and to consider contemporary society from a global perspective.
Staying connected to the world around me is important in my own life as well. I love to travel, and when I am grounded, I like to let my imagination take flight through literature and cinema. I love playing with my daughters Melanie and Eva, and cooking with my husband, Mike, as we attempt to recreate some of our favorite European culinary discoveries. Additionally, I look for new opportunities in my local community. Exploring farmer’s markets and getting outdoors are a few of my favorite everyday adventures.
I still find it exciting to learn new phrases in French and to make new cultural discoveries. Studying French has also been a way to learn more about myself. Charlemagne’s words wonderfully capture the beauty of learning another language: “To have another language is to possess a second soul.”