World Languages and Cultures Department faculty researchers emphasize practical student learning in French, German, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Italian, and Japanese to provide communicative competence. The department collaborates with Cal Poly's School of Education and the CSU’s International Programs to prepare students for cultural, educational, literary and professional needs domestically and abroad.
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Submissions from 2016
Comparing Cultures Sans Stereotyping, Brian G. Kennelly
Moving Beyond Comprehension in French: Question Development for Reading, Brian G. Kennelly
Submissions from 2015
Odysée funèbre de l’homosexuel bis? Rereading Tony Duvert’s Interdit de séjour, Brian G. Kennelly
Submissions from 2014
Rape Fantasy Redux? Textual Victimhood In and Between Versions of Tony Duvert’s Portrait d’homme couteau, Brian G. Kennelly
Results from the 2014 AP French Language and Culture Exam, Brian G. Kennelly
En dire trop sur les Noirs? Contextualizing Genet’s Preface to Les Nègres, Brian Gordon Kennelly
Submissions from 2013
Making Connections: Applying the AP French Language and Culture Scoring Guidelines to Student Samples, Brian Kennelly
Improving Student Performance on the Cultural Comparison, Brian G. Kennelly
Improving Student Performance on the Persuasive Essay, Brian G. Kennelly
Submissions from 2012
AP French: Unpacking The Scoring Guidelines For Interpersonal Tasks, Davara Potel and Brian G. Kennelly
Designing Thematic Instruction with Authentic Resources: Alienation and Assimilation, Davara Potel and Brian G. Kennelly
Submissions from 2011
AP French Language and Culture: Strategizing for Success, Brian G. Kennelly
Designing Thematic Instruction with Authentic Resources: Science and Technology, Brian G. Kennelly
Hello and Goodbye?, Brian G. Kennelly
Results from the 2011 AP® French Language Exam Administration, Brian G. Kennelly
Teaching and Assessing Presentational Communication in AP® French Language and Culture, Brian G. Kennelly
Submissions from 2010
AP® French Language, Brian G. Kennelly
Designing Thematic Instruction with Authentic Resources: Science and Technology, Brian G. Kennelly
Mothers and/as Monsters in Tony Duvert's Quand mourut Jonathan, Brian G. Kennelly
‘young boys, no trouble, very safe’?: Frédéric Mitterrand’s La Mauvaise vie as Text and Pretext, Brian G. Kennelly
Submissions from 2009
La Libertad De Conciencia En Miguel De Unamuno, Kevin Fagan
After the Rehearsal: “Academic Freedom?” at the MLA and Beyond, Brian G. Kennelly
Baladodiffusion and Beyond: Using Radio France Inside and Outside the Classroom, Brian G. Kennelly
Pedophile as Paragon? Or (Mis)Representing Motherhood in Tony Duvert's Quand mourut Jonathan, Brian G. Kennelly
Designing Instruction for the AP French Language and Culture Course , Brian G. Kennelly, Davara Potel, and James Monk