Valerie Thiers-Thiam’s Profile

Faculty

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Faculty

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Title

Associate Professor

Pronouns

She/her

vthiersthiam@bmcc.cuny.edu

Office Location

S601U

About Me

I have been teaching French at BMCC since 2003. I hold a Masters in Applied Languages and Communication, a Masters in German, and a PhD in Francophone Literature and Cinema, with a specialization in West Africa. My research is currently on Resilience and Francophone women Literature. I have lived in NYC since 1992. I lived in Oklahoma for 3 years from 1989-1992. I am American and French.

Academic Interests

Second Language Acquisition, Resilience, Francophone Women Literature

Department

Modern Languages

Academic Program

French, A.A.

Courses

FRN 200- Intermediate French- Fall 2022- Thiers-Thiam FRN 200- Intermediate French- Fall 2022- Thiers-Thiam

While reviewing and practicing advanced grammar, students will be trained to write a variety of texts, including personal essays, movie reviews, as well as academic essays.

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Teaching on the OpenLab | Summer 2022 Teaching on the OpenLab | Summer 2022

A virtual learning community for faculty who applied and were accepted to participate in the June 2022 Teaching on the OpenLab. (image credit: “OPEN” by Tom Magliery is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)