Richland College Foreign Languages
French /Français
Richland College uses "French in Action," the most modern audio-visual program in America, throughout its entire program. "French in Action" offers audio and videotapes and can also be watched on PBS every day at 8:00 am on Channel 2 KDTN. Tapes are also available for viewing on campus in the Telecourse Center / Language Lab in B217/218.
Beginning French
1st Semester (FREN 1411) requires Study Guide 1411-1412 + Workbook 1 + audiotapes
2nd Semester (FREN 1412) requires Study Guide 1411-1412 + Workbook 1 + audiotapes
This level quickly builds conversational skills in simple French. Emphasis is on speaking and comprehension with additional reading and writing. The working language in class is mainly French. These classes are concurrently offered for credit or Continuing Education.
Intermediate French
3rd Semester (FREN 2311) requires Study Guide 201-202 & Workbook 1 & audiotapes
4th Semester (FREN 2312) requires Study Guide 201-202 & Workbook 2 & audiotapes
This level strengthens the previous acquisitions and builds more elaborate vocabulary and idiomatic expressions for more comfortable communication. The working language is mainly French. These classes are offered for credit or Continuing Education.
Conversation French
5th Semester (FREN 2306) requires Study Guide 2306 + audiotapes
This class is offered only in the Fall
6th Semester (FREN 2306) requires Study Guide 2306 + audiotapes
This class is offered only in the Spring
Magazine articles and other written and video materials are provided by the instructor. This level offers general conversation on diverse topics based on French Culture. It offers comprehensive grammar review and more refined vocabulary and expressions. The working language is exclusively French.
These classes are concurrently offered for credit or Continuing Education Richland French Instructors
French Faculty are part of the World Languages, Cultures and Communication Division. Instructors at Richland are language professionals dedicated to help students achieve success. Their motto is not to publish or perish but to teach and cherish, adding personal touch and attention.
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Maurice Poublan
(M.A. French)
Full-time Instructor
972-238-6923 (voice)
mpoublan@dcccd.edu
• Born and educated in France
• Previously: High School French Teacher (Algeria, Canada)
• University French Teacher (Canada, Japan)
• French Embassy Linguistic Attaché (New York)
• Alliance Française Director of Studies (Dallas)
• Richland Nominee for Best Teacher 93-94, 94-95, 00-01
Maurice Poublan has been nominated for the Best Teacher award twice since 1990. His unique classroom approach is very visual and he simplifies grammar rules using analogies such as "grammar as family."
Amanda Andresen
(B.A. English and French)
Adjunct Instructor
• Previously: University of North Carolina - taught French & Comparative Literature
• University of Texas at Dallas - taught Literary Studies
• Ph.D. University of North Carolina in Comparative Literature
• Fulbright French Government Teaching Assistantship, Reims, France
• B.A. (English & French) University of South Alabama
• M.A. (French) University of North Carolina
Kasia Hadlo
(M.A. French)
Adjunct Instructor
• Previously: French Teacher (Poland) Nicolas Copernicus University (Torun, Poland)
• Centre Actif de Langues Vivantes - Fontainebleau, France - Qualification for Teaching French as a Foreign Language
• Has lived and traveled in France
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Richland French Registration and Schedule
Registration can be for any semester if you are at the right level. For information or placement, please call Maurice Poublan any time (972-238-6923) or the World Languages Division office (972-238-6943). Please register or ask for information well before the semester starts.
Please consult the Registration schedule for enrollment dates, times and rooms.
Credit by exam can be obtained following a level test and the payment of a $25 fee. You have to be currently enrolled at Richland for this procedure.
French is a living language. It lives in context. In class you will experience language immersion. The teaching process is a progressive and repetitive system to build the language along the way. It requires motivation, focus, regular attendance and active participation on the part of the learner. But learning French is also a game with its rules and the fun of doing something new, challenging, useful and so rewarding. It will open new doors to an influential modern society that combines the ancient and the new with elegance and quality of life.
Our language lab is a state-of-the-art system with tape decks, VCR, CD-ROMs and computer software. Drilling from audiotapes in the lab is part of the French language program.
Richland French Travel, Translation and Interpretation
Richland College serves the local community.
Maurice Poublan takes a group from the Richland Community to France for cultural discovery of Paris & Versailles before Xmas. Toward the end of May, Normandy, Britany and the Renaissance Castles are also offered. Please contact M. Poublan for more information.
If you need interpretation or translation from and into French, please contact Maurice Poublan for availability and reasonable rates. Proceeds go to the Richland French Club.
- » Travel Guide of Paris, Metro Map
- » Babel Fish Translation
- » Office of the French Prime Minister and Government
- » France-TV Magazine
- » French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- » Libération Newspaper
- » General information for travel
- » Francelink (news, radio)
- » Electronic operator in France
- » Language Study Abroad
Richland French Contact Numbers
Maurice Poublan
Coordinator, French Program
972-238-6923
Room D126
Susan Barkley
Interim Dean of World Languages, Cultures and Communications Division
972-238-6943
Room L208
Delfina Bedarte
Director - Language Laboratory
972-238-6909
Room B217
Continuing Education
972-238-6144
Room T-160
World Languages, Cultures and Communications
Richland College
12800 Abrams Rd.
Dallas, TX 75243-2199
Susan Barkley, Dean
Phone: (972) 238-6943
Fax: (972) 238-6166
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