Bio

Educational Biography

Dr. Williams was named Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes académiques by the French Ministre de l'Education nationale in May, 2016. She received the national 2013 CASE / Carnegie Foundation US Professor of the Year Award for Baccalaureate Institutions. She earned her Ph.D. from Northwestern University and also has a Diplôme d'Études Approfondies from the Université de Lyon II. She is currently professor of French and she teaches courses in language, literature and culture. She regularly presents conference papers and writes on contemporary culture and has co-authored four college-level French textbooks. She was the recipient of the MSCD Faculty Senate Teaching Excellence Award in 2010, the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers Kris Wells Creativity Award in 2008, a McGraw-Hill/Glencoe Teacher of the Year award in 2001, the Excellence in Teaching Award (Golden Key Honor Society) in 1994 and Young Educator of the Year in 1991 (Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers).

Degree

PhD in French

Northwestern University

Other in Comparative Literature

Université Lyon II

MA in French

University of Cincinnati

Other in French

Université de Paris IV

BA in English

Adams State College

Published Works

• Williams, A. (2019). Review of Simon, Catherine. Mangées: une histoire des mères lyonnaises. Sabine Wespieser, 2018. The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2018). Review of Lafon, Lola. Mercy, Mary, Patty. Paris: Actes Sud, 2017. The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2017). Review of Fives, Carole. Une femme au téléphone. Paris: Gallimard, 2017. The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2017). The Great Courses - Learning French: A Rendezvous with French-Speaking Cultures. The Teaching Company, www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/learning-french-a-rendezvous-with-french-speaking-cultures.html
• Williams, A., Davinroy, C. T. (2017). Google Earth Takes Us There. Routledge,
• Williams, A. (2016). Review of Guillot, Marion. Changer d'air. Paris: Minuit 2015. The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2016). Review of Delrue, Arnaud. Un été en famille. Paris: Seuil, 2014. The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2015). Review of Huston, Nancy. Bad Girl. Paris: Actes Sud, 2014. The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2015). Review of Le Corre, Élizabeth, et Benoît Barut, ed. Jean Anouilh: artisan du théâtre. Rennes: PU de Rennes, 2013. The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2015). Review of Thomas, David. On ne va pas se raconter d'histoires.. . The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2015). Review of Kerangal, Maylis de. Réparer les vivants. . The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2015). Review of Brown, Llewellyn, éd. Samuel Beckett 3: les "dramaticules". . The French Review,
• Williams, A., Davinroy, C. T. (2015). Teachable Moment: Google Earth Takes Us There. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 47(1), pp. 62 - 65. https://doi.org/dx.doi.org/10.1080/00091383.2015.996100.
• Williams, A. (2014). Review of Henry, Françoise. Sans garde-fou. . The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2014). Review of Alcoba, Laura. Le bleu des abeilles. . The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2014). Review of Guérin, Jeanyves.Dictionnaire Eugène Ionesco. . The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2014). Review of Amar, Philippe. Tous les rêves de ma vie. . The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2014). Review of Farrell, Thomas S.C., Reflective Writing for Language Teachers. The MOdern Language Journal, https://doi.org/doi: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2013.12070_2.x
• Williams, A. (2014). Review of Pawlowicz, Julia. Retour d'outre-mer. . The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2013). Review of Vié, Catherine. Brioche. . The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2013). Review of Fottorino, Eric. Le dos Crawle. . The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2012). Review of Piuze, Simone. Blue Tango. . The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2012). Review of Ingram, Mark. Rites of the Republic: Citizens’ Theatre and the Politics of . The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2011). Review of Lesbre, Michèle. Sur le sable. The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2011). Review of Pagano, Emmanuelle. L’Absence d’oiseaux d’eau. The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2011). Review of Opsted, Gillian. Debussy’s Mélisande. The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2010). Review of Fernandez, Dominique. Ramon. The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2010). Review of Germain, Sylvie, L’Inaperçu. The French Review,
• Siskin, J. H., Williams, A., Virtue, N., Leahy, E. (2010). Workbook/Laboratory Manual Part 1 to accompany Debuts: An introduction to French. McGraw-Hill Higher Education,
• Roche, C., Williams, A. (2009). Mise(s) en scène identitaires(s): décentralisations administrative et culturelle. (pp pp. 43 - 60). Summa Press.
• Williams, A. (2009). Review of Reysset, Karine, Comme une mère . The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2009). Review of King, Kendall and Alison Macke, The Bilingual Edge . The French Review,
• Williams, A. (2009). Review of Alikavazovic, Jakuta, Corps volatils. The French Review,
• Siskin, J. H., Williams, A., Leahy, E., Arganbright, B. (2009). Workbook/Laboratory Manual Part 2 to accompany Debuts: An introduction to French. McGraw-Hill Higher Education,
• Siskin, J. H., Williams, A., Field, T. (2009). Débuts: An Introduction to French, 3rd Edition. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, catalogs.mhhe.com/mhhe/viewProductDetails.do?isbn=0072897597
• Williams, A., Roche, C., Grace, C. (2008). Bien vu, bien dit, Intermediate French. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, catalogs.mhhe.com/mhhe/viewProductDetails.do?isbn=0072897597
• Williams, A., Grace, C., Roche, C. (2007). Workbook/Laboratory Manual Part 1 to accompany Bien Vu, Bien Dit. McGraw-Hill Higher Education,
• Siskin, J. H., Williams, A., Field, T. (2007). Débuts: An Introduction to French, 2nd Edition. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, catalogs.mhhe.com/mhhe/viewProductDetails.do?isbn=0072897597
• Williams, A. (2007). Teaching composition with rubrics. , http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/French_Lang_SF_Writing_Skills.7.pdf
• Siskin, J. H., Williams, A., Field, T. (2001). Débuts: An Introduction to French, 1st Edition. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, catalogs.mhhe.com/mhhe/viewProductDetails.do?isbn=0072897597
• Williams, A. (2000). Voices for the voiceless: Graffiti and Social Issues in Contemporary France. (pp pp. 115 -- 133). Summa Press.

Research Interests

Semiotics of culture and cross-cultural analysis. Contemporary French theater and semiotics of theater; Applications Google Earth and panoramic photography tot he teaching of culture.

Teaching Interests

French language, literature and culture.
US Professors of the Year 2013 (See Passion Statement)

Office Hours

Monday - Wednesday [10:30 to 12:30,]
Wednesday [1:45- 3:15]