Brenda Dyer, MA
Associate Teaching Professor of French
Director of Modern Languages
Contact for Arabic, French, and Italian Study Abroad Course Approvals
Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages
Education:
- MA, French Literature, University of Pennsylvania, 2001
Research Interests:
- Language acquisition pedagogy
- Teaching writing
- 17th and 18th century French literature
- Women writers
- Translation
Bio:
Brenda Dyer is a lecturer of French whose communicative approach to language teaching is designed to help students develop the linguistic and cultural skills necessary to function in a French-speaking environment, providing them with skills that they can use in their lives after graduation and to help them become better citizens of the world. She has a particular interest in the areas of cross-cultural studies, global competency and French for Business.
Professor Dyer takes a collaborative approach to teaching and is a frequent participant in Drexel Center for Academic Excellence workshops designed to improve her teaching skills. She also has received a certificate in Teaching Business Language from the CIBER program at the Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.