Résumé

David L. Westenskow
1433 Williams Apt. 706
Denver, CO 80218
303-320-1766

Degrees

 

Bachelor of Arts (French)

Brigham Young University - 1963

Master of Arts (French)

Brigham Young University - 1967

Education

 

1956-1958

Eastern Oregon College
Major in math. Minors in Physics and Chemistry.

1958-1961

Residence in France
Lived and worked in France but pursued no formal coursework.

1961-1963

Brigham Young Univesity
Major in French. Minors in German and History.
BA - 1963

1963-1964

Brigham Young University
Completed MA coursework.
Major in French. Minor in German.

1964-1966

University of Washington
Further studies in French language and literature.

 Summer 1966

Brigham Young University
Completed and defended MA thesis.
MA - 1967

Summer 1969

University of Washington
French language and literature.

 Summers 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979,1981

University of Minnesota - Minneapolis
Second Languages and Cultures Education and Linguistics.

Teaching Experience

 

1998- 2001

Professor of Languages
Montana State University - Northern

(formerly Northern Montana College)

1973-1998

Associate Professor of Language
Montana State University - Northern

1966-1973

Assistant Professor of Language
Montana State University - Northern

1964-1966

Teaching Assistant - French
University of Washington

1962-1964

Teaching Assistant - French
Brigham Young University

Courses taught at Montana State University - Northern (1966-2001)

Elementary French
Intermediate French
Advanced French Composition and Conversation

Survey of French Literature
French History and Culture
French Pronunciation and Phonetics
Methods of Teaching French

Elementary German
Intermediate German

Elementary Spanish

English Composition
World Literature I (Greek, Roman, Biblical)
World Literature II (Middle Ages, Renaissance, Neo-Classicism)
World Literature III (Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, 20th Century)
English Grammar
Linguistics
History of the English Language
Mythology
Internet Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Publications

 

A Critical Analysis of Albert Camus' Revolt Against the Absurd.
MA Thesis. Brigham Young University, 1967.

Le Bébé en France. Supplementary cultural materials for second year
college French classes. Foreign Language Curriculum Materials Center, University of Minnesota, 1976.

Professional Service

 

Northern Montana College European Study Tours. For several years,
organized and conducted (usually working with members of the history
faculty) two-week study tours during spring break. Tours were
designed for the university students, but were also open to the general public. Tour highlights included:

 

1973

Amsterdam - Berlin - Paris - London

1975

Amsterdam - Bonn - Strasbourg - Paris

1976

London - Berlin - Paris

1977

Athens - Venice - Florence - Rome

1978

London - Paris

1981

London - Paris

1982

London - Paris

1983

London - Paris

1984

Amsterdam - Berlin - Paris

1985

Venice - Florence - Pisa - Rome

1986

London - Paris - Berlin

1987

Heidelberg - Lucerne - Munich - Salzburg - Vienna

1988

London - Paris - Heidelberg

Membership on numerous faculty and administrative committees, including: Faculty Senate, Admissions and Standards, Library, Athletic Advisory, Liberal Arts, Teacher Education, and Distance Education.

Member Montana Association of Language Teachers and the American Association of Teachers of French. One year president of the Montana chapter of the AATF. Three years co-editor of the MALT newsletter.

Attendance at conferences of the Montana Association of Language Teachers, Rocky Mt. Modern Language Association, Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Pacific Northwest Council on Foreign Languages, and the Northwest Educational Technology Consortium.

Awards

1991 - Burlington Northern Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching.

2002 - Awarded the title of Professor Emeritus of Languages by the Board of Regents of the Montana University System.

http://www.montana.edu/wwwbor/ITEM114-2801-R0102.htm