Iris Black
University Teaching Fellow, Undergraduate Advisor
Email: imblack@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-1536
Mailing Address:
PO Box 15000, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2
- French language
- French language pedagogy
- French literature
- French and Francophone culture
Office Hours
Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30-3:30 p.m
Wednesday from 10:00-11:00 p.m and 2:30-4:00pm., or by appointment <imblack@dal.ca>
Education
- BA, MA (Toronto)
- Baccalaur茅at en fran莽ais langue seconde (Laval)
- PhD (Edinburgh)
- PGCE (Post-graduate Certificate in Education) (Leeds)
Biography
Iris Black teaches courses in French language, literature and culture. She has research interests in medieval literature, particularly of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, and in the teaching and learning of languages. She is also a coordinator of first year classes, and is involved in curriculum development and programme planning. She participates regularly in teaching and learning conferences, and has recently co-authored Grammaire 脿 la carte (Nelson, 2012), an online interactive resource for intermediate and advanced students of French.听
In addition to her responsibilities at 新加坡六合彩开奖直播, she teaches summer French Proficiency courses for teachers and translates biographical notes on medieval and Renaissance scholars. Dr. Black has studied, worked and travelled extensively in France and Qu茅bec. 听
She is past president of the Alliance Fran莽aise d'Halifax. In her spare time, she enjoys cycling, running, dancing, and playing the fiddle.