School of Languages, Cultures, and RaceSabine Davis

Sabine Davis

  1. Professor of French, Career Track – Teaching
  2. Head of Section, French
  3. Assistant Director for Undergraduate Studies
Email Addressdavissj@wsu.edu
LocationThompson Hall 124E
Phone509-335-2751

Biography

Education

  • Master of Arts in English / Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) with emphasis on Linguistics, Oklahoma State University
  • Teaching Certificate, Washington State University with endorsements in French, German and English as a Second Language
  • Bachelor of Arts, French and German, Oklahoma State University
  • Associate Degree in International Business, Nantes, France

Awards

  • 2024 Crimson Spirit Recognition
  • Oklahoma State University College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award, Department of Languages and Literatures, September 2023
  • WSU Teaching Academy; inducted in November 2014
  • Excellence in Teaching by a Clinical Faculty or Instructor; received this College of Liberal Arts award in May 2011
  • WSU Distinguished Teaching Award; nominated in 2009

Professional Interests

  • Applied language teaching for professional purposes
  • Program development for language learning with professional focus on wine and fashion
  • Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie: history, evolution and current status

Professional Membership

  • WSU Teaching Academy
  • Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT)
  • American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)

Campus and Community Involvement

  • Faculty advisor for the WSU French Club
  • Co-organizer of the Palouse French Film Festival, “an annual film festival started in 2010 to promote French culture and cinema in the Palouse.”

Publications

  • Davis, Sabine. “Giono, furioso par Emmanuelle Lambert: book review”, The French Review, vol. 94, no. 2, 2020, pp. 236-237.
  • Davis, Sabine. “French Culture through Wine: A Capstone Course.” The French Review, vol. 93, no. 1, 2019, pp. 108-124.

Conference Presentations

  • Encouraging high school foreign language learners to continue their language studies at the college level. Washington Association For Language Teaching Annual Bi-State Conference, Portland, OR ; October 13-14, 2022.
  • Teaching French culture through the scope of wine : A new Capstone Course. Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA); Annual Convention, Cheyenne, Wyoming; October 2018.
  • L’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie: origine, développement et perspectives. American Association of Teachers of French (AATF); Annual Convention, La Pointe-du-Bout, Martinique; July 2018.
  • Programme de français interdisciplinaire à Washington State University. American Association of Teachers of French (AATF); Annual Convention, La Pointe-du-Bout, Martinique; July 2018.
  • Professional French Language – A Group Project. Washington Association for Language Teachers (WAFLT); Fall conference, Pasco, WA; October 13, 2017.
  • Les grands absents du développement du français dans le monde. American Association of Teachers of French (AATF); Annual Convention, Saguenay, Québec, Canada; July 2015.
  • Teaching the Evolution of French American Relations since WWII with Two Songs: Les Ricains by Michel Sardou, and La Langue de Chez Nous by Yves Duteil. American Association of Teachers of French (AATF); Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA; July 2014.
  • Presentation of materials and activities to introduce professional language and content in high school. Washington/Colorado Associations of Foreign Language Teachers (WAFLT/COAFLT), fall conference in Vancouver, WA; October 2014.
  • Practical Approaches to Teaching Languages: Teaching Business/Professional Language Classes. Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA), annual convention, Coeur D’Alene, ID; October 2005.
  • Practical Approaches to Teaching Languages: Games for Review in Language Classes. Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA), annual convention, Boulder, CO; October 2004.
  • Preterit and Imperfect: Overcoming the Challenge in French and Spanish. Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA), annual convention, Scottsdale, AZ; October 2002.

Courses Taught

  • FRENCH 101 First semester
  • FRENCH 102 Second semester
  • FRENCH 120 French Culture in English
  • FRENCH 204 Fourth semester
  • FRENCH 306 Intermediate Reading & Translation
  • FRENCH 307 Intermediate Speaking & Listening
  • FRENCH 308 Intermediate Grammar & Writing
  • FRENCH 361 Advanced French for the Professions
  • FRENCH 420 French Culture Through Wine
  • FORLANG 101 Introduction to the World of Language