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University of San Diego
Languages and Literatures
Founders Hall 138
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Phone: (619) 260-4070
Fax: (619) 260-4190
languages@sandiego.edu
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Kevin Guerrieri, PhD
kevin2@sandiego.edu
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Liz Harman
harman@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4682
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Adj. Instructor, French
Supervisor, French Conversation Table
shalvin@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4045
Office: Founders 138
Office Hours: M, 12h30-1h30 | W/F, 9h-10h or e-mail for an appt.
Sophie Halvin is an Adjunct Professor in the Languages and Literatures department where she has been teaching the full spectrum of elementary and intermediate French classes since 2001. She came to USD after working for 10 years at the University of California, San Diego where she taught a variety of language and literature courses. She is a native of Paris, France.
Director and Professor, French
Academic Director of the Paris program
mmagnin@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4063
Office: Founders 138
Office Hours: T/Th, 1h45-2h15, 4h-5h15, 7h-7h45 or e-mail for an appt.
Michèle C. Magnin, PhD, has been a member of the department of Languages and Literatures since 1990. She is the director of the French section. She offers courses in literature, culture and civilization, women writers, advanced writing, and phonetics. She was director of the Faculty and Curriculum Diversity Program on campus for three years.
A native Parisian, Magnin has established strong links with the French community in San Diego. She was president of the San Diego chapters of the American Association of Teachers of French, and the Alliance Française.
Asst. Professor, French
sngilla@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7841
Office: Founders 144-B
Office Hours: M, 1h-4h | W, 2h-4h
Sylvie Ndome Ngilla, PhD, joined the faculty in 2012. She teaches courses on French and Francophone language, culture, and literatures. Her research is focused on twentieth and twenty-first century francophone African theater in particular on aesthetics and discourses on chaos, cultural identities, gender, African diasporas, and globalization.
Adj. Instructor, French
Supervisor, French Community Service-Learning
ssaad@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4045
Office: Founders 138
Office Hours: M/W/F, 10h-11h or e-mail for an appt.
Shirley M. Saad has been teaching French at USD since 1999. She teaches beginning and intermediate French.
Assoc. Professor, French
rstroik@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4064
Office: Founders 144-D
Office Hours: M/W/F, 10h10-11h10 | M/W, 1h20-2h20
Richard Stroik, PhD, came to the University of San Diego in 1991. He currently serves as Chair of the Department of Languages and Literatures. He has previously served as coordinator of the Intensive Language (Dartmouth) Model for first-year language instruction and as a member of the executive committee of the Academic Assembly. He has been active in study abroad during his entire career, serving as chair of the Study Abroad committee and creating a summer program in France. His research interests are in 20th century French poetry and Camus. Stroik is a product of Catholic elementary and secondary education.
