Department of World Languages
Instructor of French
Phone: 828-227-3873
Email: fjmalissen@wcu.edu
Office Address: McKee 131A
Education:
- Ph.D.,Romance Languages: French 18th century French literature, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, 2003
- M.A., French, Appalachian State University, 1997
- B.A., French, University of North Carolina, 1993
- K-12 Certification, Methodist College, 1993
Dr. Malissen taught all levels of French at the high-school level before attending
Appalachian State for her M.A. in French. She studied abroad in Angers, France and
then continued her graduate work at the University of Alabama where she received her
Ph.D. in Romance Languages with a concentration in 18th century French literature
and Latin in 2003. Dr. Malissen returned to NC to work for a government contractor
where she reviewed and developed a new French language program for Special Forces
soldiers to be assigned to West African regions such as Senegal.
Her research and teaching interests include the Eighteenth-Century French Novel and
Philosophical Movement, Medieval French Poetry and Prose, Methodology and Practicum
in Teaching Second Languages; the Native vs. Non-Native Second Language Teacher.
