Raymond Pelletier
Raymond J. Pelletier
- Associate Director, Canadian-American Center
- Associate Professor of French
- Cooperating Associate Professor of Education
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Contact:
Canadian-American Center
The University of Maine
154 College Avenue Orono, ME 04473
raymond.pelletier@umit.maine.edu
207.581.4227
Degrees:
- AB (Modern Languages) Providence College
- M.A. (French) Michigan State University
- Ph.D. (French) University of Massachusetts/Amherst
Research Areas:
- French-language novels of France and North America
- Québec & Franco-American Culture
- Pedagogy of Language Teaching
Current Research:
- French in Maine and New England
- Les Flibustiers de la Nouvelle-France
Interests and Activities:
- Traveling, Culinary Arts
- Keeping up with the pursuits of his children
- Threatening to retire soon
Awards and Services:
- ACQS Distinguished Service Award, ACQS Conference, November 2012
- Graduate Mentor Award, University of Maine, May 2010
- Richard Williamson Award for Leadership in Language Education, Foreign Language Association of Maine, March 2009
- 20/20 Vision Award, ACSUS, November 2009
- Recipient, on behalf of ACQS, of the Prix du 3-juillet-1608 from the Conseil supérieur de la langue française du Québec, March 2005
- Honored for 25 years of service to the University of Maine, May 2004
- President, Vice President, Maine Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French, 2003 – 2006
- President, Vice President, Executive Director, American Council for Quebec Studies, 2003 – Present
- Honored as lauréat of the American Association of Teachers of French, 1994
- Honoree for having taken the lead in developing Academic Alliances, American Association for Higher Education, 1992
Courses taught:
- French courses
- FRE 307 French for Business
- FRE 310 Introduction to Francophone Literature
- FRE 350 Multidisciplinary Readings in French
- FRE 397 French May Term in Québec City
- FRE 398 French Immersion: Western France
- FRE 440 Franco-American Civilization
- FRE 465/508 North American French Novel
- FRE 490/598 North American Francophone Cultures
- MLC 466/598 The Teaching of Modern Languages
- CAN 101 Introduction to Canadian Studies
Institutes Led: (For teachers of French)
- «Le film française nord américain à l’usage de l’enseignement de la langue et de la culture» (summer 2010, Orono, ME)
- «Samuel de Champlain : Fondateur de la ville de Québec et Explorateur de la Nouvelle-France» (summer 2008, Québec City, Montréal, Crown Point, Ottawa)
- «Tournée littéraire de la région de la ville de Québec» (summer 2006 Péribonka, Trois-Pistoles, Ste-Justine, Québec City)
- «L’Acadie d’hier et d’aujourd’hui» (summer 2004, Castine ME, Port-Royal NS, Grand-Pré NS, Louisbourg NS, Moncton NB)
- «Retraite pour professeurs de langue française au Québec» (summer 2002, Montéal, St-Paul, Québec City)
- «Western France» (summer 1998, Angers, St-Malo, Chicoutimi)
Institutes Led: (For university faculty)
- French immerson (summer 2011, Pointe-de-l’Eglise, Nouvelle-Ecosse)
- French immersion (summer 2009, Chicoutimi, Québec)
Currently Teaching:
Fall 2012:
FRE 309 – Introduction to French Literature
FRE 350 – Multidisciplinary Readings in French
FRE 406/506 – The 18th Century French Novel
CAN 101 – Introduction to Canada
Spring 2013:
FRE 390 – French Popular Culture: Francophone Food Culture
CAN 101 – Introduction to Canada (Online)
Office Hours: T 11:00-12:00, Th 4:00-5:00 PM, 210 Little Hall (By appointment, Canadian American Center)
