Check out the latest issue of the French and Italian Department Newsletter

The latest issue of the department newsletter features:

• Faculty news and recent publishings
• Graduate level projects
• Alumni news

Check it out to see what is happening in the department.

Check out the latest issue of the French and Italian Department Newsletter

There is a new issue of the French and Italian Department Newsletter up.

In this issue:

• Faculty news
• Study Abroad recap
• Winners announced for the French Writing contest
• Graduate level projects

Take a few minutes and find out what's happening in the department.

Know your BYUFS faculty Part 2 Winner

Congratulations to Phil Worthington who won our most recent current events quiz: Know your BYUFS faculty Part 1. Chelsea was chosen randomly from the entries with the most correct answers. He wins a $5 gift card to the BYU Bookstore.

And here are all the correct answers for Know your BYUFS Faculty Part 2:

1. If I say "sauna" you say...
a. Robert Erickson
b. Jesse Hurlbut
c. Yvon Le Bras
d. Nicolaas Unlandt

2. Which of the following is French-Canadian?
a. Johanne Hillam
b. Yvon Le Bras
c. Michaela Cottle
d. Marc Olivier

3. Who worked as a professor at the University of Kentucky before being hired at BYU?
a. Robert Erickson
b. Jesse Hurlbut
c. Michaela Cottle
d. Nicolaas Unlandt

4. Who lived for over two years with his/her family in the Loire Valley?
a. Michaela Cottle
b. Corry Cropper
c. Johanne Hillam
d. Anca Sprenger

5. This faculty member wrote a chapter on microscopes as part of his dissertation.
a. Corry Cropper
b. Jesse Hurlbut
c. Marc Olivier
d. Scott Sprenger

6. This faculty member wrote a thesis on Mormons in French literature.
a. Corry Cropper
b. Yvon Le Bras
c. Jesse Hurlbut
d. Wilfried Decoo

Know your BYUFS faculty Part 2

Here it is! Part 2 of the Know your BYUFS faculty quiz! Part 2 is separate from Part 1, so you don't need to have done Part 1 to participate in Part 2.

This week's prize:
A $5 gift certificate to the BYU Bookstore.

To enter, send an email to byufrenchstudies@gmail.com by Monday, March 31st with the subject line "BYUFS Quiz 3/25/08" exactly as you see it here. In the email list your letter answers only to the questions like so:

1. A
2. B
3. C

...and so on.

Please include your first and last name in you email also so we know who wins. The winner will be randomly chosen from the entries with the most correct responses. Winners will be notified by email and will pick their prize up from the French and Italian department front desk. Sorry, but we will not be able to send out any prizes by mail.

Here are your questions:

1. If I say "sauna" you say...
a. Robert Erickson
b. Jesse Hurlbut
c. Yvon Le Bras
d. Nicolaas Unlandt

2. Which of the following is French-Canadian?
a. Johanne Hillam
b. Yvon Le Bras
c. Michaela Cottle
d. Marc Olivier

3. Who worked as a professor at the University of Kentucky before being hired at BYU?
a. Robert Erickson
b. Jesse Hurlbut
c. Michaela Cottle
d. Nicolaas Unlandt

4. Who lived for over two years with his/her family in the Loire Valley?
a. Michaela Cottle
b. Corry Cropper
c. Johanne Hillam
d. Anca Sprenger

5. This faculty member wrote a chapter on microscopes as part of his dissertation.
a. Corry Cropper
b. Jesse Hurlbut
c. Marc Olivier
d. Scott Sprenger

6. This faculty member wrote a thesis on Mormons in French literature.
a. Corry Cropper
b. Yvon Le Bras
c. Jesse Hurlbut
d. Wilfried Decoo

Good luck!

Know your BYUFS faculty Part 1 Winner

Congratulations to Chelsea Schramm who won our most recent current events quiz: Know your BYUFS faculty Part 1. Chelsea was chosen randomly from the entries with the most correct answers. She wins a complete set of four beautifully crafted BYU French Studies designer buttons featuring famous French icons.

The second part of the Know your BYUFS faculty quiz will be posted shortly, keep checking the blog for your chance to enter and win!

And for all you who are dying to know, here are the answers to Part 1 (they may surprise you):

1. Who chanted "A bas De Gaulle!" in the presence of the former French president during the riots of mai '68?
a. Chantal Thompson
b. Wilfried Decoo
c. Nicolaas Unlandt
d. Yvon Le Bras

2. Who is the most assiduous cyclist in the department?
a. Daryl Lee
b. Corry Cropper
c. Chantal Thompson
d. Scott Sprenger

3. Which faculty member once played semi-professional baseball in France?
a. Scott Sprenger
b. Daryl Lee
c. Corry Cropper
d. Robert Erickson

4. Name the faculty member who worked for some time in the Middle East.
a. Chantal Thompson
b. Nicolaas Unlandt
c. Daryl Lee
d. Robert Erickson

5. Who was an elite long jumper in her youth?
a. Chantal Thompson
b. Michaela Cottle
c. Johanne Hillam
d. Anca Sprenger

6. Who has a book manuscript on the subject of kissing?
a. Corry Cropper
b. Jesse Hurlbut
c. Anca Sprenger
d. Wilfried Decoo

7. Who was once a trombonist in the U.S. Army?
a. Robert Erickson
b. Marc Olivier
c. Jesse Hurlbut
d. Corry Cropper

Current Events Quiz - Know your BYUFS faculty Part 1

Time for another Current Events Quiz, but this time there is a little twist. This week's quiz isn't on current events, this week (and next week) you'll be quized on your knowledge of the French Studies department faculty. Next week's quiz will be on the same subject.

This week's prize:
A complete collection of four French Studies Designer buttons, three of which are still unreleased.

To enter, send an email to byufrenchstudies@gmail.com by Friday March 14th with the subject line "BYUFS Quiz 3/10/08" exactly as you see it here. In the email list your letter answers only to the questions like so:

1. A
2. B
3. C

...and so on.

Please include your first and last name in you email also so we know who wins. The winner will be randomly chosen from the entries with the most correct responses. Winners will be notified by email and will pick their prize up from the French and Italian department front desk. Sorry, but we will not be able to send out any prizes by mail.

Here are your questions:

1. Who chanted "A bas De Gaulle!" in the presence of the former French president during the riots of mai '68?
a. Chantal Thompson
b. Wilfried Decoo
c. Nicolaas Unlandt
d. Yvon Le Bras

2. Who is the most assiduous cyclist in the department?
a. Daryl Lee
b. Corry Cropper
c. Chantal Thompson
d. Scott Sprenger

3. Which faculty member once played semi-professional baseball in France?
a. Scott Sprenger
b. Daryl Lee
c. Corry Cropper
d. Robert Erickson

4. Name the faculty member who worked for some time in the Middle East.
a. Chantal Thompson
b. Nicolaas Unlandt
c. Daryl Lee
d. Robert Erickson

5. Who was an elite long jumper in her youth?
a. Chantal Thompson
b. Michaela Cottle
c. Johanne Hillam
d. Anca Sprenger

6. Who has a book manuscript on the subject of kissing?
a. Corry Cropper
b. Jesse Hurlbut
c. Anca Sprenger
d. Wilfried Decoo

7. Who was once a trombonist in the U.S. Army?
a. Robert Erickson
b. Marc Olivier
c. Jesse Hurlbut
d. Corry Cropper