Faculty Profile

Lawrence Williams

Title
Professor
Department
World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

Education

PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 2003.
Major: French
Degree Specialization: Second Language Learning & Teaching
MAT, Arizona State University, 1997.
Major: Teaching English as a Second Language
MA, Arizona State University, 1996.
Major: French (Translation)
BA, State University of NY, 1993.
Major: French Language & Literature; History

Current Scheduled Teaching*

FREN 5750.001, Exploring the Francophone World, Spring 2024 Syllabus
FREN 5750.002, Exploring the Francophone World, Spring 2024 Syllabus
FREN 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2024 Syllabus
GERM 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2024 Syllabus
JAPN 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2024 Syllabus
SPAN 4150.002, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2024 Syllabus
FREN 4900.002, Special Problems, Spring 2024 Syllabus
FREN 4910.001, Special Problems, Spring 2024 Syllabus

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

FREN 5750.001, Exploring the Francophone World, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5750.601, Exploring the Francophone World, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 3060.001, French Phonetics and Pronunciation, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 4900.001, Special Problems, Fall 2023 Syllabus
WLLC 3000.001, Linguistic Landscapes Around the World, Summer 5W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
GERM 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
SPAN 4150.002, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5150.001, Research Project Seminar in French, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5750.001, Exploring the Francophone World, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 3060.001, French Phonetics and Pronunciation, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 1010.001, Elementary French, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5900.701, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2022 Syllabus
JAPN 4980.002, Experimental Course, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5750.001, Exploring the Francophone World, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
GERM 4150.002, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SPAN 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 3055.001, Image of the Artist in France Throughout the Ages, Spring 2022 Syllabus
FREN 5950.001, Master's Thesis, Spring 2022
FREN 3070.001, Advanced French Grammar and Composition, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 3060.001, French Phonetics and Pronunciation, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5340.001, French Structures and Stylistics, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5340.601, French Structures and Stylistics, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Fall 2021
FREN 2050.001, Intermediate French, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus
FREN 5200.002, Seminar in French, Summer 10W 2021 Syllabus
FREN 5200.601, Seminar in French, Summer 10W 2021 Syllabus
FREN 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SPAN 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5200.001, Seminar in French, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4900.001, SPECIAL PROBLEMS, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 3070.001, Advanced French Grammar and Composition, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 2050.001, Intermediate French, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 2050.002, Intermediate French, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 2050.001, Intermediate French, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus
FREN 5200.001, Seminar in French, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus
FREN 5200.002, Seminar in French, Summer 10W 2020 Syllabus
FREN 4900.001, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2020 Syllabus
FREN 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2020 Syllabus
GERM 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2020 Syllabus
SPAN 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2020 Syllabus
FREN 4420.001, Language and Culture in North Africa, Spring 2020 Syllabus
FREN 5950.702, Master's Thesis, Spring 2020
FREN 3070.001, Advanced French Grammar and Composition, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Fall 2019
FREN 5950.702, Master's Thesis, Fall 2019
FREN 5320.001, New Technologies for Teaching French, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5320.601, New Technologies for Teaching French, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5200.001, Seminar in French, Summer 10W 2019 Syllabus
FREN 5200.601, Seminar in French, Summer 10W 2019 Syllabus
FREN 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
GERM 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
SPAN 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5200.002, Seminar in French, Fall 2018 SPOT
FREN 2050.001, Intermediate French, Summer 5W2 2018 Syllabus
FREN 5200.001, Seminar in French, Summer 10W 2018 Syllabus
FREN 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
GERM 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
SPAN 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5200.001, Seminar in French, Spring 2018 SPOT
FREN 5200.601, Seminar in French, Spring 2018 SPOT
FREN 3070.001, Advanced French Grammar and Composition, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5310.001, Analysis of French Discourse, Fall 2017 SPOT
FREN 5200.001, Seminar in French, Summer 10W 2017
GERM 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
SPAN 4150.001, Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5340.001, French Structures and Stylistics, Spring 2017 SPOT
FREN 4410.001, French Sociolinguistics, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5360.001, French Translation Theory & Practice, Fall 2016 SPOT
FREN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Summer 3W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
GERM 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Summer 3W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
SPAN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Summer 3W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5200.001, Seminar in French, Summer 10W 2016 SPOT
FREN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
GERM 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
SPAN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5200.001, Seminar in French, Spring 2016 SPOT
SPAN 5200.001, Seminar in Spanish, Spring 2016 SPOT
FREN 1010.001, Elementary French, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 4400.001, French Linguistics & Translation, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Summer 3W1 2015 Syllabus SPOT
GERM 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Summer 3W1 2015 Syllabus SPOT
SPAN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Summer 3W1 2015 Syllabus SPOT
FREN 5200.002, Seminar in French, Summer 10W 2015
FREN 5310.001, Analysis of French Discourse, Spring 2015
ARBC 1020.301, Elementary Arabic, Spring 2015 Syllabus
ARBC 1020.302, Elementary Arabic, Spring 2015 Syllabus
ARBC 1020.304, Elementary Arabic, Spring 2015 Syllabus
FREN 4900.001, Special Problems, Spring 2015 Syllabus
FREN 4900.702, Special Problems, Spring 2015 Syllabus
FREN 5900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2015
FREN 3070.002, Advanced French Grammar and Composition, Fall 2014 Syllabus
ARBC 1010.301, Elementary Arabic, Fall 2014
ARBC 1010.302, Elementary Arabic, Fall 2014
ARBC 1010.304, Elementary Arabic, Fall 2014
FREN 3060.001, French Phonetics and Pronunciation, Fall 2014 Syllabus
SPAN 4900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2014
FREN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Summer 5W1 2014 Syllabus
SPAN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Summer 5W1 2014 Syllabus
FREN 5340.001, French Structures and Stylistics, Spring 2014
FREN 4900.001, Special Problems, Spring 2014
FREN 4400.001, French Linguistics & Translation, Fall 2013 Syllabus
FREN 5900.001, Special Problems, Fall 2013
SPAN 4900.001, Special Problems, Fall 2013
FREN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Summer 5W1 2013 Syllabus
GERM 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Summer 5W1 2013 Syllabus
SPAN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Summer 5W1 2013 Syllabus
FREN 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W2 2013
FREN 5200.001, Seminar in French, Summer 5W1 2013
FREN 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Spring 2013
FREN 5200.002, Seminar in French, Spring 2013
FREN 4900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2013
FREN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Fall 2012 Syllabus
GERM 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Fall 2012 Syllabus
SPAN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Fall 2012 Syllabus
FREN 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Fall 2012
FREN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Summer 5W1 2012 Syllabus
GERM 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Summer 5W1 2012 Syllabus
SPAN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Summer 5W1 2012 Syllabus
FREN 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W2 2012
FREN 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2012
FREN 5900.705, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2012
FREN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Spring 2012 Syllabus
GERM 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Spring 2012 Syllabus
SPAN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Spring 2012 Syllabus
FREN 5340.001, French Structures and Stylistics, Spring 2012
FREN 5340.002, French Structures and Stylistics, Spring 2012
FREN 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Spring 2012
FREN 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Fall 2011
FREN 5016.001, French for Graduate Research, Summer 5W1 2011
FREN 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2011
FREN 4900.705, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2011
FREN 4900.705, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2011
FREN 5320.002, Teaching Methods for French, Summer 5W1 2011
FREN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Spring 2011 Syllabus
SPAN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Spring 2011 Syllabus
FREN 4400.001, French Linguistics & Translation, Spring 2011 Syllabus
FREN 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Spring 2011
FREN 4900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2011
FREN 5900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2011
FREN 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Fall 2010
FREN 5200.001, Seminar in French, Fall 2010
FREN 4900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2010
FREN 5310.001, Analysis of French Discourse, Summer 5W1 2010
FREN 5016.001, French for Graduate Research, Summer 5W1 2010
FREN 5900.703, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2010
FREN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Spring 2010 Syllabus
GERM 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Spring 2010 Syllabus
SPAN 4150.001, Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Spring 2010 Syllabus
FREN 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Spring 2010
FREN 5016.001, French for Graduate Research, Fall 2009
FREN 5340.001, French Structures and Stylistics, Fall 2009
FREN 5950.705, Master's Thesis, Fall 2009
FREN 5900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2009
FREN 5016.001, French for Graduate Research, Summer 5W1 2009
FREN 5300.001, French Linguistics, Summer 5W1 2009
FREN 5900.705, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2009
FREN 4980.001, Experimental Course, Spring 2009
GERM 4980.001, Experimental Course, Spring 2009
SPAN 4980.005, Experimental Course, Spring 2009
FREN 4400.001, French Written Expression, Spring 2009
FREN 5950.700, Master's Thesis, Spring 2009
FREN 5016.001, French for Graduate Research, Fall 2008
FREN 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Fall 2008
FREN 5150.001, Seminar in French, Fall 2008
FREN 5016.001, French for Graduate Research, Summer 5W1 2008
FREN 5200.001, Seminar in French, Summer 5W1 2008
FREN 4900.700, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2008
FREN 5900.700, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2008
FREN 3060.001, French Phonetics and Pronunciation, Spring 2008
FREN 5330.001, History of the French Language, Spring 2008
FREN 5950.700, Master's Thesis, Spring 2008
FREN 5900.700, Special Problems, Spring 2008
FREN 5340.001, French Structures and Stylistics, Fall 2007
FREN 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Fall 2007
FREN 5150.001, Seminar in French, Fall 2007
FREN 5016.001, French for Graduate Research, Summer 5W1 2007
FREN 5900.700, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2007
FREN 2040.001, Intermediate French, Spring 2007
FREN 2050.001, Intermedicate French, Spring 2007
FREN 5950.700, Master's Thesis, Spring 2007
FREN 5900.700, Special Problems, Spring 2007
FREN 5016.001, French for Graduate Research, Fall 2006
FREN 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Fall 2006
FREN 5150.001, Seminar in French, Fall 2006
FREN 5016.001, French for Graduate Research, Summer 5W1 2006
FREN 5026.001, French for Graduate Research, Summer 5W2 2006
FREN 3080.001, Advanced French Conversation, Spring 2006
FREN 1010.302, Elementary French, Spring 2006
FREN 1020.301, Elementary French, Spring 2006
FREN 4900.703, Special Problems, Spring 2006
FREN 3075.001, Writing in French: Style and Technique, Spring 2006
FREN 5320.001, Applied French Linguistics, Fall 2005
FREN 4900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2005
FREN 5016.001, French for Graduate Research, Summer 5W1 2005
FREN 5150.001, Seminar in French, Summer 5W1 2005
FREN 4900.702, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2005
FREN 5900.700, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2005
FREN 4980.001, Experimental Course, Spring 2005
FREN 5300.001, French Linguistics, Fall 2004
FREN 5200.001, Seminar in French, Fall 2004
FREN 4900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2004

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter
Williams, L. F., Thorne, S. L., May, S. (2017). Sociolinguistic insights into digital communication. Language, Education and Technology. 57-69. Berlin: Springer.
Williams, L. F., Ahmadian, M. J., García Mayo, M. P. (2017). Task-based language teaching and concept-based instruction. Recent Perspectives on Task-based Language Learning and Teaching. 121-141. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Williams, L., van Compernolle, R. A., McGregor, J. (2016). Authenticity and pedagogical grammar: A concept-based approach to teaching French auxiliary verbs.. Authenticity, Language, and Interaction in Second Language Contexts. 35-60. Bristol: Multilingual Matters.
Book Review
Williams, L. (2021). Review of Discours et système: théorie systémique du discours et analyse des représentations by A. Wagener. The French Review. 94(4), 256-257. American Association of Teachers of French.
Journal Article
Blattner, G., Williams, L. (2022). The variable use of diacritics in synchronous computer-mediated French discourse: Replication research. Journal of French Language Studies. 32, 216-242. Cambridge University Press.
Douglass, K. B., Williams, L. F. (2016). Expanding the Comparisons goal area of the French curriculum: Language variation in Canada and France. The French Review. 89, 54-66.

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Williams, L., "Scholarly & Creative Activity Award, Data Collection in Morocco: Linguistic Landscapes," University of North Texas, $4000 Funded. (January 2023July 2023).
Williams, L. F. (Principal), "Scholarly & Creative Activity Award, Multicultural Landscapes in Morocco," University of North Texas, $4250 Funded. (February 2019April 2019).
Williams, L. (Principal), "Charn Uswachoke International Development Fund--Morocco," Sponsored by UNT International, University of North Texas, $3500 Funded. (2015).
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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