Laetitia J. Knight
University of North Texas
World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
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Education

PhD, Université Côte d'Azur / University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, 2023.
Major: Linguistics/Applied Linguistics/Second Language Acquisition/Language Teaching
Degree Specialization: SLA/Language Teaching
Dissertation Title: L2 French learners' comprehension of non-literal language: a replication study on the comprehension of three different types of indirect meaning
MA, University of Pau and the Adour Region, 2006.
Major: English
Degree Specialization: Politics, Society and Language of the Anglophone World
Dissertation Title: L'activité de lecture en classe de langue. L'évolution du traitement de la lecture des années 80 à nos jours: De la théorie aux manuels du 2ème cycle du secondaire.
MA, University of Pau and the Adour Region, 2005.
Major: French as a Foreign Language
Degree Specialization: Teaching methods, SLA, French
Dissertation Title: La correction des erreurs à l'oral: S'adapter aux apprenants
BA, University of Pau and the Adour Region, 2004.
Major: English
BA, University of Pau and the Adour Region, 2004.
Major: French as a Foreign Language
DEUG, Lycée Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France, 2001.
Major: Lettres Supérieures - Hypokhâgne

Professional Positions

Academic - P-12
Substitute English teacher, La Justice - La Taillette (France). (March 2008July 2008).
Academic - Post-Secondary
Principal Lecturer, University of North Texas. (2018 – Present).
Faculty Undergraduate Advisor, University of North Texas. (January 2017 – Present).
Senior Lecturer, University of North Texas. (20132018).
Director of Curriculum and Assessment - Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of North Texas. (20122013).
Lecturer in French, University of North Texas. (20092013).
Adjunct Lecturer, University of North Texas. (20092009).
Adjunct Lecturer in English, Université de Pau, France. (20052006).
Associate Instructor in French, Indiana University. (20042005).
Professional
Free-lance translator and ad rater, Free-lance. (September 2010September 2012).
Tutor and substitute teacher, French government and free-lance. (20002008).

Professional Memberships

National Academic Advising Association. (November 2023 – Present).

member, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. (August 2023 – Present).

member, Council of Advisors (UNT-CLASS). (January 15, 2016 – Present).

member, Educator Preparation Advisory Council (UNT). (January 15, 2016 – Present).

member, UCAN - UNT College Advisor Network. (January 15, 2016 – Present).

member, Fédération Internationale des Professeurs de Français. (2012 – Present).

member, SWCOLT. (2011 – Present).

AATF North Texas Chapter. (2010 – Present).

member, American Association of Teachers of French. (2010 – Present).

member, National Association of Professional Women. (2010 – Present).

member, Texas Foreign Language Association. (2010 – Present).

Honorary member and UNT moderator, PI DELTA PHI. (2009 – Present).

Chapter President, AATF North Texas Chapter. (May 2014December 2015).

Chapter Vice-President, AATF North Texas Chapter. (May 2012December 2014).

Grand Concours Regional Director, AATF North Texas Chapter. (May 2009May 2012).

Development Activities Attended

Other,"Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL)," National Foreign Language Resource Center, Manoa, Hawai'i, United States of America. (January 8, 2024May 31, 2024).

Other,"Certificate of Excellence in Teaching Online (CETO)," DIS CLEAR - UNT, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (January 2024May 2024).

Other,"Syllabus Best Practices," UNT PFRG, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (April 11, 2024April 11, 2024).

Conference Attendance,"2024 NACADA Region 4/7 Conference: "Together we create advising magic"," National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. (February 25, 2024February 27, 2024).

Other,"CLASS Council Of Advisors Retreat," UNT CLASS, Denton, TEXAS, United States of America. (February 9, 2024February 9, 2024).

Other,"Enseigner la Francophonie aujourd'hui," Insitute Francais / International Organization of Francophonie, online, online, United States of America. (February 7, 2024February 7, 2024).

Conference Attendance,"Grading Less - Learning More through Ungrading in World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures," University of Southern California - Center for Languages and Cultures, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. (January 26, 2024January 26, 2024).

Workshop,"Better Writing and Less Time Grading with Packback Discussions," UNT CLEAR, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (December 4, 2023December 4, 2023).

Other,"Transforming Student Language Experiences with High Impact Practices," Vista Learning, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (October 30, 2023October 30, 2023).

Other,"French in Higher Education," French Cultural Services, Denton, texas, United States of America. (October 23, 2023October 23, 2023).

Continuing Education Program,"The Teaching Toolkit Program: Design, Refresh, and Launch Your Courses with Ease!," National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, United States of America. (July 17, 2023August 11, 2023).

Other,"What Inclusive Instructors Do: Creating Welcoming, Equitable Learning Environments," CLEAR, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (May 9, 2023May 9, 2023).

Continuing Education Program,"Doctoral Program," Université de Nice - Côte d'Azur, France. (September 2017March 2023).

Conference Attendance,"2023 Equity and Diversity Conference," UNT, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (March 23, 2023March 23, 2023).

Other,"Center Student Inquiry and Reduce Grading Time with Packback Discussions," UNT CLEAR, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (February 17, 2023February 17, 2023).

Workshop,"Translating Equity-Minded Principles into Workload Reform," UNT CLEAR, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (February 17, 2023February 17, 2023).

Other,"Equity Minded Workload By Design (Keynote)," UNT Faculty Success, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (February 16, 2023February 16, 2023).

Workshop,"Instructor Presence for Student Success in Online Courses," UNT CLEAR, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (February 10, 2023February 10, 2023).

Conference Attendance,"PRAGL2: L'acquisition de la compétence pragmatique en L2," REAL2 and Université Cote d'Azur, Nice, N/A, France. (October 20, 2022October 21, 2022).

Conference Attendance,"Technology for Second Language Learning Conference," Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America. (October 14, 2022October 15, 2022).

Workshop,"Inclusive Discussions for Online Classroom," UNT CLEAR, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (October 7, 2022October 7, 2022).

Other,"Organization Learning and Development," UNT, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (August 17, 2022August 17, 2022).

Other,"PeopleAdmin course series," UNT, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (August 9, 2022August 9, 2022).

Other,"Faculty Search Committee Training," UNT, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (August 9, 2022August 9, 2022).

Workshop,"Engage Students with iClicker," UNT CLEAR, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (May 10, 2022May 10, 2022).

Workshop,"Assessment Design for Academic Integrity," UNT CLEAR, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (April 28, 2022April 28, 2022).

Other,"CLEAR database," UNT, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (April 26, 2022April 26, 2022).

Other,"Skills for Inclusive Conversations," UNT CLEAR, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (March 16, 2022March 16, 2022).

Other,"Inclusive Classroom Practices," UNT, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (March 1, 2022March 1, 2022).

Other,"Speaking Your Mind: Stimulating Use of Idiomatic Expressions in the Foreign Language Classroom," Vitsa Higher Learning, Denton, TX, United States of America. (February 22, 2022February 22, 2022).

Other,"Ethics and Standards of Conduct," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (February 7, 2022February 7, 2022).

Workshop,"Training for faculty working with Deaf or Hard of Hearing students," UNT ODA and Multicultural Center, Denton, TX, United States of America. (December 15, 2021December 15, 2021).

Other,""Unlikely Allies in the Academy"," UNT, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (November 19, 2021November 19, 2021).

Other,"Promoting Equity through Inclusive Teaching Practices," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (November 19, 2021November 19, 2021).

Seminar,"Inclusive Classroom Practices," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (November 11, 2021November 11, 2021).

Workshop,"Interrupting Microaggressions," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (November 4, 2021November 4, 2021).

Workshop,"Microaggressions and Inclusive Language," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (October 19, 2021October 19, 2021).

Workshop,"Skills for Inclusive Conversations," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (October 5, 2021October 5, 2021).

Workshop,"Communicating About Culturally Sensitive Issues," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (September 1, 2021September 1, 2021).

Workshop,"Developping Cross-Cultural Awareness," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (September 1, 2021September 1, 2021).

Workshop,"Inclusive Leadership," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (September 1, 2021September 1, 2021).

Workshop,"Managing a Diverse Team Program," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (September 1, 2021September 1, 2021).

Workshop,"Enseigner le français des relations internationales," French Embassy and Paris Chamber of Commerce, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States of America. (June 7, 2021June 18, 2021).

Other,"Anti-Bias and Cultural Awareness," UNT, TX, United States of America. (May 11, 2021May 11, 2021).

Other,"UNT Policies & Title IX," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (May 10, 2021May 10, 2021).

Workshop,"Project-Based Learning," UNT Faculty Success, Frisco, TX, United States of America. (May 5, 2021May 5, 2021).

Seminar,"Lire l'implicite en classe de langue: questions didactiques / Reading implicit/indirect meaning in the language class : pedagogical questions," CNRS Université Paris Nanterre, Paris, France. (April 12, 2021April 12, 2021).

Other,"Accessibility for Online Teaching," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (February 1, 2021February 1, 2021).

Other,"Ethics and Standards of Conduct," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (February 1, 2021February 1, 2021).

Other,"Faculty Advisor Navigate Training," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (January 22, 2021January 22, 2021).

Other,"Disrupting Business as Usual: Centering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academic Advising.," UNT, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (December 11, 2020December 11, 2020).

Other,"Annual Cybersecurity Awareness Training," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (November 2020November 2020).

Other,"Managing Bias for Anti-Bias & Cultural Awareness Program Fall 2020," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (November 2020November 2020).

Other,"Using an Equity Framework to Engage Students with Minoritized Identities.," UNT, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (November 16, 2020November 16, 2020).

Other,"Anti-Bias & Cultural Awareness Program," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (October 2020October 2020).

Other,"Mini Mooc "La Classe A2 pour l'enseignement a distance"," Cle Formation, Paris, France. (June 2020June 2020).

Conference Attendance,"Immersive Learning Research Network 2020 Conference Online & in VR," Immersive Learning Research Network, online, online, United States of America. (June 21, 2020June 25, 2020).

Other,"iLRN Virbela Session Chair training," iLRN, online, online, United States of America. (June 19, 2020June 19, 2020).

Continuing Education Program,"Mixed Methods Research for Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education," University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States of America. (January 2020May 2020).

Other,"Mini Mooc "Restons motivés!"," Cle Formation, Paris, France. (May 27, 2020May 27, 2020).

Other,"L'evaluation dans un cours a distance," Editions Maison des Langues, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (May 20, 2020May 20, 2020).

Other,"Designing a Resilient, Digital-Ready Syllabus for an Uncertain Future," PackBack, Denton, TX, United States of America. (May 19, 2020May 19, 2020).

Other,"Coment animer votre classe avec Internet," Achette FLE, Denton, TX, United States of America. (May 11, 2020May 11, 2020).

Other,"QPR Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (April 13, 2020April 13, 2020).

Conference Attendance,"SITE 2020," Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (April 6, 2020April 10, 2020).

Other,"Mini Mooc "Confinés mais à vos côtés!"," Cle Formation, Paris, France. (April 2, 2020April 2, 2020).

Seminar,"Learner-centered Syllabus," NTFMN - UNT, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (March 23, 2020March 23, 2020).

Workshop,"Online Student Engagement," NTFMN - UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (February 24, 2020February 24, 2020).

Other,"Defining Neurodiversity," NTFMN - UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (February 11, 2020February 11, 2020).

Continuing Education Program,"Graduate Course: LING 5700," UNT, United States of America. (August 2019December 2019).

Conference Attendance,"Canvas CAN DO," University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (November 15, 2019November 15, 2019).

Workshop,"Ally 101," UNT Pride Alliance, Denton, TX, United States of America. (November 11, 2019November 11, 2019).

Conference Attendance,"UCAN Retreat," UNT UCAN, Denton, TX, United States of America. (May 23, 2019May 23, 2019).

Other,"Title IX training," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (May 10, 2019May 10, 2019).

Other,"Faculty Search Committee Chair training," Mrs., Denton, TX, United States of America. (May 6, 2019May 6, 2019).

Conference Attendance,"University Forum on Teaching and Learning," UNT - CLEAR, Denton, TX, United States of America. (May 2, 2019May 2, 2019).

Conference Attendance,"Pre-Admission Content Tests (PACT) Standard Setting Conference," Texas Education Agency, San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (May 1, 2019May 1, 2019).

Other,"WFN luncheon and presentation," UNT WFN, United States of America. (April 22, 2019April 22, 2019).

Conference Attendance,"SWCOLT 2019," SWCOLT, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America. (March 29, 2019March 30, 2019).

Other,"Insights Training," UNT Data Analytics, Denton, TX, United States of America. (January 29, 2019January 29, 2019).

Other,"Every Semester Needs a Plan," National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, Denton, TX, United States of America. (January 10, 2019January 10, 2019).

Other,"How do you Zoom," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (November 9, 2018November 9, 2018).

Other,"Information Security Training," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (November 8, 2018November 8, 2018).

Other,"How to Manage Stress, Rejection & the Haters in Your Midst," National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, Denton, TX, United States of America. (November 8, 2018November 8, 2018).

Other,"How to Engage in Healthy Conflict," National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, Denton, TX, United States of America. (October 11, 2018October 11, 2018).

Other,"Meet the mentors," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (October 2, 2018October 2, 2018).

Workshop,"gender bias in students evaluations," UNT, Denton, tx, United States of America. (September 27, 2018September 27, 2018).

Other,"Overcoming Academic Perfectionims," National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, Denton, TX, United States of America. (September 13, 2018September 13, 2018).

Continuing Education Program,"Graduate Course: SLA (UNT Linguistics Department)," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (January 2018May 2018).

Conference Attendance,"UCAN Conference and retreat," UCAn UNT, Denton, tx, United States of America. (May 24, 2018May 24, 2018).

Workshop,"Data analysis and Statistical Support," UNT, Denton, TV, United States of America. (April 17, 2018April 17, 2018).

Workshop,"University Forum on Teaching and Learning," UNT Faculty Success, Denton, tx, United States of America. (April 17, 2018April 17, 2018).

Workshop,"Diversity training," UNT OED, Denton, tx, United States of America. (April 16, 2018April 16, 2018).

Workshop,"La "gamification"," NTAATF, Denton, TX, United States of America. (April 11, 2018April 11, 2018).

Other,"Martinique," ATTF, United States of America. (March 24, 2018March 24, 2018).

Conference Attendance,"Duolingo learning technology," Pearson, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America. (March 1, 2018March 1, 2018).

Workshop,"CANVAS training," UNT, Denton, tX, United States of America. (February 20, 2018February 20, 2018).

Workshop,"So You Think Your Supervisor/Student/Colleague is Neurodivergent?," UCAN, Denton, TX, United States of America. (February 15, 2018February 15, 2018).

Workshop,"CANVAS Bootcamp," UNT, United States of America. (December 2017December 2017).

Continuing Education Program,"Graduate Course: LING 6800," UNT, United States of America. (August 2017December 2017).

Other,"Preventing Sexual Misconduct," UNT, United States of America. (20172017).

Other,"Security Awareness Training," UNT, United States of America. (20172017).

Other,"Tech Tips for a More Efficient Classroom," AATF, United States of America. (November 2017November 2017).

Other,"Protecting Human Research Participants," UNT/ National Institutes of Health, United States of America. (October 2017October 2017).

Other,"Social and Behavioral Research," UNT / Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative Program, United States of America. (October 2017October 2017).

Other,"Technology in Formative and Summative Assessments," Vista, United States of America. (September 2017September 2017).

Workshop,"Intimate Partner Violence and Sexault Assault 101 Training," UNT, United States of America. (August 1, 2017August 1, 2017).

Workshop,"Faculty Information System," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (May 2017May 2017).

Other,"Teaching French through STEM," University of Colorado Boulder, United States of America. (April 2017April 2017).

Workshop,"University Forum on Teaching and Learning," UNT - Faculty Success, Denton, TX, United States of America. (April 21, 2017April 21, 2017).

Other,"Support and Retention: Set your students up for success!," Vista Higher Learning, United States of America. (March 2017March 2017).

Other,"Engage your 21st century learners," Vista HigherEd, United States of America. (March 15, 2017March 15, 2017).

Conference Attendance,"South Western Conference On Language Teaching," SWCOLT, Oklahoma City, OK, United States of America. (March 3, 2017March 5, 2017).

Workshop,"Dataspot training," UNT, United States of America. (January 2017January 2017).

Other,"Preventing Sexual Misconduct," UNT, United States of America. (20162016).

Other,"Security Awareness Training," UNT, United States of America. (20162016).

Other,"Undergraduate advisor training," CAS advising, United States of America. (October 2015December 2016).

Other,"Using Visuals in Low- and High-Tech World Language Classroom Environments to Engage Students in Authentic Communication," SWCOLT, United States of America. (September 21, 2016September 21, 2016).

Continuing Education Program,"Theory and Practice in Advising," National Academic Advising Association, United States of America. (February 11, 2016March 10, 2016).

Other,"Transformative Teaching: a virtual event," McGraw and Hill, United States of America. (February 26, 2016February 26, 2016).

Other,"EIS Training," UNT, United States of America. (20152015).

Workshop,"NTAATF workshop," NTAATF, United States of America. (October 2015October 2015).

Other,"Students' Career Concerns and Aspirations: Integrating Languages for Specific Purposes into Basic Language Programs / Annie Abbot," Pearson, United States of America. (October 13, 2015October 13, 2015).

Workshop,"Curriculog," UNT, United States of America. (September 2015September 2015).

Workshop,"Teaching French for Specific Purpose (French for Science and Technology)," Michigan Tech/Paris Chamber of Commerce/French consulate in Washington DC, Houghton, MI, Australia. (May 18, 2015May 23, 2015).

Other,"Motivating Students in the 21st century World Language Classroom," SWCOLT, United States of America. (April 30, 2015April 30, 2015).

Workshop,"NTAATF workshop," NTAATF, United States of America. (April 2015April 2015).

Other,"Activating communication. Focusing lenses," SWCOLT, United States of America. (March 26, 2015March 26, 2015).

Continuing Education Program,"Teaching Flipped Classroom," Canvas, United States of America. (January 12, 2015February 22, 2015).

Continuing Education Program,"The "Virtual Teacher Program" Specialization," Coursera, United States of America. (January 12, 2015February 15, 2015).

Continuing Education Program,"Performance and Assessment in the Virtual Classroom," Coursera, United States of America. (November 1, 2014December 5, 2014).

Other,"LearnSmart: Best practices for assigning and integrating adaptive technology," MHHE, United States of America. (October 2014October 2014).

Workshop,"NTAATF workshop," NTAATF, United States of America. (October 2014October 2014).

Continuing Education Program,"Foundations of Teaching for Learning 4: Curriculum," Coursera, United States of America. (September 1, 2014October 5, 2014).

Other,"Designing for Alignment," CLEAR - UNT, United States of America. (May 2014May 2014).

Workshop,"NTAATF workshop," NTAATF, United States of America. (May 2014May 2014).

Workshop,"Integrated assessment / Lawrence Williams," UNT - WLLC Department, United States of America. (April 2014April 2014).

Continuing Education Program,"University Teaching 101," John Hopkins University - via Coursera, United States of America. (February 24, 2014March 31, 2014).

Other,"LearnSmart, an adaptive study tool that moves students beyond memorization!," MHHE, United States of America. (February 2014February 2014).

Workshop,"NTAATF workshop," NTAATF, United States of America. (October 2013October 2013).

Workshop,"Technology @ UNT," UNT Department of Foreign Languages, United States of America. (October 2013October 2013).

Workshop,"Technology @ UNT," UNT Department of Foreign Languages, Denton, TX, United States of America. (September 2013September 2013).

Workshop,"NTAATF workshop," NTAATF, United States of America. (May 2013May 2013).

Conference Attendance,"Teaching Foreign Language Conference," TFLA, United States of America. (October 2012October 2012).

Workshop,"NTAATF workshop," NTAATF, United States of America. (October 2012October 2012).

Workshop,"NTAATF workshop," NTAATF, United States of America. (May 2012May 2012).

Other,"Liaisons," Cengage, United States of America. (April 2012May 2012).

Workshop,"Faculty helping students success," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (April 2012April 2012).

Workshop,"NTAATF workshop," NTAATF, United States of America. (October 2011October 2011).

Tutorial,"MyFrenchLab," Pearson, United States of America. (August 2011August 2011).

Workshop,"NTAATF workshop," NTAATF, United States of America. (May 2011May 2011).

Conference Attendance,"South Western Conference On Language Teaching," SWCOLT, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America. (April 2011April 2011).

Workshop,"University Forum on Teaching and Learning," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (April 2011April 2011).

Tutorial,"MyFrenchLab," Pearson, United States of America. (March 2011March 2011).

Conference Attendance,"Speaking about World Languages Online," Pearson, United States of America. (November 2010November 2010).

Conference Attendance,"World Language Attendance," Pearson, Grapevine, TX, United States of America. (November 2010November 2010).

Other,"French Business Symposium," French Chamber of Commerce, Dallas, TX, United States of America. (November 2010November 2010).

Workshop,"Faculty mentoring training," Student Success Faculty Mentoring Program - UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (August 2010August 2010).

Workshop,"NTAATF workshop," NTAATF, United States of America. (May 2010May 2010).

Workshop,"NTAATF workshop," NTAATF, United States of America. (May 2010May 2010).

Seminar,"Linguistics series," Linguistics Department at UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (March 2010March 2010).

Tutorial,"MyFrenchLab," Pearson, United States of America. (March 2010March 2010).

Conference Attendance,"Language Conference," Cengage-Heinle, Forth Worth, TX, United States of America. (February 2010February 2010).

Workshop,"Blackboard," UNT, United States of America. (September 2009September 2009).

Awards and Honors

Who's Who in America, Marquis Who's Who. (20122012).

Who's Who in America, Marquis Who's Who. (20112011).

Bourse de mérite (Scholarship based on merit), Université de Pau - French government. (20052006).

selected for inter-university teaching exchange program, Université de Pau. (20042005).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
FREN 1010, Elementary French, 20 courses.
FREN 1020, Elementary French, 24 courses.
FREN 2040, Intermediate French, 31 courses.
FREN 2050, Intermediate French, 24 courses.
FREN 3040, France Today, 1 course.
FREN 3045, Topics in the Francophone World, 1 course.
FREN 3060, French Phonetics and Pronunciation, 7 courses.
FREN 3065, Advanced French Conversation, 1 course.
FREN 3070, Advanced French Grammar and Composition, 4 courses.
FREN 3075, Writing in French: Style and Technique, 1 course.
FREN 3095, French Across Disciplines, 4 courses.
FREN 4080, Business French, 2 courses.
FREN 4310, Contemporary French Civilization, 1 course.
FREN 4900, Special Problems, 3 courses.
FREN 5900, Special Problems, 2 courses.
WLLC 3310, The Best of French Pop Culture, 7 courses.

Directed Student Learning

Other, Honors College. (August 2020December 2020).

Other, Honors College. (August 2019December 2019).

Awards and Honors

Thank a Teacher, UNT. (20232023).

Thank a Teacher, UNT. (20222022).

Nominated for: Outstanding Online Course, UNT / CLEAR. (20212021).

Thank a Teacher, UNT. (20212021).

Thank a Teacher, UNT. (20202020).

Thank a Teacher, UNT. (20192019).

Thank a Teacher, UNT. (20182018).

Thank a Teacher, UNT. (20172017).

Thank a Teacher, UNT. (20142014).

Thank a Teacher, UNT. (20132013).

Faculty and Staff Recognition List, UNT Honors Day. (20122012).

Thank a Teacher, UNT. (20122012).

Faculty and Staff Recognition List, UNT Honors Day. (20112011).

Faculty and Staff Recognition List, UNT Honors Day. (20102010).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Conference Proceeding
Meng, N., Li, Q., Knight, L. J., Hayes, A. T. (2020). Panel-Improve Foreign Language Speaking Proficiency in Immersive Environment. Other. 411-412. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85091634243&doi=10.23919%2fiLRN47897.2020.9155192&partnerID=40&md5=c3257e1a74c9bf794adb982425fcb7f4
Knight, L. (2020). Teaching World Culture online as a recruitment tool for language programs.. The Learning and Technology Library.
Journal Article
Knight, L. J., Edmonds, A. (2023). Understanding indirect meaning: A close replication. Foreign Language Annals. Wiley.
Knight, L. J. (2012). Using MyLanguageLab to teach hybrid/online language classes. Other.

Presentations Given

Invited Talk

Knight, L. J. (Author & Presenter), PRAGL2 Journée d'Etude, Indirect meaning comprehension: An investigation of L2 French learners’ inferencing strategies., University Cote d'Azur, France. (20222022).

Oral Presentation

Knight, L. J. (Author & Presenter), SWCOLT, Teaching French for Specific Purpose, United States of America. (20202020).

Knight, L. J. (Author & Presenter), SWCOLT 2019, Round-Up: Teaching languages through other disciplines, SWCOLT, Fort Worth, United States of America. (20192019).

Knight, L. J. (Author & Presenter), SWCOLT, Teaching French for Science and Technology majors, United States of America. (20172017).

Knight, L. J. (Author & Presenter), Immersion Day, French Proverbs and Idiomatic Expressions, NTAATF, United States of America. (20162016).

Knight, L. J. (Author & Presenter), Immersion Day, Haiti, NTAATF, United States of America. (20152015).

Knight, L. J. (Author & Presenter), Immersion Day, French Canada, NTAATF, United States of America. (20142014).

Knight, L. J. (Presenter), Immersion Day, French Christmas traditions, NTAATF, United States of America. (20132013).

Knight, L. J. (Author & Presenter), TFLA, Oral feedback: a discussion on how to handle error correction, United States of America. (20122012).

Knight, L. J. (Author & Presenter), Morton, S. A. (Author & Presenter), SWCOLT, A closer look at patterns of interaction in classroom discourse., United States of America. (20112011).

Morton, S. (Presenter), Knight, L. J. (Presenter), SWCOLT, A closer look at patterns of interaction in classroom discourse: Insights from video recorded examples and textbook exercises, Fort Worth, United States of America. (20112011).

Panel Presentation

Knight, L. J. (Panelist), Nelson, M. A. (Panelist), McCutcheon, S. M. (Panelist), Coats, A. (Panelist), Korduner, M. (Panelist), NACADA Region 4 and 7 Conference, Open Sesame: Revealing the magic (and mayhem) behind academic and faculty advising collaborations, NACADA, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (20242024).

Knight, L. (Panelist), Meng, N. (Author), Li, Q. (Panelist), Hayes, A. T. (Panelist), Immersive Learning Research Network 2020 Conference Online & in VR, Improve Foreign Language Speaking Proficiency in Immersive Environment, Immersive Learning Research Network, Online, United States of America. (20202020).

Knight, L. (Chair), Cook, M. (Presenter), MacDowell, P. (Presenter), Cassidy, S. (Presenter), Immersive Learning Research Network 2020 Conference Online & in VR, Learners as Makers and Creators, Immersive Learning Research Network, Online, United States of America. (20202020).

Knight, L. J. (Author & Presenter), (Author & Presenter), (Author & Presenter), SWCOLT, Challenges and Strategies in Heritage Learner Methodology, United States of America. (20112011).

Public Dissertation Defense

Knight, L. J. (Author & Presenter), L2 French learners' comprehension of non-literal language: a replication study on the comprehension of three different types of indirect meaning, Université de Cote d'Azur - Ecole Doctorale Sociétés, Humanités, Arts et Lettres - UMR 7320: Base, Corpus, Langage, Nice, France. (20232023).

Thesis defense

Knight, L. J. (Author & Presenter), UPPA, Reading strategies in language classes (textbook analysis), France. (20062006).

Knight, L. J. (Author & Presenter), UPPA, Correcting language learners' mistakes, France. (20052005).

Knight, L. J. (Author & Presenter), UPPA, Press briefings at the White House: A linguistic game, France. (20042004).

Virtual Paper

Knight, L. (Author & Presenter), SITE 2020, Teaching World Culture online as a recruitment tool for language programs, Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, New Orleans, LA, USA, United States of America. (20202020).

WLLC Info session

Knight, L. J. (Other), Gateway to a Global Carreer: WLLC Info Session, United States of America. (20192019).

Knight, L. J. (Other), Gateway to a Global Carreer: WLLC Info Session, United States of America. (20182018).

Knight, L. J. (Other), Gateway to a Global Carreer: WLLC Info Session, United States of America. (20172017).

Service

University Service

Committee Member, Executive Committee. (August 2023 – Present).

Member, LAC. (August 2022 – Present).

Director, Director of Undergraduate Studies. (August 2021 – Present).

Other, Access Mentoring program. (September 2019 – Present).

Member, CLASS Council of Advisors. (January 2017 – Present).

Faculty Advisor, Departmental Undergraduate Advisor. (January 2017 – Present).

Member, Educator Preparation Advisory Council. (January 2017 – Present).

Faculty Advisor, Preview Day. (2017 – Present).

Other, WLLC Orientations. (2017 – Present).

Attendee, Award Ceremony, CLASS ambassador induction. (2016 – Present).

Other, College Day (during the summer). (2016 – Present).

Faculty Advisor, New student orientation. (2016 – Present).

Other, UCAN (UNT University Counselor Advisor Network). (November 2015 – Present).

Committee Chair, RPTC. (August 2023December 2023).

Member, University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. (September 2020August 2023).

Faculty Mentor, New faculty mentor. (August 2019May 2023).

Other, Eagle Awards. (March 28, 2023April 6, 2023).

Chairperson, ASL Lecturer Search Committee. (August 2022December 2022).

Faculty Mentor, New faculty mentor. (August 2016May 2022).

Member, Lecturer RPTC. (August 2021December 2021).

Other, WLLC Curriculum Committee. (August 2017August 2021).

Member, Career Connect Advisory Group. (October 2020May 2021).

Other, Lecturer RPTC. (August 2020November 2020).

Other, Lecturer RPTC. (August 2019December 2019).

Other, Committee on the Status of LGBTQ Faculty (Faculty Senate). (January 2018December 2019).

Chairperson, Italian Lecturer Search Committee. (April 16, 2019June 30, 2019).

Faculty Advisor, ECHO World Fair. (November 16, 2018November 16, 2018).

Attendee, Meeting, French professor Search campus visits. (February 2018February 2018).

Chairperson, Ad Hoc LAC promotion Committee. (August 20172017).

Program Organizer, Career Center Presentation. (October 24, 2017October 24, 2017).

Other, Curriculum Committee. (August 2016July 2017).

Faculty Advisor, College Ambassadors Ceremony and Reception. (April 2017April 2017).

Attendee, Meeting, French professor Search campus visits. (February 2017February 2017).

Member, Ad Hoc LAC promotion Committee. (August 2016December 2016).

Member, Lecturer Affairs Committee. (20152016).

Member, Curriculum Committee. (August 2015August 2016).

Member, Chinese Lecturer Search Committee. (January 2015December 2015).

Director, French Study Abroad Director. (20152015).

Other, Lecturer Affairs Committee. (20142015).

Other, Awards Committee. (January 2015May 2015).

Member, Advertising and Recruiting committee. (20132014).

Chairperson, Curriculum Committee. (August 2012August 2014).

Other, Advertising and Recruiting committee. (20122013).

Director, Director of Curriculum and Assessment. (20122013).

Member, International Education Scholarships Review Committee. (20122012).

Member, Japanese Lecturer Search Committee. (20112012).

Other, External Funding/Scholarship Committee. (20102012).

Member, Advertising and Recruiting committee. (20092012).

Member, Library Committee. (August 2010December 2010).

Other, German Lecturer Search Committee. (May 2010August 2010).

Professional Service

Other, Pi Delta Phi. (2010 – Present).

Other, Cognella, Denton, TX. (May 16, 2022May 20, 2022).

Reviewer, Textbook, Canadian Scholars, Denton, TX. (June 2020June 2020).

Member, Pre-Admission Content Tests (PACT) Committee, San Antonio, Tx. (May 1, 2019May 1, 2019).

Other, Cengage. (March 10, 2017March 10, 2017).

Other, Cengage. (January 18, 2017January 18, 2017).

Other, AATF North Texas. (20152015).

Other, AATF North Texas. (20152015).

Officer, President/Elect/Past, AATF North Texas. (20142015).

Attendee, Meeting, AATF North Texas. (20102015).

Other, World Languages - Pi Delta Phi. (20092015).

Other, AATF North Texas. (20132014).

Other, AATF North Texas. (20122014).

Officer, Vice President, AATF North Texas. (20122014).

Other, McGraw and Hill. (March 2014March 2014).

Other, AATF. (20102013).

Other, FORL - French. (20102012).

Reviewer, Textbook, Pearson. (April 2012April 2012).

Other, Pearson. (December 2011December 2011).

Reviewer, Textbook, Cengage-Heinle. (20112011).

Program Organizer, FORL - UNT. (20102011).

Other, French Business Symposium. (20102010).

Other, Weekly French Brown Bag Lunch / Conversation Table. (20092010).

Public Service

Guest Speaker, Pecan Creek Elementary, Denton, TX. (April 23, 2019April 23, 2019).