Faculty Spotlight

Dr. Liz Mayne, Lecturer, received her PhD in French Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020. She has been teaching French in person and online at UT Austin since 2014. She is a contributing author on the project Connexions francophones: Identités culturelles et linguistiques. Liz is currently the supervisor of FR 317C Enhancing French Skills, the “bridge” course from lower- to upper-division French. As such, she is focused on collaborating with her colleagues in developing effective methods to guide learners to higher levels of proficiency. Liz is particularly interested in using technology and multimedia in the classroom, and has attended many workshops and given presentations on teaching language with technology. She is looking forward to teaching a new course this spring, FR 351C French Through Comedy.