Helene Ossipov received a bachelor's in Russian literature from Queens College of CUNY, a master's in Russian area studies, a master's and a doctorate in French linguistics from Indiana University. She spent a year as a teaching assistant in Strasbourg, France and then spent a year at Laval University in Quebec City, gathering data for her dissertation. Her main area of interest is Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) and North American French. She has served as head of the French Faculty and as head of the Linguistics Faculty in the School of International Letters and Cultures. In addition, she is the president of the Arizona chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French.
Education
Ph.D. French Linguistics, Indiana University 1990
M.A. French Linguistics, Indiana University 1981
M.A. Russian Area Studies, Indiana University 1979
B.A. Russian Literature, Queens College of the City University of New York 1977
. . Review of: The French Language and Questions of Identity. Studies in Linguistics 4 (2009).
. . Review of: Les grandes théories de la linguistique: de la grammaire comparée à la pragmatique (2005).
Helene Ossipov. Review of Introduction to French Linguistics. French Review (2003).
. . Review of: Introduction to French Linguistics (2003).
Ossipov, Helene (Author) . Dislocated Subjects in French: a pedagogical norm. Pedagogical Norms for Second and Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (2002).
Helene Ossipov. Who is Taking French and Why. Foreign Language Annals (2000).
. . Review of: De la polyphonie à la symphonie: méthodes, théories et faits de la recherche pluridisciplinaire sur le français au Canada (1998).
