Abstract

Language learning is more stressful than students believe. The lack of ability to understand fully and communicate effectively in a new language makes it difficult for students to embrace the process. Embedded peer educators can play an integral role in soothing students and providing real-time assistance to faculty. This paper will discuss the use of embedded peer educators in the foreign language classroom.

Presenter Biography

Lisa Van Zwoll is the Director of the Learning Resource Center at Flagler College, in St. Augustine, Florida, where she provides leadership and vision for tutoring services and teaches in the humanities. She holds a PhD in French from the University of Georgia, a MA in French Literature from the University of Notre Dame, and a JD from Florida Coastal School of Law. With more than 25 years of experience in higher education, she has served as both faculty and staff across fields such as foreign languages, gender studies, international education, tutoring support, and faculty development. Her current research interests include learning center management, reality television as memoir, and French women’s aristocratic memoir, like that of the Henriette-Lucy Dillon, Marquise de La Tour du Pin (1770-1853).