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Julia Steele Josephs

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Ph.D. Graduate
French Preceptor 1000 Level

Julia is an alumna of Berry College (B.A. French) and the University of North Carolina (M.A. French).  Prior to coming to the University of Georgia she taught English in Tours, France to high school students.  While working on her M.A. she was a T.A. for beginner and intermediate level French classes and for the French discussion section of a European Cinema class.  Julia then taught International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement French classes at the middle and high school levels in the United States, China and the U.A.E. Additionally, she taught beginner level Spanish courses for two years.  Julia's primary linguistic interests pertain to language variation and change in French.

Julia graduated from the Linguistics Ph.D. program in 2023. Her committee members were Dr. Diana Ranson (major professor), Dr. Margaret Renwick, & Dr. Chad Howe.

Courses taught at UGA: FREN 1110, FREN 1002, FREN 2001, FREN 2002, FREN 3090, FREN 4960R, LING 2100E

Education:

B.A., French, magna cum laude - Berry College

M.A. French - University of North Carolina

Ph.D. Linguistics - University of Goergia

Dissertation/Thesis Title:
Variable Que in Three Francophone Regions
Awards and Special Recognitions:

Outstanding Teaching Assistant 2022 (Romance Languages)

Events featuring Julia Steele Josephs
Park Hall 114

Title: "Regional Variation in French Liaison"

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