Mrs. Glenda Cash
Instructor of French
Carnegie 323A
434/544/8155
cash_g@lynchburg.edu
Degrees and Certifications
B.A., East Carolina University, French, 1962
M.A., University of Virginia, French, 1970
Graduate courses in French at University of Grenoble, France, and Duke University
Graduate courses and training in instructional technology
French courses at University of Avignon, France 2010
Experience/Background
In addition to teaching at Lynchburg College, I have taught elementary and intermediate French at Central Virginia Community College, Randolph-Macon College and beginning through Advanced Placement French language and literature on the high school level.
I served on the committee to write the current Virginia Standards of Learning for Foreign Languages and developed and taught a course in French for customer service staff at J Crew for CVCC. I have done translations for local industries and most recently for the Ota Benga Conference. As interpreter for a Haitian defendant, I helped the defense counsel prepare for the trial and during proceedings in U.S. District Court.
Professional/Research Interests
18th- and 20th-century French literature
Thomas Jefferson in France and the influence of his interest in French culture and
language on his philosophy and personal taste.
Information on Courses Taught
Culture and Civilization: History of France
French Film
Elementary, Intermediate French
Advanced Language Practice
Personal Interests
Music
Cooking for family and friends
Traveling in Europe
Pilates and yoga
Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest
Book group
