The Importance of Learning a Second Language: Essays on Re-envisioning Foreign Language Education. Edwin Mellen Press, (22 May) 2023
Le français autour de nous, Langue française et culture francophone aux États-Unis, sous la direction de Kathleen Stein-Smith et Fabrice Jaumont. TBR Books, 2023. (March 20. 2023). French edition, French All Around Us.
French All around Us — French Language and Francophone Culture in the United States. TBR Books, 2022. (March 20, 2022).
The French in Our Lives: Past, Present, and Future — Influence and Implications. Routledge, 2022. December 29, 2021.
Multilingualism as a Global Competency: Skills for a 21st Century World. Lambert Academic Publishing, January 2021. Translated into six languages– French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish (in alphabetical order), July 2021.
The Gift of Languages: Paradigm Shift in U.S. Foreign Language Education. Co-authored with Fabrice Jaumont. TBR Books, 2019. Translated into Spanish and French — El regalo de las lenguas: Un cambio de paradigma en la enseñanza de las lenguas extranjeras en Estados Unidos, and Le don des langues: Vers un changement de paradigme dans l’enseignement des langues étrangères aux États-Unis, respectively.
The U.S. Foreign Language Deficit: Strategies for Maintaining a Competitive Edge in a Globalized World. Palgrave Macmillan, August 2016. Ebook and print available. https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9783319341583
The U.S. Foreign Language Deficit and How It Can Be Effectively Addressed in the Globalized World: A Bibliographic Essay. Edwin Mellen Press, December 2013.
The U.S. Foreign Language Deficit and Our Economic and National Security: A Bibliographic Essay on the U.S. Language Paradox. Edwin Mellen Press, March 2013.
“The Significance of the French and Francophone Presence in North America in French Language Learning and Advocacy in the United States.” TPLS: Theory and Practice in Language Studies. Vol. 14, No. 3 March 2024. https://wordpress.com/page/kathleensteinsmith.wordpress.com/4052
“The Future of French – The Role of Soft Power in French Language Learning and Use: Advocacy and Partnerships.” IJLL: International Journal of Languages & Linguistics. Vol. 10, No. 4; December 2023 (available online 17 Feb 2024). https://www.ijllnet.com/journal/index/2705
“The Appeal of French – Leveraging the Soft Power of French Language and Francophone Culture Globally and Locally in the Classroom and Beyond.” IJCE (International Journal of Contemporary Education) vol 6, no. 2 October 2023 (available online 21 August 2023). https://redfame.com/journal/index.php/ijce/article/view/6317
“French Surroundings,” Language Magazine July 2023.
“The Independent Self-Directed Language Learner and the Role of the Language Educator — Expanding Access and Opportunity.” JLTR: Journal of Language Teaching and Research v. 14 no 2 (2023). March 2, 2023.https://jltr.academypublication.com/index.php/jltr/issue/view/432
“Language Learning on Campus and Beyond – Heritage Languages, Independent Learning, and 21st Century Skills f or All.” IJCE: International Journal of Contemporary Education. Oct 2022. https://redfame.com/journal/index.php/ijce/article/view/5713
“Multilingualism and Its Purposes — Interdisciplinary Applications in Language Education and Advocacy,” has been published in JLSP: Journal of Languages for Specific Purposes no. 9, March 2022. http://jlsp.steconomiceuoradea.ro/current-issue/
“Rethinking Language Education in the US – A New Paradigm for Language Educators, Advocates, and Stakeholders.” International Journal of Contemporary Education vol. 5 no 1 (Apr) 2022. Published online Feb 4, 2022. https://redfame.com/journal/index.php/ijce/article/view/5477
“French Language and Francophone Culture in Sub-Saharan Africa — Interdisciplinary
Reflections on Multilingualism and French Language Education.” International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (IJHSS). vol 11, no 10 Oct 2021. Published Feb 7, 2022. http://www.ijhssnet.com/journal/index/4794
“Two Centuries of French Education in New York: The Role of Schools in Cultural Diplomacy.” by Jane Flatau Ross, a review. NECTFL Review (Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages), No 87, Sept 2021. https://www.nectfl.org/nectfl-review/
“Our diverse U.S. culture, heritage languages, and international education.” International Research and Review: Journal of Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars. 10 (1) Fall 2020. http://www.phibetadelta.org/internationalResearch.php
“Foreign Language Advocacy: Empowering Foreign Language Educators.” NYSAFLT (New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers) Language Association Journal v. 68 no. 1 (Spring 2019). https://nysaflt.org/publications/
“AATF Commission on Advocacy Update.” AATF National Bulletin v. 44 no 4 April 2019, p. 4.
“Rethinking the Role of Foreign Languages in the US: Toward a More Diverse Cultural Identity.” JLTR: Journal of Language Teaching and Research v. 10 no. 3 (2019). http://www.academypublication.com/ojs/index.php/jltr/article/view/jltr1003403411
“So You Say: Reader Responses to Issues in Language Learning.” (contribution included). The Language Educator. February/March 2019. p. 58.
“The Holistic Academic Library: Serving the Needs of All Our Students.” Strategic Library January 2019.
“Faculty-Librarian Collaboration: Helping Faculty Help Students.” Strategic Library October 2018.
“The Romance Advantage: The Significance of the Romance Languages as a Pathway to Multilingualism.” TPLS: Theory and Practice in Language Studies v. 8 no 10, October 2018. http://www.academypublication.com/ojs/index.php/tpls/article/view/tpls081012531260
“Foreign language skills as the ultimate 21st century global competency: Empowerment in a globalized world.” International Journal of Research Studies in Language Learning. Vol 7, No 3 (2018), 71-86. http://consortiacademia.org/10-5861ijrsll-2017-1856/
“L’Alliance Française: the resurgence of French in the U.S.”Language Magazine, July 2018, p. 36-38. https://www.languagemagazine.com/july-2018-internet-edition/
“Maximizing Study Abroad.” Language Magazine, May 2018, p. 18-21. https://www.languagemagazine.com/may-2018-internet-edition/
“Foreign Languages and Creativity — The Quiet Connection in a Globalized/Interconnected World: How focusing on ‘deep work’ can help foster creativity, and foreign language competency” JLTR: Journal of Language Teaching and Research. v. 9 no. 1, Jan 2018. http://www.academypublication.com/ojs/index.php/jltr/article/view/jltr09013441
“International Education Week @ the Library.” Strategic Library Jan 2018.
“Foreign Languages: A World of Possibilities.” International Journal of Languages and Linguistics (IJLL) v. 4 no 4 December 2017. https://www.ijllnet.com/journal/index/2385
“So You Say: Reader Responses to Issues in Language Learning.” (contribution included). The Language Educator. October/November 2017. p. 50.
“Unity in a Second Language.” Language Magazine, October 2017. https://www.languagemagazine.com/2017/10/unity-second-language/
“The Creativity Connection – Research, Writing, and Creativity @ the Library.” Strategic Library, July 2017.
“The Future of French in Europe and Beyond.” Language Magazine, July 2017. https://www.languagemagazine.com/2017/08/future-french-europe-beyond/”In
“The Multilingual Advantage: Foreign Language as a Social Skill in a Globalized World.” IJHSS: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science (peer-reviewed) v. 7 no 3 March 2017. http://ijhssnet.com/journal/index/3783
“Internationalizing the Campus — @ the Library.” Strategic Library November 2016.
The Role of Multilingualism in Global Citizenship: “Many Languages, One World” in Developing Responsible Global Citizenship Through Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC): Selected Papers from the 2016 CLAC Conference. Published 2018. https://z.umn.edu/2016CLACProceedings
“Update from the Commission on Advocacy.” AATF National Bulletin Sept 2016, p. 16.
“So You Say: Reader Responses to Issues in Language Learning.” (contribution included). The Language Educator. August/September 2016. p. 56. Available to ACTFL members. https://www.actfl.org/publications/the-language-educator
“Why French?” Language Magazine July 2016. http://languagemagazine.com/?p=125752
“Many Languages One World, Promoting Multilingualism — The French Language Winners.” American Association of Teachers of French National Bulletin, April 2016.
“Pushing the Multilingual Envelope.” Language Magazine March 2016. p. 22-26. http://languagemagazine.com http://languagemagazine.com/?p=125541.
“The Library-Centered Campus.” Strategic Library January 2016. pp. 13-16. http://www.strategiclibrary.com/ Subscription only. Free trial subscription available.
“Translation and Language Skills: Giving You the Professional Edge.” Proceedings of the 56th Annual Conference of the American Translators Association. 2015. https://www.atanet.org/conf/2015/Proceedings_2015.pdf
“Why Advocacy Matters.” American Association of Teachers of French National Bulletin v. 41 no. 2 Nov. 2015. p. 9-10.
“So You Say: Reader Responses to Issues in Language Learning.” (contribution included). The Language Educator. August/September 2015. v. 10 no. 3. p. 61. Subscription only.
“The U.S. Foreign Language Deficit, the Language Enterprise, and The Campaign for Foreign Languages” JLTR: The Journal of Language Teaching and Research. vol. 6, no. 4. July 2015. p. 705-712. http://www.academypublication.com/ojs/index.php/jltr/article/view/jltr0604705712
Peer-reviewed.
“The U.S. Foreign Language Deficit and What We Can Do about It As Foreign Language Educators.” Accepted for publication the Proceedings of the AATF, June 2015. Based on presentation given at the 2014 annual convention.
“Academic Libraries and Career Information.” Strategic Library May 15, 2015. http://www.strategiclibrary.com/ Subscription only.
“The U.S. Foreign Language Deficit, Language Enterprise, and Languages for Specific Purposes.” JLSP: The Journal of Languages for Specific Purposes March 2015.
“Serving Students Coming From or Traveling Abroad.” Strategic Library February 2015. pp. 12-14. http://strategiclibrary.wildapricot.org/ Link to home page. Subscription only.
“Foreign-Language Challenge: Overcoming the Anglophone reluctance to learn a foreign language.” Polyglot 2014 http://www.nzalt.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Polyglot_2014.compressed.pdf
“The U.S. Foreign Language Deficit – What It Is; Why It Matters; and What We Can Do About It.” TEDx talk at Fairleigh Dickinson University, September 21, 2013.
Many Languages One World 2016 — French Language Facilitator — July 2016
Many Languages One World Essay Contest & Global Youth Forum 2014 — ELS Educational Services and the United Nations Academic Impact —
Conducted the French Language Proficiency Interviews in May 2014 and served as the French Language group Facilitator at the Forum, assisting the students prepare their presentations at Adelphi University and accompanying the group to the UN General Assembly where they presented on June 27, 2014.
Served as French language interviewer and facilitator and accompanied the students to the UN for their presentations on July 24, 2015.
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Presenter at the 2016 CLAC Conference October 21-22, 2016.
“The Role of Multilingualism in Global Citizenship – Many Languages One World”
Presenter at the 2016 COFLT-WAFLT Fall Conference – October 14-15, 2016
“Foreign Language — Advocacy, Empowerment, and Career Pathways”
Presenter at Language and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Symposium. Organized by The Study Group on Language and the United Nations, April 22, 2016.
“The Role of Multilingualism in the Implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals”
Participant in the Internship Summit at the GALA (Globalization & Localization Association) 2016 Conference, March 20, 2016.
Presenter at the CSCTFL (Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Conference, March 11, 2016.
“Foreign Languages as a Global Competency and the U.S. Foreign Language Deficit: Foreign Languages as a Career Asset”
Speaker at the ATA (American Translators Association) Annual Conference. November 7, 2015.
“Translation and Language Skills: Giving You the Professional Edge”
Poster Presentation @ NAFSA: The Association of International Educators Annual Conference 2015, May 27, 2015
“Foreign Language As a Global Competency: Internationalizing the Campus”
Speaker at the AATF (American Association of Teachers of French) annual convention 2015. July 9, 2015
“Le Francais — langue mondiale, langue locale: The Case for French in the U.S.”
Speaker at the AATF (American Association of Teachers of French) annual convention 2014, July 20, 2014–
“The U.S. Foreign Language Deficit and What We As Foreign Language Educators Can Do about It”
Speaker at the AATF (American Association of Teachers of French) annual convention 2016, Jul 4, 2016 —
“French Language Skills — Your Career Differentiator.”
Foreign Language as a Competency in Education for Global Citizenship: From Mindset to Sustainable Skill Set. Union Institute and University, 2011.
Thèse (Maîtrise)/Master’s Thesis —
L’étude et la comparaison de deux traductions des Petits enfants du siècle de Christiane Rochefort. Université Laval. Under the direction of Professor Jean-Louis Darbelnet.
“AATF Convention in Austin.” http://frenchlanguage.frenchculture.org/news/aatf-convention-austin
“Breaking Down Barriers: Improving Success for Latino Students” @ http://www.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=289606#{“issue_id”:289606,”page”:34}
I am honored to have been able to play a role in the development of a new certificate in translation program.
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Who’s Who in the World – 2010, 27th Edition (pub. 2009)
Who’s Who of American Women, 2010 -2011, 28th edition (pub. 2010) Who’s Who of American Women – 2008-2009, 27th Edition (pub. 2008)
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