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Linda Smith Tabb

 
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Instructor
Parkland College
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Primary Discipline: Humanities / World Languages / Multilingual Resources
Member Type: Faculty
Last Login: Feb 12, 2011
Member Since: Mar 30, 2008

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Affiliations

Parkland College (Education, Community/Technical College, IL, United States) - primary
University of Illinois System - Urbana-Champaign (Education, 4 Year/4 Year + Grad, IL, United States)

Contact Information

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Languages

Catalan - speaking level (None) , reading level (Intermediate)
English - speaking level (Superior) , reading level (Superior)
Latin - speaking level (None) , reading level (Advanced)
Portuguese - speaking level (Intermediate) , reading level (Intermediate)
Swahili - speaking level (Beginner) , reading level (Beginner)
Italian - speaking level (Intermediate) , reading level (Intermediate)
Spanish - speaking level (Intermediate) , reading level (Advanced)
French - speaking level (Superior) , reading level (Superior)

Skills and Interests

Arts/Art History (Advanced)

Education History

PhD. Educational Policy Studies (Global Studies in Education) (Current) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.Ed. Educational Policy Studies (Global Studies in Education) (12/2006) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A. in French Linguistics (05/1987) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.A. with Distinction in French Language and Literature (05/1978) University of Virginia

Positions

Humanities and Foreign Language Instructor ( 08/1998 - Current ) Parkland College
Coordinator of Online Programs (EPS) ( 08/2007 - 05/2010 ) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Adjunct French Instructor ( 08/2005 - 05/2006 ) Millikin University

Publications

Tabb, L.S.. (2008). Applying an open education ecosystem to foreign language teaching and learning in Open Education and Education for Openness. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
Tabb, L.S.. (2008). A chicken in every pot: one laptop per child: the trouble with global campaign promises. In E-Learning (Volume 5, Issue 3, pp.338-352) .

Associations

American Association of the Teachers of French (A.A.T.F.)
Member 01/2007 - Current
Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (I.C.T.F.L.)
Member 01/2004 - Current
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (A.C.T.F.L.)
Member 01/2005 - Current

Honors and Awards

Pi Delta Phi National French Honorary, Epsilon Chapter (01/1986)

Teaching Experience

French 100 - Introduction to Basic French (Fall 1999)
Parkland College -French
Humanities 101 - Cultural Values of the Western World I (Fall 1999)
Parkland College -Humanities
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Spring 2001)
Parkland College -Humanities
French 100 - Introduction to Basic French (Fall 2002)
Parkland College -French
WCE 773 - French language and culture for travelers (Fall 2004)
Parkland College -French
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Fall 2006)
Parkland College -Humanities
French 103 - Beginning French (Fall 2005)
Millikin University -French
French 301 - French Grammar and Composition (Spring 2006)
Millikin University -French
French 207 - French Grammar and Composition (Fall 2007)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign -French
French 207 - French Grammar and Composition (Spring 2008)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign -French
French 102 - Beginning French II (Spring 1980)
University of Virginia -French
French 103 - Intermediate French (Fall 1998)
Parkland College -Intermediate French
French 100 - Introduction to Basic French (Spring 2000)
Parkland College -French
French 100 - Introduction to Basic French (Fall 2000)
Parkland College -French
Humanities 101 - Cultural Values of the Western World I (Spring 2000)
Parkland College -Humanities
French 100 - Introduction to Basic French (Spring 2001)
Parkland College -French
French 102 - Beginning French II (Spring 2001)
Parkland College -French
French 100 - Introduction to Basic French (Fall 2001)
Parkland College -French
French 101 - Beginning French I (Fall 2001)
Parkland College -French
Humanities 101 - Cultural Values of the Western World I (Fall 2001)
Parkland College -Humanities
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Spring 2002)
Parkland College -Humanities
French 120 - Introduction to Basic French II (Spring 2002)
Parkland College -French
French 100 - Introduction to Basic French (Spring 2002)
Parkland College -French
French 101 - Beginning French I (Fall 2002)
Parkland College -French
Humanities 101 - Cultural Values of the Western World I (Fall 2002)
Parkland College -Humanities
French 101 - Beginning French I (Spring 2003)
Parkland College -French
French 102 - Beginning French II (Spring 2003)
Parkland College -French
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Spring 2003)
Parkland College -Humanities
WCE 773 - French language and culture for travelers (Spring 2003)
Parkland College -French
French 101 - Beginning French I (Fall 2003)
Parkland College -French
Humanities 101 - Cultural Values of the Western World I (Fall 2003)
Parkland College -Humanities
French 101 - Beginning French I (Spring 2004)
Parkland College -French
French 102 - Beginning French II (Spring 2004)
Parkland College -French
French 101 - Beginning French I (Fall 2004)
Parkland College -French
Humanities 101 - Cultural Values of the Western World I (Fall 2004)
Parkland College -Humanities
WCE 773 - French language and culture for travelers (Spring 2005)
Parkland College -French
French 102 - Beginning French II (Spring 2005)
Parkland College -French
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Spring 2005)
Parkland College -Humanities
Spanish 101 - Beginning Spanish I (Fall 2005)
Parkland College -Spanish
Humanities 106 - Latin American Culture and Civilization (Fall 2005)
Parkland College -Humanities
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Spring 2006)
Parkland College -Humanities
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Summer 2006)
Parkland College -Humanities
French 100 - Introduction to Basic French (Fall 2006)
Parkland College -French
French 104 - Intermediate French II (Spring 2007)
Parkland College -French
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Spring 2007)
Parkland College -Humanities
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Summer 2007)
Parkland College -Humanities
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Fall 2007)
Parkland College -Humanities
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Spring 2008)
Parkland College -Humanities
GLBL 296 LT - Border Crossings - A study of transnational migrations (Fall 2009)
University of Illinois -Global Studies seminar
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Summer 2008)
Parkland College -Humanities
Study Abroad Issues & Experiences - Hyderabad, India (Summer 2008)
University of Illinois -Global Studies
Humanities 101 - Cultural Values of the Western World I (Fall 2009)
Parkland College -Humanities
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Fall 2009)
Parkland College -Humanities
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Fall 2008)
Parkland College -Humanities
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Spring 2009)
Parkland College -Humanities
Study Abroad Issues & Experiences - Buenos Aires, Argentina (Summer 2009)
University of Illinois -Global Studies
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Spring 2010)
Parkland College -Humanities
Humanities 101 - Cultural Values of the Western World I (Fall 2010)
Parkland College -Humanities
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Fall 2010)
Parkland College -Humanities
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Summer 2010)
Parkland College -Humanities
Humanities 102 - Cultural Values of the Western World II (Spring 2011)
Parkland College -Humanities

Presentations

Cultural Hybridity in the European Union, 07/09/2008
This presentation was given at the 2008 European Union Curriculum Development Workshop at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Global Studies in Education: A Pecha Kucha adaptation in 20 slides, 05/17/2008
This presentation was given at the Sophia Symposium with Global Studies Consortium, a symposium on Global Studies Graduate Education in Tokyo, Japan
Global Studies in Education: Online Opportunities for Global Perspectives, 01/23/2008
This presentation was given at ConnectEd: A Conference on Global Education in Monterey, California
Islam/Christianity: Crossroads in Europe; Historic Al-Andalus and Modern Spain, 07/12/2007
This presentation was given at the 2007 European Union Curriculum Development Workshop, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Film: Image and Language: France and Francophone Studies, 06/23/2007
This presentation was given at the 6th Annual International Summer Institute: World Cultures through Literature and Film, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Water Issues in Haiti, 04/21/2007
This workshop was facilitated during the Global Educators Conference at Northwestern University in Chicago.
Globalization and Education: Issues for the Community College and its Mission, 04/09/2007
Part IV of the Global Learning Series Curriculum modules on issues of globalization created for Parkland College Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Neo-liberal Globalization: Implications for the Changing Nature of Work and Educational Aims, 02/20/2007
This presentation was given at the Community Colleges for International Development (CCID) 31st Annual Conference, Global Education: A Crucial Pathway in the 21st century in San Antonio, Texas
Neoliberal Globalization: Implications for the Changing Nature of Work, 02/12/2007
Part III of the Global Learning Series Curriculum modules on issues of globalization created for Parkland College Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
"Globalscapes": Representation and Perception, 10/30/2006
Part II of the Global Learning Series Curriculum modules on issues of globalization created for Parkland College Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Globalization: Beyond Buzzwords, 10/02/2006
Part I of the Global Learning Series Curriculum modules on issues of globalization created for Parkland College Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Lessons on Strasbourg and Brussels, 07/11/2005
This presentation was given at the 2005 European Union Curriculum Development Workshop, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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