Elaine Berard
Teaching Associate, French
Contact Elaine Berard
843-349-2506 eberard@coastal.eduBrittain Hall 206
Spring 2024 Office Hours
Mondays/Wednesdays 7:00am - 7:30am and 12:00pm - 1:00pm
or by appointment.
*Please email for an appointment.
Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things." - Flora Lewis
Biography
Born and raised in Salisbury, NC; lived and taught French in Livermore, CA; married with one adult daughter.
Education
Post Grad University of California, Berkeley
M.A. French/Spanish minor University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
B.A. French University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Interesting Facts
- Served as Language Department Chair at Granada High School Livermore, CA
- Class Adviser for 8 years
- East Bay Foreign Language Project participant
- Helped develop a communication based language program in Livermore, CA
- Helped create oral exit exam for language students
- Led teaching workshops for district language teachers
- Grader for ETS Praxis exams in French and Spanish
Teaching Areas
French 115, 210