Deborah Reisinger | Scholars@Duke

Deborah Reisinger
Associate Professor of the Practice of Romance Studies

Deb Reisinger, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of the Practice in Romance Studies, affiliate faculty in the Duke Global Health Institute and Associate Director of the Markets and Management Studies program. She is Director of Language Outreach Initiatives at Duke, overseeing the Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC) program and the Shared Course Initiative for Less Commonly Taught Languages.

She is the author of Crime and Media in Contemporary France (Purdue Press, 2007), Community-based Language Learning: A Framework for Educators, co-authored with Joan Clifford (Georgetown Press, 2019), and the forthcoming Affaires globales: S'engager dans le monde professionnel en français - niveau avancé, co-authored with Mary Beth Raycraft and Nathalie Dieu-Porter (Georgetown Press, 2021). She has published a number of articles on language pedagogy, intercultural competence, and French for Specific Purposes.

Deb teaches courses in service-learning, global displacement, and French for Specific Purposes, including global health, business, and advertising. Her current research focuses on transformative learning and community-based pedagogies.

She is Chair of the College Board's World Languages Academic Advisory Committee and co-chair of the AP French Language and Culture Exam development committee. From 2013-2018, she served as Chair of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) Commission on French for Specific Purposes.

Deb regularly directs Duke summer study abroad programs, including Duke in Aix-en-Provence, Duke in Montréal, and Duke in Paris.

Current Research Interests

French for Specific Purposes
Community-based Language Learning
Second Language Acquisition
Content-based Instruction

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of the Practice of Romance Studies, Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2018
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2013

Contact Information

06 Language Center, Durham, NC 27708-0257
Box 90257, Durham, NC 27708-0257
deb.reisinger@duke.edu (919) 660-2420
Faculty profile

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2001
- M.A., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 1995
- B.A., University of Kansas 1992
Duke Appointment History
- Director of the Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum in Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Duke University 2014 - 2018
- Assistant Professor of the Practice of Romance Studies, Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2015 - 2018
- Lecturer, Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2008 - 2015
- Acting Director French Language Program in the Department of Romance Studies, Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2013
Academic Positions Outside Duke
- Resident Fellow, Institut Américain Universitaire (IAU). 2019
Recognition
In the News
- JUN 19, 2019
  
  Finding Solutions to the World Refugee Crisis
- NOV 27, 2018 Duke Global Health Institute
  
  Student-Produced Videos Help Refugees Navigate a New Culture
- OCT 27, 2016
  
  French Language Students Improve Their Conversation Skills By Pairing with Refugees in Durham
- NOV 7, 2014
  
  Approaching Global Health Through Language and Culture
- NOV 6, 2014
  
  CLAC: Building New Ways of Foreign Language Instruction
- NOV 4, 2013
  
  Duke in Montreal
Awards & Honors
Expertise
Subject Headings
Global Scholarship
- Expertise
- Research
- Teaching
  - Canada (Country)
Research
Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- Transformative Learning: A Shared Intellectual Interest Across the University awarded by Intellectual Community Planning Grant 2020
- Resident Fellow awarded by Institute for American Universities (Aix-en-Provence, France) 2019
- Language Matters II: African Resettlement in Durham, NC awarded by Duke Africa Initiative 2018
- Language Matters: African Resettlement in Durham, NC awarded by Duke Africa Initiative 2017
- Fellow awarded by Duke Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2016
- Refugee resettlement in Québec awarded by Quebec-United States University Grant, Ministère des Relations Internationales du Québec 2016
- Major Academic Initiative Grant awarded by Ministère des Relations Internationales du Quebec 2013 - 2015
External Relationships
- Educational Testing Services
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Books
  - Clifford, Joan, and Deborah S. Reisinger. Community-Based Language Learning A Framework for Educators. 2018.
  - Reisinger, D. S. Crime and media in contemporary France. 2007, pp. 1–153.
- Academic Articles
  - Reisinger, Deborah. “Developing and Sustaining Community Partnerships.” The Language Educator, vol. 13.4, no. Oct/Nov 2018, 2018, pp. 31–34.
  - Ahern Dodson, J., and D. Reisinger. “Moving beyond corrective feedback: (Re)engaging with student writing in L2 through audio response.” Journal of Response to Writing, vol. 3, no. 1, 2017, pp. 129–52.
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  - Reisinger, D. “Report on the Commission for French for Business and Economic Purposes.” American Association of French Teachers National Bulletin, vol. 40, no. 3, 2015, pp. 29–29.
  - Reisinger, D., and J. Clifford. “Transforming Learners through Intercultural Competence.” The Language Educator, 2015, pp. 70–73.
  - Reisinger, D. “Across the Curriculum and into the Community.” The Language Educator, 2014, pp. 40–41.
  - Merschel, L. M., et al. “Meeting the Challenges of Machine Translation.” The Language Educator, vol. 8, ACTFL, Oct. 2013.
  - Reisinger, D. S., et al. “Technology: Meeting the Challenges of Machine Translation.” The Language Educator, vol. 8, Oct. 2013, pp. 44–47.
  - Reisinger, D. S. “Business Language Studies and Study Abroad in ‘A Changed ‘World.” Global Business Languages, edited by A. Wood, vol. 18, no. 3, 2013, pp. 23–39.
  - Reisinger, D. S. “Elle a une poitrine de tiroirs: Machine Translation in the Language Classroom.” American Association of French Teachers National Bulletin, vol. 38, no. 1, 2013.
  - Reisinger, D. S. “iPads in the Classroom.” American Association of French Teachers National Bulletin., vol. 37, no. 2, AATF, 2012.
  - Reisinger, D. S. “Technology Applications for the Advanced Level: A Return to the Podcast.” Aatf National Bulletin, vol. 35, no. 4, Apr. 2010, pp. 25–26.
  - Reisinger, D. S. Marketing to the World. Nov. 2008.
  - Reisinger, D. S. “Student video projects.” Aatf National Bulletin, vol. 32, no. 2, Feb. 2007, pp. 21–22.
  - Reisinger, D. S. “Literary and Cinematic Responses to the Crime Story in Contemporary France.” Clcweb: Comparative Literature and Culture., vol. 9, no. 4, 2007, pp. 1–10.
  - Reisinger, D. S. “Murder and Banality in the Contemporary fait divers.” South Central Review, vol. 17, no. 4, 2000, pp. 84–99.
  - Reisinger, D. S. “The Other and the Same: The Ambiguous Role of the Saracen in La Chanson de Roland.” Romance Language Annual, vol. 9, 1998, pp. 94–97.
  - Reisinger, D. S. “Le Retour au rien: la circularité mallarméenne à travers ‘Salut’ et ‘Sonnet en –yx’.” Romance Notes, vol. 37, no. 3, 1997, pp. 273–80.
  - Reisinger, D. S. “Cultural Studies in the Classroom.” Transculture: Interpretations and Applications of Cultural Studies in the Languages, vol. 1, no. 2, 1996, pp. 95–97.
  - Reisinger, D. S. “L'Inconstance Punie: Jean Anouilh and La Double Inconstance.” Chimères., vol. 23, no. 1–2, 1996, pp. 1–11.
  - Reisinger, D. “Cultural and Linguistic Marketing in Creative Strategy.” Global Business Languages, Purdue University Press.
- Book Sections
  - Calloway-Thomas, C., et al. “The role of empathy in fostering intercultural competence.” Intercultural Competence in Higher Education: International Approaches, Assessment and Application, 2017, pp. 32–42. Scopus, doi:10.4324/9781315529257.
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  - Reisinger, D., et al. “Cultures and languages across the curriculum in global health: New curricular pathways toward internationalization.” Critical Perspectives on Internationalising the Curriculum in Disciplines: Reflective Narrative Accounts from Business, Education and Health, 2015, pp. 261–74. Scopus, doi:10.1007/978-94-6300-085-7_20.
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  - Reisinger, D. S. “Cézanne’s Certitude.” Releasing the Image: From Literature to New Media, edited by R. Mitchell and J. Khalip, 2011.
  - Reisinger, D. S. “Writing Memory: Point kilométrique 190 and the Grimzi affaire.” New Approaches to Crime in French Literature, Culture and Film, edited by L. Harwick, Peter Lang, 2009, pp. 191–203.
  - Clifford, J. E., et al. “Course Management Systems and Foreign Language Curricula: The Case of Blackboard at Duke University.” The Heinle Professional Series in Language Instruction, edited by L. Lomika and J. Cooke-Plagwitz, Heinle, 2003, pp. 2–8.
  - Reisinger, D. S., et al. “Effective Uses of a Course Management System.” Teaching with Technology, edited by Jessamine Cooke-Plagwitz and Lara Lomicka, Heinle.
- Journal Issues
  - Hicks, E. “Donner à voir: Guillaume de Lorris or the Impossible Romance.” Yale French Studies: Rereading Allegory: Essays in Honor of Daniel Poirin, edited by S. Amer and N. Guyun, translated by D. S. Reisinger, vol. 95, 1999, pp. 65–80.
- Digital Publications
  - Reisinger, Deb, and Joan Clifford. Shaping Multilingual Global Citizens. 8 Oct. 2018.
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  - Reisinger, D. S. Triangle French and Francophone Business. 2013.
  - Reisinger, D. S. Identifying (with) the Writer: Audio Feedback on Student Drafts. Duke Faculty Write Program Guest Blog, Sept. 2012.
  - Reisinger, D. S. Women’s Microfinance Programs: A Resource Site Designed to Introduce Teachers and Students to Microfinance Programs in Francophone Africa. 2010.
  - Reisinger, D. S. Web site of the month. 2008.
  - Reisinger, D. S. Creating e-stories. American Association of French Teachers, Oct. 2007.
  - Reisinger, D. S. Using Bandes annonces for oral testing. American Association of French Teachers, Apr. 2007.
  - Reisinger, D. S. Le Tour de France: sport et identité. UNC Center for European Studies, 2005.
  - Reisinger, D. S. de l’aide: Directory of Elementary Language Activities for Instructors at Duke. CIT and Romance Studies, 2001.
  - Reisinger, D. French in Durham.
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
Advising & Mentoring
- French Major Advisor
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Presentations & Appearances
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
Service to the Profession
Service to Duke
- French Major Advisor, Romance Studies. 2017 - 2018 2017 - 2018
- Judge, Refugee Track. Duke-Oxford Global Challenge Competition . 2017 - 2017 2017
- Chair, Ad-hoc DKU Courses Committee. 2016 - 2019 2016 - 2019
- Faculty Advisory Board, Duke Office of Civic Engagement . 2016 - 2019 2016 - 2019
- Faculty Mentor, Winter Forum Sustainable Development Innovation Challenge. 2016 - 2016 2016
- Working Group on Education and Workplace Development, NC Next Generation (NCNGN/ATT). 2015 - 2015 2015
- Ad-Hoc DKU/ A&S Council Joint Committee. 2014 - 2016 2014 - 2016
- Diversity Task Force, Listening Subcommittee. 2014 - 2015 2014 - 2015
- Global Education Committee . 2014 - 2017 2014 - 2017
- Search Committee, Assistant Professor of Practice, Director of Writing Studio . 2014 - 2015 2014 - 2015
- Search Committee, Assistant Vice-Provost, Director of Global Education . 2013 - 2013 2013
- CIBER Advisory Board, Fuqua. September 1, 2012 2012
- Lectures and Media Committee. 2011 - 2012 2011 - 2012
- Steering Committee, Markets and Management (2011-present). 2011 - 2019 2011 - 2019
- Study Abroad Task Force. 2004 - 2018 2004 - 2018

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Academic Positions Outside Duke

In the News

Awards & Honors

Subject Headings

Global Scholarship

Expertise

Research

Teaching

Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants

External Relationships

Selected Publications

Books

Academic Articles

Book Sections

Journal Issues

Digital Publications

Recent Courses

Advising & Mentoring

Presentations & Appearances

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

Service to the Profession

Service to Duke