French Lecturers
Sharla Martin
Supervisor of Lower-Level French Instruction
B.A., Greenville College
M.A., University of Texas at Arlington
Office: 317 Hammond Hall
Telephone: 817.272.5529
E-mail:
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Sharla Martin's Blog 
Ms. Martin studied at the Sorbonne and spent 5 years teaching at Greenville College in Illinois prior to coming to UTA in 1997 to work as supervisor of lower division French. Ms. Martin's interests include sociolinguistics, language learning, and cultural anthropology. She has lived in Brazil, so she speaks Portuguese and is working on learning Italian.
Visit Ms. Martin's UTA Research Profile (includes her course syllabi).
J. Blake Carpenter
B.A., Davidson College
Graduate Study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Office: 225 Hammond Hall
Telephone: 817.272.1259
E-mail:
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Blake Carpenter's MODL Undergraduate Advising page
Mr. Carpenter has studied at the Université de Montpellier and was a lecturer in English at the Université de Nice. He has taught French at both the university and secondary levels and serves as one of the undergraduate advisors for the Modern Language Department. He is also a reviewer and contributing writer for Holt, Rinehart, and Winston Publishers.
Visit Mr. Carpenter's UTA Research Profile (includes his course syllabi).
Janet O. Dodd
B.A., Brigham Young University
M.A., University of Texas at Arlington
Office: 012 Trimble Hall
Telephone: 817.272.7479
E-mail:
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Ms. Dodd spent two years in Southern France before finishing her B.A. and then spent her summers in France while working on her Masters. She also spent a year in Lorraine, France, teaching English to French children at a primary school. Her interests include cartooning (amateur!), singing, exercise, and traveling abroad whenever she can.
Susan Rushing
B.A., University of West Florida
M.A., University of Texas at Arlington
Office: 012 Trimble Hall
Telephone: 817.272.7479
E-mail:
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Ms. Rushing has taught French at the secondary level in Arlington, Texas. She has enjoyed traveling in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Alicia Soueid
B.B.A., University of Texas at Arlington
M.A., University of Texas at Arlington
Office: 012 Trimble Hall
Telephone: 817.272.7479
E-mail:
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Ms. Soueid returned to UTA for her Master's in French after receiving a B.B.A. in Accounting as an undergraduate. In addition to French, she has studied Latin and Arabic and is currently studying Spanish. She has traveled in both Europe and the Middle East and has taught at the primary, secondary, and university levels.
Visit Ms. Soueid's UTA Research Profile (includes her course syllabi).
