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Dr. Sue Barry

Associate Professor of Foreign Language Education
Department of Curriculum and Teaching
Auburn University, AL 36849
(334) 844-6876
FAX (334) 844-6789
barryms@auburn.edu

barryFA02Sue Barry is an associate professor and program coordinator for the Foreign Language Education Program in the College of Education and the Department of Curriculum and Teaching. Dr. Barry has been at Auburn University since 1993. Prior to receiving her doctorate from Purdue University, she taught high school Spanish for 25 years. Dr. Barry's teaching interests center on the development of task-based learning environments for second language acquisition that are rich in target language input. Related to that central goal are interests in school-based methods courses and development of instructional materials for communicative language learning, specifically second language reading instruction. Dr. Barry's current research interests follow two lines: (1) cross-linguistic comparisons of surface code effects on recall and inference generation for native speakers of English and native speakers of Spanish; and (2) perceptions of administrators, teachers, and students with respect to the National Standards for Foreign Languages as well as their implementation in the classroom.
 

Academic Degrees

Ph.D. Purdue University Foreign Language Education
M.A. Northeast Missouri State University Latin American History
B.S. Southeast Missouri State University French, Mathematics, Spanish

 
Professional Experience

1993-Present   Auburn University
1968-1993   Ferguson-Florissant School District, Florissant, Missouri, Spanish teacher
1978-1993   McCluer North High School, Florissant, Missouri, Department Chairperson
1988-1993   McCluer North High School, Florissant, Missouri, Director International Programs

 
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