World Languages and Cultures
Stacey Katz Bourns
Professor of French; Chair, World Languages and Cultures Department
Stacey Katz Bourns teaches courses in French language, linguistics, and culture. Her research focuses on the grammar of spoken vs. written French, syntax, pragmatics, applied linguistics, and curriculum development. She currently holds the post of Assistant Editor (Linguistics) for the French Review.
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Books:
- Bourns, Stacey, Cheryl Kreuger, and Nicole Mills. 2020. Perspectives on Teaching Language and Content. Yale University Press. https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300223293/perspectives-on-teaching-language-and-content/
- Bourns, Stacey Katz, and Lindsy Myers (eds). 2014. Perspectives on Linguistic Structure and Context. John Benjamins. https://benjamins.com/catalog/pbns.244
- Bourns, Stacey Katz. 2013. Contextualized French Grammar: A Handbook. Cengage. https://www.amazon.com/Contextualized-French-Grammar-Handbook-Languages/dp/1111354146
- Katz, Stacey, and Johanna Watzinger-Tharp (eds). 2008. Conceptions of L2 Grammar: Theoretical Approaches and their Application in the L2 Classroom. Cengage, 2008. https://www.slrpjournal.org/collection/col_10125_71670
- Katz, Stacey, and Carl Blyth. 2007. Teaching French Grammar in Context: Theory and Practice. Yale University Press. https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300109511/teaching-french-grammar-in-context/
Recent journal articles:
- Bourns, Stacey Katz. 2023. “Returning to the Classroom.” L2 Journal 15(1): 1-17. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/32m5t0fr
- Bourns, Stacey Katz. 2021. “Language Centers: Loci of Innovation and Sustainability.” ADFL Bulletin 46(2): 44-53. https://www.maps.mla.org/content/download/158392/2874478
Recent book chapter:
- Bourns, Stacey Katz. 2025. “Language Program Leadership: Administering Inward, Outward, and Forward.” In Alan V. Brown, Cori Crane, Beatrice C. Dupuy, and Estela Ene (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Language Program Development and Administration, 587-598. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Language-Program-Development-and-Administration/Brown-Crane-Dupuy-Ene/p/book/9781032420240
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Education
PhD, French Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin
MA, French Literature, University of Michigan
BA, French, Tufts University -
Contact
617.373.3131 [email protected] -
Address
400 Meserve Hall,
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115 -
Office Hours
Monday, 2:00-3:00 pm (in person or via Zoom)
Tuesday, 11:00 am -12:00 pm (via Zoom)
And by appointment.
Location: 400 Meserve Hall or via Zoom
