GDL Brochure 2022 (5.5 x 8.5 in) (3) - Flipbook - Page 2
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Dick Kuettner, Director of the Global Discovery
Laboratories, has long served W&L under the
auspices of the Dean of the College, the
Romance Languages Department, and the
Education Studies Program. He is an instructor
in French, Spanish, and Language Acquisition
and Methods courses. He holds a Doctor of
Modern Languages from Middlebury College in
Vermont and abroad. His interest in language,
technology, and the way we learn has guided
most of his work experiences and has been a
positive influence in what he chooses to pursue.
He has been employed in various capacities in
Europe, Africa, Asia, and, of course, North
America. In addition to his full-time position as
director and mentor in the Global Discovery
Laboratories, Professor Kuettner advocates for
the study of world languages and cultures. To
further these goals, he serves as program
coordinator for the Virginia Governor’s World
Language Academies and as the chair of the
finance committee for the National Federation
of Modern Language Teachers Associations,
which has as its central mission the publication
of the Modern Language Journal. Professor
Kuettner has twice served as president of the
Foreign Language Association of Virginia.
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