Ali DeVries combined majors in French and International Service and found that her extracurricular opportunities helped to sharpen her career focus.  Teaching French to elementary-school kids and tutoring Valpo French students led her to think about English-language teaching as a career.  She appreciates the French courses she took at Valpo: "The VU French program has courses that are relevant and interesting, where you continue learning the language through learning about the different aspects of the rich culture of France."

"Participating in the "Bridges to World Languages" program this year has given me invaluable experience in the teaching of French and has paired perfectly with courses I'm taking for my International Serivce major on the teaching of English as a second language."  -- Ali

• Ali taught in the Bridges to World Languages program.
• Ali blogged about her study abroad experience in Paris.
• Ali also worked as a French tutor in the Language Resource Center.