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Rebecca Chism is an Associate Professor of Foreign Language Pedagogy and Pedagogy Coordinator in Modern and Classical Language Studies at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, U.S.A. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in second and foreign language teaching methods and approaches. Her research interests include best practices in teaching pre-and inservice teacher preparation, differentiated instruction, and computer mediated communication.

Evan W. Faidley is a doctoral candidate of Higher Education Administration and the Graduate Student Career Liaison and Graduate Assistant for Graduate Studies at Kent State University. He also serves as an undergraduate and Upward Bound instructor of French, as well as a graduate adjunct instructor Higher Education Administration. Evan has over four years of experience in designing and delivering different curricula among different higher education institutional types, focusing on identity, linguistic, and cultural development through learning French. His research interests include second language acquisition, French higher education, career development, socialization of postsecondary students, and first-generation college student transitions.