Meet our Instructors

Alliance Française d'Oklahoma City is proud to be able to work with exceptional French educators. While these instructors have diverse backgrounds, the one thing they have in common is a passion for teaching French and the knowledge that the cognitive and social benefits of learning a foreign language last a lifetime. Merci à tous!

Mrs. Leila Ouardi

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Mrs. Leila Ouardi has a great passion for teaching all things French and earned a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in French. She possess a strong foundational understanding of the French language along with an expansive knowledge of French grammar, literature, culture, and history. Mrs. Ouardi also has experience working in Cultural Centers that are run by the French Government. She has taught French to adults and children in public and private schools and for specifically for Alliance Francaise in several locations abroad. She joined the AFDOKC in 2014 and also teaches French in Oklahoma's public schools where she has shown excellent interpersonal skills in working with students and families. Mrs. Ouardi is a dynamic and results-oriented language instructor committed to promoting effective academic success and encouraging students’ learning in a supportive setting.

 

Dr. E. Ginnett Rollins

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Dr. Rollins is a university-trained and certified teacher with many years of experience teaching languages to students of various ages and levels in diverse settings.  She earned a graduate minor in French with a Francophone Literature emphasis while also earning her Ph.D. in Spanish from Texas Tech University in 2004. Dr. Rollins studied abroad at the Université de Blaise Pascal in Clermont-Ferrand, France from 1992-1993. She has also taught French and Spanish at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, and Austin Peay State University in Tennessee. Dr. Rollins has taught French for AFDOKC for several years and currently teaches French and Spanish at Oklahoma City Community College.