Dierdre Wolownick is a professor of French, Spanish, and ESL/EFL at American River College. Since 1971, she has taught five foreign languages to students of all ages in New York, France, California, and Japan. Her credentials include an M.A. in French and B.A. in romance languages/secondary education from Queens College, CUNY, a D.U.E.L. from l'Université de Reims, France, a Certificate in TESOL from UCLA, and many years evaluating international essays for Educational Testing Service.