Saralee Dunster

Biography

Originally from Missouri, Saralee started studying French in high school, and continued taking French classes at Brigham Young University-Idaho. It was there she had an opportunity to teach English in St. Petersburg, Russia for four months which was her first time teaching, let alone visiting a foreign country. Following her trip, she expanded her experience in language by serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tacoma, Washington teaching Cambodians in Khmer. After returning and finishing her Associate's degree at BYU-I, she finally lived her dream of going to France to study French. Although tempted to extend her studies beyond one semester there, she was accepted to BYU where she received her Bachelor's in English Language, with minors in Editing and TESOL, and a certificate of proficiency in French. Saralee is excited for the opportunity to teach a French course and to study teaching methods and language learning theories to better sustain students' enthusiasm throughout their pursuit of becoming proficient in a second language.