Jean-Paul Valette

Jean-Paul Valette (PhDEcon) and Rebecca Loose Valette (PhDFren’63) have devoted their professional lives to the creation of language teaching materials, including French for Mastery, Spanish for Mastery, Contacts and Discovering French. For their work they have been honored by the French government. Rebecca is past president of the American Association of Teachers of French and professor emeritus at Boston College. The couple also have a passion for Navajo blankets with
Yeibichai imagery, which led to the publication of their book Weaving the Dance. They live in Chestnut Hill, Mass.