Doctor of Philosophy - University of South Australia 

Bachelor of Arts - Monash University 

Diploma in Education - Rusden State College 

Master of Arts - Bond University 

Marie-Claire has a background in education through teaching Latin Languages, especially
French and Spanish, both in Australia and in France and Spain. She was also an examiner
for the British Association Examiners Board in Marbella, Spain. 

During her eight years in Spain, she had industrial experience in business, law, banking
and the building industry using extensively her skills in Interpreting and Translation. 

Marie-Claire is completing her 20th year at Bond University. She was Coordinator of
French and Spanish Language for 18 years and is now responsible for all French language
courses. 

Marie-Claire is an expert in French and Spanish Language teaching methodology and has set
up the Romance language departments at various educational institutions in Australia and
Spain. She has developed the French and Spanish Language courses at Bond which boasts a
unique study-abroad program where students can elect to complete their Major degrees in
France and in Spain. She has been instrumental in establishing Student Exchange programs
between Bond and Robert Schuman University in Strasbourg, France since 2000. In 2006, she
organised an exchange program with Alcalá de Henares University in Madrid, Spain. 

Extra curricular activities include interpreting and translating for Law firms on the
Gold Coast as well as being an official interpreter with Migrant Services/Centrelink. She
has been involved in video presentations, voice overs and commercials in French and
Spanish. 

Other professional appointments 

Official Interpreter in French and Spanish - Centrelink / Migrant Services 

Teaching awards 

1996 Dean's Teaching Award H&SS Faculty 

2002 Consistently Outstanding Academic Achievement in Language Teaching Subjects 

June 2002 Vice-Chancellor's List of Academic Excellence 

February 2002 Vice-Chancellor's List of Academic Excellence 

Research interests & research expertise 

International Studies, intercultural issues.

Articles

The re-negotiation of cultural identity of French academic sojourners during cross-cultural transition in Australia, Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2005)

This paper focuses on research on French academic sojourners in Australia, investigating the recent phenomenon...

 

Francophone sojourners’ experiences of culture shock, Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2004)

Whether one approaches the concept of culture shock from a psychological perspective, from whence the...

 

Books

Diary of a French girl: Surviving intercultural encounters, Bond University Press (2009)

DIARY OF A FRENCH GIRL is the personal journal of a young French traveller who...

 

Culture and identity in study abroad contexts: after Australia, French without France, Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2007)

Extract:

This book examines the effects of a study abroad experience on students' culture and...

 

Book Chapters

Language maintenance and language shift among first generation Franco-Mauritians, An international perspective on language policies, practices and proficiencies (2005)

[extract] A gap exists in this field of study [LMLS, or Language Maintenance and Shift]...

 

Other

PDF

“Une Annee Entre Parentheses” French academic sojourners in Australia: The impact of social and cultural dimensions of acculturation and repatriation on perceptions of cultural identity, Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2006)

Intercultural exchanges in Australia for French academic sojourners constitute a recent phenomenon as French students...