Qualifications 

Doctor of Philosophy - University of South Australia 

Master of Arts - Bond University 

Bachelor of Arts - Monash University 

Diploma in Education - Rusden State College 

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 has been at
Bond University for 22 years and is the Coordinator of French and Spanish Languages. 

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 boast
study-abroad programs 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. The
Université Catholique de Lyon, in France is now a further alternative for French
students. Marie-Claire is on the Selection Committee for the prestigious Internship with
AUSTRADE in Paris, France which meets once per semester. 

Marie-Claire’s extracurricular activities include interpreting and translating for law
firms on the Gold Coast. She has been involved in video presentations, voice overs and
commercials in French and Spanish.

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

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The legacy of the baby boomers or the French social system? Issues of equality and brain drain, The legacy of the baby boomers or the French social system? Issues of equality and brain drain (2012)

This book aims to identify key factors influencing the increasing brain drain of French early...

 

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)

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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]...

 

Theses

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“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...