Dr Catherine Chabert
Profile
- MA (France), PGCE-HE (Wales), PhD (Wales)
- Co-ordinating Lecturer in European Languages
- Head of Marketing
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Dr Chabert joined Cardiff University in 1993 as a tutor at the Cardiff School of European Studies and the Department for Continuing Education. In 1997, she was appointed co-ordinating lecturer at the then Cardiff University Language Centre.
She is currently joint-head of the University’s programmes of Modern Foreign Languages for non-specialists. Students enrolled on these courses are either studying a language in addition to their core degree subject (for example French for Engineering, Spanish for Business) or they are part-time students who study a language for personal or professional reasons. Since 2005, Dr Chabert also leads the Marketing of Cardiff University Centre for Lifelong Learning.
Research
Her main research interests are in the area of higher education policy-making, globalization and universities, French higher education and virtual universities. Her PhD (“The Virtual University in a Globalizing World: a Comparison of Policy Initiatives in France and the UK”) was awarded in 2009. It set out to compare and contrast the conception, initiation and implementation of virtual university policy-making in higher education in the UK and France between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s.
Publications
- Chabert, C. (2006) ‘L’Université Virtuelle Britannique’ Distances et Savoirs, Paris, Vol. 4-1, pp.23-39.
- Chabert, C. (2001) ‘In Line with the On-line: UK and EU Policies on ICT in Higher Education’ CALL - The Challenge of Change, Cameron, K., Elm Bank Modern Language Studies: Exeter.
Conference and presentation
- Chabert C. (2010) ‘Higher Education Policy-Making in France and in the UK’ SRHE Conference.
- Chabert C. (2009) ‘The Campus Numériques – an Overview of the French Virtual University’ – Strategic Learning Initiatives Network: Public Sector.
Teaching
- CE2610 (French Stage D): when learning a foreign language, there seems to be a level above which most language learners find it difficult to progress: the early stages of the more advanced levels. In the Centre’s different ‘Staged courses’, this would be at Stage D. Watching students moving from intermediate to advanced level during the course is uniquely rewarding.
- BS2703 (French Oral Comprehension and Expression) and CE1934 (Developing Aural and Oral Skills): these two modules are designed to support the development of advanced oral skills. As students progressively improve their oral comprehension, they become better in their oral expression. Learning material is mostly based on authentic audio-visual recordings and teaching often takes place in one of the two digital language laboratories of the Centre.
Professional Expertise
- Member of the Society for Research into Higher Education.
- Member of the Institute of Leadership & Management (Practical Leadership for University Management).
- Fellow of the HE Academy.
- Accredited Trainer and Assessor for the Diplôme d’Études en Langue Française (DELF) and the Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française (DALF) (2005 and 2011).
- Head of the Cardiff University Examination Centre for DELF and DALF.
- Accredited Assessor for the Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris CCIP – DFP B2 (Diplôme de Français Professionnels B2).
- Head of the Cardiff University Examination Centre for the CCIP.
- External Examiner (French and Italian) – University of Glamorgan (2005-2009).
School and University Roles
- Member of the Senior Management Group of the Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning.
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning.
- Member of the Board of Studies of the Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning.
- Member of University Senate (2004-2009).
- Member of University Innovation and Engagement Committee (2008-2011).