Dr Laetitia Vedrenne

Biography

I joined the University of Essex as a lecturer in French in September 2015. Prior to this, I was a lecturer in French at Wollongong University in Australia for four years. I studied for my PhD in French literature at Durham University, where I also taught French and English as a Foreign Language for over a decade. I studied English literature and culture for my B.A. and M.A., as well as semiology for my second M.A. at the Université de Limoges in France. I am interested in the use of new technologies in learning and teaching languages as well as issues of gender and power in French culture. Supervision Areas for Undergraduate Projects: French Politics French Literature Gender and Power in French Culture Language Curriculum Development and Language Assessment (French / English) Technology-Enhanced Language Learning (French / English) Translation and interpreting (French / English) Supervision Areas for Postgraduate Projects Translation (French / English) Interpreting (French / English)

Qualifications

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK) Higher Education Academy,

• Fellow of Wollongong Academy of Tertiary Teaching & Learning Excellence (Australia)

• PhD in French Literature (Durham)

• Postgraduate Certificate in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education (Durham)

• M.A. in Semiology (Université de Limoges, France)

• M.A. in English Literature and Culture(Université de Limoges, France)

• B.A. in English Literature and Culture (Université de Limoges, France)

Appointments

University of Essex

• Senior Lecturer, Department of Language and Linguistics, University of Essex (1/10/2021 - present)

Other academic

• External examiner, Centre for Language Studies, University of Sussex (1/10/2019 - present)