Maryse Wright
French Lecturer, Evening Class Programme Coordinator, Faculty of Arts
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Biography
French is my mother tongue.
I studied English to university degree level and I have lived in Britain since 1981.
I studied German to the equivalent of A Level in France. My reading and listening comprehension skills are of intermediate level, my oral and written skills need refreshing.
I studied Spanish with the Institute of Linguists and I obtained the Intermediate Diploma in 1985. My understanding of both spoken and written Spanish is very good, my productive skills need refreshing.
I love learning languages, I attended a ten-week Greek staff course and a ten-week Italian staff course. I enjoyed both of them and I would like to further develop my language skills when I have time. I would particularly like to learn some Mandarin.
Expertise Summary
Since I started teaching French at the Language Centre at Nottingham University (in 1992), I have developed the following areas of expertise:
1. Teaching non specialist language students from a range of Schools, across all stages offered by the Language Centre (from Stage 1 for beginners to Stage 6 which is the equivalent of 2 years post A Level). This has included teaching the compulsory French modules to Engineering, Physics and Biosciences students doing a with language degree up to the highest stages offered. As a module convenor for French Stages 4 and 6 I am responsible for designing and updating the curriculum and providing all necessary learning and assesment materials, including support materials delivered through WebCt. I am also coordinator for all Stage 6 languages (French, German and Spanish) which entails designing a general curriculum for all 3 languages and ensuring that the curriculum is implemented taking into account the specifics of each language.
2. Management: after a first taster as Acting Head of the Language Centre from January 2004 to June 2004, I was Head of the Language Centre for 3 years from September 2006 to August 2009. Following the merger of the Language Centre into the School of Modern Languages and Cultures in 2004, an important aspect of my role was to work in close collaboration with the Head of School so that the Language Centre could be further integrated into the School whilst maintaining and developing its very specific brief.
3. Development activities:
Research Summary
I am the project leader of the following project: Evaluating and developing the curriculum for undergraduate language and non-language specialist students (French, German and Spanish) in their first… read more
Current Research
I am the project leader of the following project: Evaluating and developing the curriculum for undergraduate language and non-language specialist students (French, German and Spanish) in their first year of post A Level studies at Nottingham University School of Modern Languages and Cultures.
External memberships
1. Together with the rest of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, I am a member of the ALL (Association for Language Learning). I find this an excellent way of keeping up to date with developments taking place in the world of language teaching / learning in all sectors of education.
2. Together with the rest of the Language Centre, I am a member of CILT (Centre for Information on Language Teaching). CILT disseminates information on a rich programme of workshops and events related to language teaching, one part focusing on language teaching in higher education. The facility is extremely useful and provides opportunities for developing a good network of contacts with language colleagues from a variety of higher education institutions.
3. Together with the rest of the Language Centre, I am a member of AULC (association of University Language Centres) which is also a good source of information about the latest developments in the world of language teaching and a good source of professional contacts.
4. Together with the rest of the Language Centre, I am a member of Eurocall, an organisation which focuses on technological issues.