Staff Profiles: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

staff profiles: FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Mrs Carola Beyer

Department: Language and Literature Studies

1. Name: (Title , First, Last Names)	Mrs Carola Beyer
2. Tertiary Qualifications (High to Low) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Maîtrise FLE (Master in Teaching French as a Foreign Language), Université de Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France, 2004 BA(Hons), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, 2001 PGDE (Postgraduate Diploma in Education), University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, 2000.
3. Current Position	Lecturer
4. Campus Address (Postal, Room No, Block/Unit)	Main Campus, Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue, Windhoek Private Bag 13301, Windhoek, Namibia Block Y, Room Y062
5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone (optional)	Phone: +264 61 206 3818
6. Email Address	cbeyer@unam.na
7. Short Biography (maximum 150 words)	Mrs Beyer has been a staff member at the University of Namibia since 2002. She has experience lecturing in French as well as in English. She is currently a lecturer in the English Section in the Department of Language and Literature Studies. Her fields of interest include post-colonial literature, South African contemporary literature and Gender Studies.
8. Resume/Vita	Post resume/vita document
9. Recently Taught Courses (last 2 years- include course codes)	HLEN 3532 – Fundamentals of the Study of Literature(s) in English HLEL 3732 – Literary Theory HLEL 3732 – Namibian Literature in English since Independence ENT 3410 – Commonwealth and Post-colonial Literature
10. Academic interest/ expertise	Post-colonial Literature South African contemporary Literature Gender Studies English Language teaching and learning (especially English as a Foreign Language)
11. Research and Publications List of references/citations: Title, year, place& publisher (includes links to abstracts& UNAM Press) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Articles: C. Schlettwein, 2004. “Opleiding van Leerders vir Groepwerk”. Klasgids 39:2. p. 15-17 Creative Work: C.Schlettwein, 2003. “To Life”, “Original Sin”, “To Be” (Poems) Literator 24:2. p. 175-176
12. Recent Professional Activities (last 2 years): Training, Presentations, University Committees, Community Outreach, Professional Associations, Bodies &Public Lectures Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Member of the English Academy Chief examiner of French as a Foreign Language of the Namibian Junior Secondary Certificate examinations (Paper 2 and Paper 4) (2006 – 2008) Presentation on “The Didactic Unit” at the annual congress of the Professional Association of Afrikaans Teachers in Namibia (2008)