Staff Profiles: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

staff profiles: FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Aurélie ZANNIER

Department: Language and Literature Studies

1. Name: (Title , First, Last Names)	Aurélie ZANNIER
2. Tertiary Qualifications (High to Low) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	MA (French as a Foreign Language), University of Angers, France, 2002. BA (English Literature and Translation), University of Angers, France, 1998.
3. Current Position	Lecturer and Head of Section: French
4. Campus Address (Postal, Room No, Block/Unit)	Main Campus, Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue, private bag 13301, Windhoek Block Y, Room Y044
5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone (optional)	Phone: +264 61 206 3853
6. Email Address	aureliezannier@yahoo.fr
7. Short Biography (maximum 150 words)	A. Zannier is French married to a Namibian, and lecturing at Unam since 2003. She first arrived in Namibia through a Franco-Namibian Educative Cooperation Project in which she still involves her expertise on French Language in Namibia. She became a full-time Unam staff member in 2006. She has been regularly assessing the French International Linguistic Certification Delf/Dalf and is currently involved in the grade 10 national exams (JSC) and the French Curriculum Review Committee. She has conducted several workshops on assessment and teaching practice to Namibian teachers. And she is now specialising in that area by starting an Educational Research programme on teaching practices and methodology for secondary schools teachers in French Language.
8. Resume/Vita	Post resume/vita document
9. Recently Taught Courses (last 2 years- include course codes)	LFB 3511 Foundations of French LFB 3532 French for beginners LFB 3611 Listening & speaking skills LFB 3652 Basic interaction & communication in French LFB 3711 Foundations of Business French LFB 3732 French for Business & Tourism LFS 3511 Language Studies in French LFS 3532 French Language Usage & Literature LFS 3711 Theoretical & Practical Grammar LFS 3731 Introduction to French & Francophone Literature LFS 3800 Applied Linguistics in French LFS 3860 Contemporary French Literature Teaching Methods (BED)
10. Academic interest/ expertise	Promotion of French Language and Culture in Namibia Evaluation and assessment in a Foreign Language Teaching methodology and practice in French 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	Educational Research Programme on teaching practices and methodology for secondary schools teachers in French Language.
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	Group Total Pilot Project (Oct-Nov 2007) coordinator of the pilot; draft of the teaching programme and in charge of the logistic, training of teachers involved in the project. Conduction of a workshop on “The Common European Framework for Language Teaching and Ability to correct the Delf/Dalf exams” (June 2008) Faculty representative at the Committee of the Faculty of Education (since 2008). Assisting French Cultural Events at Unam with the cooperation of the French Project for promotion and diffusion of the French Language in Namibia. Co-Founder of an Art association “Art in the House” (2006) Platform organizing visual art events with the objective of assisting artists in their promotion. Manager of a Namibian music Band “Formula Band” (since 2005)