Dr Christele Maizonniaux

Senior Lecturer

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

+61 8 82012184

christele.maizonniaux@flinders.edu.au

Social Sciences North (3105)

GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Dr Christèle Maizonniaux is a SoTL research scholar who brings a dynamic approach to her work at Flinders University as Senior Lecturer in French. She is a Chercheure Associée at the University Grenoble-Alpes (Lab. Litt.& Arts, CNRS).

She has a particular expertise in contemporary French and francophone Children's literature in Language teaching and Learning and has published widely on this topic.

Her book, published by Université Grenoble-Alpes Editions, is now available: La littérature de jeunesse en classe de langue. Pour une Pédagogie de la créativité (296 pages). (French children's literature in the language classroom. Towards a pedagogy of creativity). https://www.uga-editions.com/menu-principal/collections-et-revues/toutes-nos-collections/didaskein/la-litterature-de-jeunesse-en-classe-de-langue-712439.kjsp

Qualifications

Jointly awarded PhD - The Australian National University (Canberra) / Université Grenoble-Alpes, with the distinction "Très honorable avec félicitations du jury", 2013

Master of Research (French as a Foreign Language), Université du Mans, 2006

Mention FLE de la Licence (French as a Foreign Language), Université de Caen, 2001

MTeach (German Language, Literature & Culture), Université de Tours, 1993

BA (Honors) German Language, Literature & Culture, Université de Tours, 1992 (incl. a Semester at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

Honours, awards and grants

Grants:

2022. Pacific Funds grant (Teaching Innovation). Creating multimodal learning resources for a Kanak language: The IAAI. Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Paris. (with colleagues from UniSA, UoA & UNC Nouméa).

2021. Seed grant (Teaching Innovation). Creating digital books on French Scientific explorations in Australia. State Governement of South Australia- Department of Premier and Cabinet.

2020. Small grant (with Dr Danielle Clode)- Documentary film- French Scientific Explorations in Australia. State Governement of South Australia- Department of Premier and Cabinet.

2020 Publication Grant- UMR LITT&ARTS CNRS et Université Grenoble-Alpes. Book: La littérature de jeunesse en classe de langue. Pour une Pédagogie de la créativité (sole authored monograph, 296 pages).

2020 Science Week SA Community Grant (with Dr Danielle Clode)- Documentary film- French Scientific Explorations in Australia.

2019 Brittany-SA Cultural Grant (with Dr Danielle Clode)- French Scientific explorations in Australia- Conseil Régional de Bretagne (Brittany Regional Council) et Conseil départemental du Finistère.

2018 SA-Brittany Research Grant (with Dr Danielle Clode)- French Scientific explorations in Australia- State Governement of South Australia- Department of Premier and Cabinet.

Awards:

2019 SAFTA Award for Excellence: Development of strong professional relationships and contribution to the French teaching community

2016 Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law Excellence in Teaching Award

2016 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Early Career Researchers

Key responsibilities

Currently: Discipline Lead Languages, Linguistics, TESOL and Communication (LLTC) & Coordinator Bachelor of Languages

former Major Convenor (Languages & Applied Linguistics)

former Director of Studies (French)

former Coordinator (Indonesian)

Topic coordinator

FREN2211 French Culture and Society I - Littérature niveau 1

FREN2201 Intermediate French Part 1