Dr Laetitia Vedrenne

Licence, Maîtrise, DEA, PhD, PG Cert HE
Location: 19.G100F
Email: laetitia@uow.edu.au
Telephone: +61 2 4239 2381

Biography

Laetitia was educated in France and the UK. She studied English up the MA level in France and then moved to Durham (UK) where she took up a post as lectrice. While she was teaching, she also undertook a DEA in semiology in France and a PhD in 17th century French Literature under the supervision of Professor Jan Clarke at Durham. Her Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education sparked her interest in learning and teaching research.

Research interests

17th century French tragedy
Gender and power
French media and marketing
Learning & teaching, especially the integrated use of ICTs in the learning experience and the development of effective learning strategies for language learners.

Fellowship

Laetitia is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK) since 2009.

Selected publications

Conference proceedings

Tual, David & Laetitia Vedrenne, Managing students’ expectations at Intervals: a case-study in developing language skills, learner’s autonomy and engagement in the community at the French Café, Languages in Higher Education 2010 Conference. http://conf2010.llas.ac.uk/abstracts_presentations

Vedrenne, Laetitia & Sally Wagstaffe, Integrating key work skills in language modules, The Higher Education Conference, http://www.llas.ac.uk/resources/paper/3328