Thérèse Saint Paul, Ph.D.

 

II. Education

III. Teaching experience

IV. Publications

VII. Courses taught

VIII. Service

XII. References

 

 

I. Languages

II. Education

III. Teaching experience

IV. Publications

A. Language pedagogy and French for Business

        1. Book/large projects
        2. Development of French for Business courseware (University of Pensylvania)

          1996-7 (Prototype) CD-Rom and storyboard in development, completion expected in 1997. "FRENCH For BUSINESS: an interactive multi-media learning program in language, business and culture" © Thérèse Saint Paul, 1996.

1990 The University of Strathclyde training package in French for Business (student and teacher books and audio-cassettes, role-play cards) by Therese Saint Paul and Gordon Millan.© University of Strathclyde, Scotland.Won The National Languages for Export Award in 1994.

 1989 Contribution to a study of dialectal French entitled Regional Varieties of French by the Glasgow University Language Centre (Directed by Prof. K.Varty, Dr.D. Bickerton and Dr. P. Davies). University of Glasgow Publications, 1989.

 1988 Students' Experiences and Approaches to Learning in the B.Ed Primary Degree. © University of Strathclyde, Division of Psychology and Education, by D.F.M. Christie and T. Saint-Paul. This research is now the basis of a nationwide survey of all Scottish Colleges.

b. Articles on language

1996 "Business and the semiotics of Food: American and French cultural perspectives", Global Business Languages, vol.2.

 "The Most Useful course I have had in a French Department" (student quote), Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Languages and Communication for World Business and the Professions, University of Eastern Michigan, Ypsilanti. (Eric Microfiche).

B. Medieval literature

a. Book

1997 (Forthcoming) "Magical Mantles and Drinking Horns: Aspects of the initiatory function of Arthurian narrative". Garland Publishing, series Medieval Folklore, editor Carl Lindhall.

b. Articles on medieval Arthurian literature and Celtic myth :

1996 "Mythe masculin et symbolisme féminin dans le Lai du Cor et le Conte du Graal ou le thème de la 'Souveraineté bafouée' " submitted to Etudes Celtiques

 1996 "The 'Death by Thirst' Motif in Celtic Myth and Arthurian Literature" submitted to Zeitschrift fur Celtische Philologie .

 1995 "Robert Thornton: Sire Percyvell de Gales ", Patrimoine Littéraire Europeen . Anthologie en Langue Francaise, ed. J-Cl.Polet, vol. 5, De Boeck Université: Bruxelles (1995) 671-675.

____________ "Le Mariage de Sire Gauvain et Dame Ragnelle" Patrimoine Littéraire Europeen , vol. 6 (1995) 211-214.

____________" Les Ballades anglaises et ecossaises: La Reine d'Ecosse; Le Garcon et le Manteau; Le Roi Orfee; Le Roi Henri", Patrimoine Litteraire Europeen , vol. 6 (1995) 14-23.

 

1993 "A Forgotten Heroine in Medieval English Literature", in A Wyf There Was... in Honour of Professor P. Mertens-Fonck, ed. Juliette Dor , Liege Language and Literature (1993) 247-255.

1993 "L'Au-dela celtique. Quelques temoignages d'apres les sagas anciennes, la litterature arthurienne et la tradition orale" in Les Temoins de l' Au-dela vol 2, Tradition Wallonne (1993) 117-132.

1988 A la Recherche du Roman de Renart, vol.1, K Varty, tr. Th. Saint Paul (Lochee Publications, Dundee, 1988).

1986 Book review of the French translation of" Sir Percyvall de Galles", by A. Le Henaff , Cahiers de Civilisation Medievale (1986) 636-7.

1980 " Etait- ce vraiment aux echecs que jouait Tristan? La Representation de l'Antiquite au Moyen Age, Wiener Arbiten zur Germanischen Altertumskunde und Philologie Hgbn. von H. Birkhan, Sonderdruck aus Band 20, Verlag Karl M. Halosar (1980) 259-268.

1979 "La Harpe et la Rote dans le Sir Tristrem", Actes du Colloque Litterature Musique et Societe, eds. D. Buschinger & A. Crepin. Honoré Champion, Paris (1979) 467-481.

1979 "Satire des gens de Kildare "(Ms. Harley 913), tr. Th. Saint Paul

Ecritures 79. Cahier du Cercle Interfacultaire de Litterature de l'Universite de Liege. Pages de Litterature anglaise medievale (1979) 31-33.

 

C. Video-production

1994-6 Videos of French for Business: Students' Trade Show Role-plays University of Texas , Austin . © Therese Saint Paul, 1996.

1993 Video: The Rural Cajun Mardi -Gras ?© Th.Saint-Paul, 1993.

1990 Video: "The Burryman of South Queensferry, Scotland" : magico-ritualistic survival from a bygone age. © Th.Saint-Paul, 1990.

 

D. Research in progress

Webware projects in French for Business and Culture.

• Research in progress for book on the subject of: "The Otherworld as a feminine construct in Arthurian literature and Celtic mythology."

V. Conference papers /Invited lectures (1990-1999):

A. Language pedagogy and French for Business

          1999(March 11-14) -17th International Eastern Michigan University Conference of World Business, Language and the Professions, San Diego State University. Topic: "Teaching Cultural awareness to MBA students".

1997 (apr 4)-16th International Eastern Michigan University Conference of World Business, Language and the Professions, Ypsilanti, Michigan.. Topic: "Innovative Pedagogy: Hypermedia and the French for Business Teacher".

1997 (Jan 6)-Teaching Conference for Experienced Faculty, UT Austin. Topic: "Creating, Assigning and Evaluating Group work"

1996 The University of Abertay- Dundee, Scotland, School of Management, Centre for Language Learning & Technology. Invited speaker : Topic: "Designing a French for Business CD-ROM for the North American market" (July 1996).

__________ Women Studies Colloquium, UT Austin in theWomen Leading Technology Series: Topic: "The Creation of a C-D Rom in French for Business from A to Z".(November 1996).

__________ 15th International Eastern Michigan University Conference of World Business, Language and the Professions, Ypsilanti, Michigan. Topic:" Business and the semiotics of Food: American and French cultural perspectives" (April 1996).

1995 14th International Eastern Michigan University Conference of World Business, Language and the Professions, Ypsilanti, Michigan (April 1995). 2 papers delivered:

-" The French versus the American culture issue : understanding the mindsets".

-" Interfacing the private sector with the French for Business classroom".

1993 Georgetown University Round Table on Language and Linguistics 1993, Georgetown University, Washington D.C. Topic: " The use of video/film in a French for Business course" (March 9, 1993)

__________ 12th International Eastern Michigan University Conference of World Business, Language and the Professions, Ypsilanti, Michigan. Pre-Conference Workshop # 2:. Topic: "Models of Curricula in Business French" (March 31, 1993).

1992 11th International Eastern Michigan University Conference of World Business, Language and the Professions, Ypsilanti, Michigan.' Topic: "The Most Useful course I have had in a French Department" (student quote), (March 28, 1992)

B. Medieval literature

1996 Seminar Series at the Center for Intercultural Studies in Folklore and Ethnomusicology, University of Texas, Austin. Topic: "The Future of Things Past: The Burryman of South Queensferry, East Lothian, Scotland." (November 1, 1996).

1995 30th International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University at Kalamazoo. Session on: Dressing and Undressing Women: Cloth, Clothing and Class in Medieval Culture.

Topic: "The Fay made a cloth which uncovers the faithless ladies: women's work from profane to sacred" (Sponsor : Society for Medieval feminist Scholarship). (May 4-7, 1995).

___________10th International Congress of Celtic Studies, Edinburgh, Scotland. Topic: "Feminine sub-text in The Gaelic Lay of the Mantle and its French cognates"..(July 28, 1995).

1993 South Central MLA French I: Linguistics and Literature to 1600 session, Austin,TX. Topic: "The Shaming of Guinevere in Two Arthurian Episodes".(October 1993)

___________ 17th International Congress of the Arthurian Society, University of Bonn, Germany. Topic:" Mythe masculin, symbolisme féminin ou le theme de la Souverainete Bafouee dans le Lai du Cor et le Conte du Graal" (July 30, 1993).

___________ Annual Congress of the Celtic Society Association of North America, University of Washington, Seattle . Topic: ' " The Death by Thirst" motif in Arthurian Literature and Celtic Myth' (April 23, 1993)

1992 International Medieval Congress, University of Western Michigan at Kalamazoo. Topic: "Les Cocus sont de Bleu Vêtus" or the Symbolism of the Blue Cloak in Literature and Proverbial Usage’ (May 7, 1992).

___________ -Medieval Texas Association International Conference, University of North Texas at Denton. Topic: "Arthurian women and the Celtic myth of Sovereignty", (Feb. 26, 1992)

___________ -Idem: Chaired : Session on Women in the Middle Ages.

1991 French & Italian Departmental seminar, University of Texas, Austin. Topic: "Transgression at King Arthur’s court: the story of the Magical testing mantle. An example of carnivalesque justice?" (May 3, 1991)

1991 First Annual Translation Conference, University of Texas, Austin. Topic: "Translation and oral literature: from the oral to the written medium: Scottish tales into French". (April 16, 1991)

___________ Medieval Colloquia, University of Texas, Austin. Topic: "The magical Cloak: sign and symbol of men’s honour and women’s shame" (April 4, 1991)

1991 Seminar series at the Center for Intercultural Studies in Folklore and Ethnomusicology, University of Texas, Austin. Topic: "Carnivalesque tradition in Belgium: Le Gille de Binche from peasant to bourgeois" (February 4, 1991 )

 VI. Conference papers prior to 1990: see below in appendix

VII. Courses taught :

Language: Emphasis on communication, grammar and culture/civilization (all original designs)

Graduate level:

-French for Business (MBA French for Business, Language and Culture)

-French Composition & stylistics (original design)

-Advanced to Superior level graduate courses in language and culture

Upper-level courses and and "four skills" intermediate level courses.

-French for Business (advanced level)

-French for Business (5th/6th semesters)

-Intermediate-Advanced French (writing emphasis: grammar & composition)

-Intermediate-Advanced French (oral emphasis)

-Intermediate French (grammar emphasis)

-Intermediate French (culture/civilization emphasis)- original design.

-Four-skills French

 

Literature: all original designs (upper level courses)

Topics courses (readings in French -discussions in English)

These focus on culture and a comparative medieval literature and have as well a theoretical component e.g. anthropological approaches and theories of "myth".

-Arthurian themes and Celtic myths

-Women in Arthurian-Celtic literature

For the Plan II Honours Special Program (interdepartmental program seminar-based courses taught in English)

- Arthurian literature and Celtic myths.

- The Otherworld in Arthurian literature and Celtic mythology

Ph.D's supervision/defence committee:

Spring 1995: two candidates, Françoise Ghillebaert and Valerie Porcello

Conference courses / independant studies/

theses supervision:

1996-7 Humanities Program. Topic: "The Sovereignty myth in Celtic and Indo-European mythology".

1993 French for Business. Topic : "European Integration"

1991 French for Business. Topic: "Bouygues -HDR"

 

VIII. Service:

Intercultural workshops for MBA students and undergraduates.

1990-97 Liaison with the Business School for the French & Italian Dept., U.T. E.g. selection of MBA candidates for the Double Degree Program between UT Graduate School of Business and E.M, Lyon.

 Organization and implementation of the exams offered to foreigners by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris. (Certificat Pratique / Diplôme de Français Economique et Commercial). Excellent rate of success

1995-96: Liaison with International Cooperative Education, organization of internships and summer jobs for students in French -speaking countries of Europe (Belgium/ Switzerland/Luxemburg)

 

a. Service to the community:

 1991-1995 Vice-President of the Franco-American Business Association of Austin which pulls the French-speaking business community of Austin together and provides networking for those interested in French-American business links. Students in French for Business get an opportunity for contacts, jobs or business related activities with the French -speaking business community in the Austin area or directly in France/ Europe. Internships , jobs and exchanges have already taken place.

1993 MBA summer course design for the MBA Intensive Summer Language Program (French track) at the Graduate School of Business, U.T Austin. (program since discontinued)

IX. Professional development:

1997(Jan 6) Certificate of participation: Teaching Conference for Experienced Faculty, UT Austin

1996 Attended: Teaching & Technology Seminars for Faculty (Authorware/ Power Point/ HTML, Adobe Photoshop etc.)

1996 Attended: Electronic Arts Entertainment Expo (E3)

Los Angeles Convention Center, CA

1996 Attended: the 13 th Annual Symposium of the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO), Albuquerque, N.M..

1992 Certificate in Teaching "French for Business "

July 16-31, 1992. Seminar organized by CIBER and the Chambre de Commerce et de l'Industrie de Paris, at San Diego State University, C.A.

1992 Member of a U.T. CIBER (Center for International Business and Research) Delegation at a Conference on Languages and Business, UCLA.

1991 Attended: the International Congress of Celtic Studies, l'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, 4e section La Sorbonne, Paris.

X. Professional associations:

Member of CALICO (Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium)

Member of the International Arthurian Society

Member of the Celtic Society Association of North America

Member of the International Courtly Literature Society

Member of Honour of the Société Belge d'Etudes Celtiques

XI. HOBBIES

 

XII. REFERENCES

NAME ___ Dr. Michele Richman

ADDRESS___ Dept. of Modern Languages

__ The University of Pennsylvania

e-mail: mrichman@sas.upenn.edu

POSITION___ Associate Professor of French.

 

 

NAME ___ Dr. Seth Wolitz.

ADDRESS___ Dept. of French and Italian,

__ The University of Texas, at Austin 78712-1197_USA.

e-mail: swolitz@mail.utexas.edu

POSITION___ Full Professor of French.

 

NAME ___ Dr. Robert Green.

ADDRESS___Marketing Dept., Graduate School of Business

___The University of Texas, at Austin 78712-1197.

e-mail: ciber@bus.utexas.edu

POSITION___Carter Regents Professor in Global Business Marketing.

___Director, CIBER Institute. Office of International Programs in Business.

NAME ___ Dr. Mike Yendell.

ADDRESS___ The University of Strathclyde,

___Glasgow G4 OLT Scotland.

e-mail: M.Yendell@strath.ac.uk

POSITION___Director Enterprise Office/ Professor

 

XIII. APPENDIX (conference papers/invited lectures prior to 1990)

1988 "'Les dessous' of an Arthurian tale. A socio-cultural approach". University of Edinburgh, Celtic Department Seminars.

1987 "L'Aventure comique", 15th International Congress of the Arthurian Society, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.

1985 "The works of G.Dumezil", invited speaker at the School of Scottish Studies, Edinburgh University.

___________ "Feasts and Festivals in Belgium: the Striking Case of the "Carnaval de Binche". The British Folklore Society Conference on Feasts and Festivals, Glasgow University., Scotland.

1980 "Etait-ce vraiment aux echecs que jouait Tristan? L'Antiquite dans la litterature medievale, Colloque du Centre de Civilisation Medievale, Universite de Picardie, Amiens.

1979 "La Harpe et la Rote dans le Sir Tristrem", Littérature Musique et Societe, Colloque du Centre de Civilisation Medievale, Universite de Picardie, Amiens.

 

 

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