Dr. Claudine CHADEYRAS
428 Martin Avenue | Auburn, AL 36830
Home (334) 466-8027 | czc0069@auburn.edu
Objective: Seeking employment teaching French or
providing administrative support in higher education
ED UC A T I ON
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Ph.D. in French
Dissertation: Etude du cadre dans les recueils narratifs au XVIe siècle en France.
Dec. 1991
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
M.A. in French
May 1983
Université de Picardie, Amiens, France
Licence d’anglais
May 1979
T E ACH IN G
E XP ER I EN C E
French instructor at Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Spring 2014, Fall 2014
Taught two courses of French per semester in the department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.
Assistant Professor of French at Millsaps College, Jackson, MS
Sept. 1988-Aug. 2013
Taught French and, occasionally, Spanish courses and Core courses in English
Created and taught French courses (language, grammar, literature, civilization, film, francophone
literatures) at all undergraduate levels and in the Adult Degree Program
Advised French majors and freshmen
Teaching Assistant of French at University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Sept. 1980-May 1988
Teaching Assistant of French at Brentwood High School,
Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom
Sept. 1978-May 1979
RE L AT E D
E XP E RI EN CE
Chair of the Department of Modern Languages at Millsaps College
1998-2012
Recruited, supervised and evaluated five faculty members and student workers
Set up course schedules, comprehensive exams, program reviews, databases and placement tests
Assessed language program, language majors and language placement tests
Managed departmental budget, purchases, multimedia collections, archives, and web pages
Represented the department at meetings and school functions
Organized departmental meetings and generated reports for the administration
Creator and Director of the Millsaps French Summer Program in France
(Nice and Paris)
May-June 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013
Honors Program Faculty Advisor for Kate Smith’s Honor thesis on Chrétien de Troyes’s
Erec and Enid and Le Chevalier au lion.
Honors Program Faculty Advisor for Sarah Crisler’s Honor thesis on Margery Kempe
and Christine de Pizan: A Comparative Analysis.
2012
1991
Revised and put online the Millsaps French Placement test; evaluated students'
language proficiency for placement into our courses
2011-2013
With my colleague Dr. Fermon, developed the Millsaps French Placement test
and evaluated student language proficiency for placement into our courses
1992-2010
Spanish instructor and Assistant to the Program Director in the Millsaps
Summer Spanish Program in Costa Rica
1997, 1999, 2005, 2006
Translated into French the Manship House tour guide for the MS
Department of Archives and History; Jackson, MS.
Mentor in the Teaching Ford Fellowship program at Millsaps
2000
1990-1991; Fall 1992; 1998-1999
Judge at the Mississippi Foreign Language Fairs
1993-1996
Judged middle and high school students competing at the French beginner or
intermediate levels in skits, recitation, extemporaneous speech, and cultural presentations.
Proofreader for Gail Buzhardt’s book manuscript Rencontres sur le Mississippi,
1682-1763; A French Language Reader of Historical Texts published by
the University Press of Mississippi, 1993.
1991-1992
S KI L LS
Computer skills: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook), Word Perfect, Basic HTML,
Canvas Learning Management System.
Foreign Languages: French (native language), Spanish (fluent), Italian (advanced level reading skill), and
German (intermediate reading skill).
RE F E REN CES
Dr. Lourdes Betanzos, Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Auburn University
6030 Haley Center
betanlo@auburn.edu
Auburn, AL 36849
(334) 844-6355
Dr. Adrienne Angelo, Associate Professor of French
Auburn university
6058 Haley Center
Auburn, AL 36849
ama0002@auburn.edu
(334) 844-6372
Dr. Priscilla Fermon, Associate Professor of French
Millsaps College
1701 N. State Street
Campus Box 150258
Jackson, MS 39210
fermopm@millsaps.edu
(601) 974-1316
Dr. Robert Kahn, Associate Professor of Romance Languages
Millsaps College
1701 N. State Street
Campus Box 150264
Jackson, MS 39210
kahnrj@millsaps.edu
(601) 974-1318
Dr. Elise Smith, Former Associate Dean of the Division of Arts & Letters
Millsaps College
smithel@millsaps.edu
1701 N. State Street
(601) 974 -1432
Campus Box 150390
Jackson, MS 39210
Dr. David Davis, Associate Dean of the Division of Arts & Letters
Millsaps College
1701 N. State Street
Campus Box 150132
Jackson, MS 39210
davisdc@millsaps.edu
(601) 974-1292
Dr. S. Keith Dunn, Senior Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College
Millsaps College
keith.dunn@millsaps.edu
Office of the Dean
(601) 974-1010
1701 N. State Street
Jackson, MS 39210