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Awards

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Biography

Area of Expertise

  • Language and Culture
  • Learning and Teaching
  • International Education
  • Francophone Studies
  • Pacific Studies (Melanesia and Polynesia)
  • Action Research

I welcome proposals for PhD, Masters, and Honours projects in any of the areas listed above. I am also always interested in supporting new projects, therefore welcome partnership opportunities from diverse organisations and industries. You can contact me at florence.boulard@jcu.edu.au

Professional Experience (Teaching & Research)

Florence Boulard has been an academic in the College of Arts, Society and Education since 2012. Between 2019-2021 she was Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching in Townsville Bebegu Yumba campus. Originally from New Caledonia, she came to Australia as an international student to pursue her tertiary studies. An alumna from the University of Queensland, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in modern languages in 2006. A year later she completed her Bachelor of Education while tutoring French for the School of Languages and Comparative Studies in UQ and undertaking translations for the Southbank Modern Art gallery in Brisbane. In 2008, she moved to Townsville where she worked as a French high school teacher and language coordinator, and as a casual tutor for James Cook University. Her passion for teaching and learning led her to complete her Master in Education in 2011 at JCU for which she wrote a thesis on international education (international-mindedness). At this stage Florence also began teaching Foundation French for the University of New England. The same year, she received a highly commended from the QLD College of Teachers placing her in the top ten early career teachers in the state. After four years studying for her thesis, teaching high-school students full-time and tutoring at university after hours, Florence was offered a position as Modern Languages Coordinator and French lecturer for James Cook University.

She is also the Director of the Academy of Modern Languages which has been running for over 20 years at the Townsville campus and was extended to Cairns under her leadership in 2015. In sharing her passion for languages and culture, Florence works in partnership with a range of schools in Queensland and in the South Pacific. Her community engagement work is led by her desire to build stronger internationally-minded communities.

Eager to continue improving her practice as an educator and develop herself as a researcher, she completed her PhD in Education in November 2017. Her thesis is entitled Making Australia's East Side Neighbours Visible. Through her research, she aspires to develop a Pacific literate nation to help transform the imagery of the Pacific and better connect with all people in our region.

Leadership for Community Engagement

1. Young Language Ambassador

Program started in 2014 which engages each year over 50 schools across QLD and the Pacific Islands. To date, Florence successfully planned and delivered 10 conferences which welcomed over 1500 students and teachers across Queensland as well as the Pacific Islands (Vanuatu and French Polynesia). The aim of the program is to support language education (both teachers and students) at all levels (primary, secondary and terriary). Florence successfully applied and received HEPPP B Competitive grant $31,747. Received Funding from Department of Education and Training QLD total since 2016 $50,000.

Video: Annual YLA Conference

2. Academy of Modern Languages Junior

This program offers short language courses at JCU Cairns and Townsville campus during school holidays. The AML junior program is supported by the Department of Education QLD since 2016. To date over 200 scholarships were secured and distributed to students in North and Far North QLD. In 2020 due to the COVID19 pandemic, AML classes were offered online and the Department of Education International provided over 150 scholarships for students throughout QLD to participate in our JCU language short courses. Total funding received to date for this program is over $200,000.

Video: AML Junior Program

3. Young Explorers of the Tropics

This program is an extension of the YLA program and is combined with the JCU French Immersion program. Received funding from the Department of Education International QLD since 2017. Total funding received to date is over $70,000.

Video: Young Explorers in Vanuatu and New Caledonia

Research

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Independent Academic


Taught Modules
Current JCU Research Students
Child Language Acquisition in Lewo, Vanuatu
Master of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
Settlement and acculturation experiences of French migrants in Far North Queensland.
Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
A Comparative Analysis of the Construction of French Identity in the Tropics through the Language and Music of the French National Anthem
Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
An Exploration of Adult English Learners' Lived Experiences in, between and beyond the Classroom
Doctor of Education [Research]
Exploring picture books as pedagogical resource for developing understanding of New Caledonian identities
Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
Improving Chinese Language Teachers' Approaches to Teaching Chinese Writing Proficiency Skills via Distance Education - Preparing a Smoother Transition from Junior to Senior Years
Doctor of Philosophy (Education)
Completed JCU Research Students
Pedagogical Benefits, Ideological and Practical Challenges and Implementational Spaces of a Translanguaging Education Policy: The Case of Bangladeshi Higher Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture)- 2022
Parental Involvement in Second Generation Immigrant Children's Japanese Language Maintenance
Doctor of Philosophy (Education)- 2022

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Output

Boulard, Florence (2023) Preface to L'espoir a des ailes by Pierre Gope. New Caledonia: ...
Other Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence (2021) Pacific French Intermediate Workbook. Townsville, QLD, Australia: [Teaching Material] ...
Other Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence (2020) Strengthening Australia's relationships with countries in the Pacific regio. Canberra, ACT, Australia: [Other] ...
Other Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence (2020) Transformative curriculum in the French language classroom. Blue Mounds, WI, USA: ...
Other Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence (2017) She is from the East. [DOI] ...
Other Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence; Daniel, Ryan (2024) 'Women in New Caledonia: music and identity'. Creative Industries Journal, . [DOI] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence (2022) 'Picturebooks in New Caledonia: challenging cultural hegemony for “Une écol. Waikato Journal of Education, 27 (1):21-33. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence (2016) 'A North and Far North Queensland initiative: rethinking the 'why' when pro. Babel, 50 (2/3):1-15. ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence Monique (2015) 'Australia's education futures and the east-side neighbours'. Etropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics, 14 (1):57-63. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence Monique; Osbaldiston, Nick (2024) 'New Caledonians are looking to Australia as a s The Conversation, 31 May 2024 . ...
Journal Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence (2023) 'L’Art des Ghostnets : Approche anthropologique et esthétique des filets fa The French Australian Review, 74 :114-117. ...
Journal Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence (2021) 'Report on the Language Teachers’ Forum 22 October 2020' MLTAQ Journal, 172 :23-26. ...
Journal Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence (2021) 'The MLTAQ Journal' Journal of the Modern Language Teacher’s Association of Queensland, 173 :4-4. ...
Journal Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence (2019) 'New cultures, new experiences: 4 ways to keep kids learning while travelli The Conversation, . ...
Journal Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence Monique (2018) 'French classes in Australia need to acknowledge our Pacific neighb The Conversation, 15 August 2018 . ...
Journal Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Taylor, Pauline; Boulard, Florence (2014) ATEA 2014: Australian Teacher Education Association Annua...
Conference Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence Monique (2013) ATEA 2013: Australian Teacher Education Association Annual Confere...
Conference Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence (2021) MLTAQ-FATFA Conference Humanising pedagogy: the new normal in Australia's Brisbane, QLD, Australia, . ...
Conference Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence; Craven, Allison (2021) 23rd AFMLTA International Languages Conference Disney's M Online Ev...
Conference Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Daniel, Ryan; Boulard, Florence (2021) 2021 IASPM: International Association for the Study of Popula...
Conference Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence (2019) 22nd AFMLTA International Languages Conference: languages breaking through ...
Conference Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Boulard, Florence Monique (2014) AIEC 2014: Australian International Education conference Educating Brisbane...
Conference Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU