CEA CAPA 员工关注的焦点: 克里斯托弗•爱德华兹, Academic Director - 巴黎

克里斯托弗•爱德华兹 oversees academic programs offered through CEA CAPA 巴黎. His responsibilities range from curriculum development to faculty training, as well as student advising and partner program oversight.

WHAT IS YOUR ACADEMIC AREA OF FOCUS AND/OR INTEREST? 

作为一个长期的美国人.S. 海外公民, I believe that students should be increasingly a战争e of the monumental competition they will face in an increasingly globalized job market. Learning languages and developing an ethical and responsible contact with non-U.S. 通过结构化文化 宝博体育 编程是一种方法. I focus on the area of initial language instruction, 法国人特别, in addition to teaching and reading a lot of intercultural communication initiatives, 整体的职业发展.

你的专业背景是什么? 

I have developed an extensive working knowledge of academic approaches to topics ranging from world health care systems to global management information systems. I hold a Masters of 艺术 in French from New York University and a Bachelor of 艺术 in Economics and French from Auburn University. Before working at CEA CAPA, I was a French Instructor at Clemson University. In addition to my teaching responsibilities, I facilitated 宝博体育 programs for Clemson's College of Art, 建筑与人文, and directed a summer language program in 巴黎. I have collaborated with many influential professionals in the international education field. Most of my publications and presentations highlight the foundation of intercultural communication and competence that are shared between that field and sustainable career development.

你在cea capa工作多久了? 你都扮演过什么角色? 

I have been at CEA CAPA since December '07! I started my international education career here as an assistant academic director and over the 15 years I've held many roles - from an instructor, 兼职翻译, to publishing a French language guide and my current position as Academic Director of CEA巴黎留学项目.

WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE ACADEMIC PRORAMS IN YOUR CEA CAPA STUDY CENTER? 

When I think about what I do at CEA CAPA, two unique things come to mind immediately. 第一个, the scope of what we're able to provide and do in this field is very large, 考虑到历史, 政治, 以及与巴黎的文化联系, 法国, 和美国.S. The second is the overall challenge of what we can do rather than what to do compared to other CEA CAPA destinations and centers. Our CEA CAPA 巴黎 Center is home to one of two American 工程 programs in 法国, 所以我们在这个世界上已经站稳了脚跟. Our students don't typically find it challenging to find things to do in prestigious 巴黎, but rather having limited time to be able to do all of the things available.

WHAT DO YOU THINK MOST OF YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE SURPRISED TO LEARN ABOUT YOU? 

I think my colleagues are surprised to learn that I have held a variety of jobs. 虽然我住过很多地方, another somewhat surprising fact despite my slight accent is that I am from Alabama. Something more entertaining than surprising is that I have a quirky black cat named Swiffer. Ask me about the anecdote behind Swiffer's name for a laugh!

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR THE FIELD OF STUDY ABROAD? 

I wish I had a crystal ball to answer this! 虽然, what I do know is that if I looked to the future through the lens of the past, the field of 宝博体育 has been through a lot and we're still here. What I see in the 宝博体育 future is continued resiliency and our ability to stick around despite every existential crisis that happens - from the cost of education exploding, 恐怖袭击, 战争, 还有流感大流行等等. Through the negatives we've adapted positively for students and I see that mindset and focus continuing to impact the field of 宝博体育 in the future.

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