Department Head: Mr. Jean-Michel SOURD, B.A, M.A in Art History and Archaeology (Paris 1- Pantheon Sorbonne), M. Phil in History & Civilizations (Rennes 2 University of Haute Bretagne/ Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), M.A (a Minima)of french as a Foreign Language (Stendhal, Grenoble III University), M.Phil in Sciences of Language (Rouen University), Ph D Candidate (in negociation)
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The French Department is composed of one unique teacher who is currently teaching French subject in DBS since 1993. Previously teaching in Greece and in East China Normal University in Shanghai, he got a BA, a MA in Art History & Archaeology from Paris I – Panthéon – Sorbonne University, a First part of Ph D (DEA) in History & Civilizations from Rennes 2 – Haute Bretagne University (with a scholarship from the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs), a BA, a MA in French as a Foreign Language from Grenoble III – Stendhal University, and a First part of Ph D (DEA) in Sciences of Language from the University of Rouen (Normandy, France). He is currently a Ph D candidate in Sciences of Information & Communication at the University of Lyon III under the supervision of Prof. Jean-Pierre Esquénazi. He is also member of Modern Language Subject Committee of HKEA since 1993 and currently the Vice-chairman of the Hong Kong French Teachers Association (http://www.afle.rectoverso.org/). He also takes part in numerous cultural activities in Hong Kong (former curator of the Woodside Arts Centre in Quarry Bay, editor of film critics for the Hong Kong Arts Centre and the Alliance Française magazine in Hong Kong “Paroles”, French translator of Zheng Danyi and Leung Ping Kwan’s poems and RTHK cartoon, etc. He recently has been a guest speaker of the European Studies Society (Hong Kong Baptist University International Conference on Jules Verne), the French Sections of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He recently has been the guest for an RTHK documentary (‘The Outsiders’) broadcasted on October 14th 2005 at 7:00 p.m. on ATV. More recently, an article written in French and Chinese about the French Speaking movie selection of the 30th Hong Kong International Film Festival (4-19/04/06) has been published in Paroles, No 202 and an article about the unclassified filmaker Chris Marker is available on p14-15 of Paroles, No 203. In March 2006 he has been appointed by British director Anthony Nolan, to be the Director for the Asia Division of Norlight Film Production (UK)
SPECIAL PRJECT
April 19, 2007 Guest Speaker of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Hong Kong for a talk with the audience after the screening of Kechiche’s “L’Esquive” (2005), part of the program of the French Semester.
Jan 2007 Director of photography on “ Marina H” short film directed by Adeline Chiu Kayee In production. Teaser at www.dailymotion.com/adelineckayee/video/x1e82t_marina-h-teaser-english-subtitle
March 2006 March 2006 Director of the Asian distribution of Norlight Film Production (UK), www.xanga.com/norlight
June 10, 2006 Guest Speaker for a conference on Chris Market the Macau Cultural Institute.
May 29, 2006 May 29, 2006Guest interview by Sarah Passmore on “A Freudian approach of Star Wars” on RTHK Radio 3, in the program "Naked Lunch"
Nov. 2005 Nov. 2005 Founder of the new “Youth Branch” of the Hong Philosophy Café (reported in the Young Post, South China Morning Post on 7/11/05)
Oct. 2005 Invited guest to the Radio Television Hong Kong TV program “The Outsiders” (and click Watch)conducted by Gillian Yau
ATV, oct 14 at 7:00 p.m.
March 2005 Mar Vivo, Assistant cinematographer on a documentary film (Interview of Chinese mainland Jia Zhangke at the Hong Kong Arts Centre), directed by Jean-Luc Bonefacino.
March 2003 Hong Kong & Macau Association for European Studies Itinirary Film Club, First screening with debate of a serie of 8 movies about the History of Europe through movies. Introduction and lecture about European prehistoric life, religion and language.
March 2003-5 “Le Printemps des Poètes à Hong Kong” (“Poets’Spring in Hong Kong”), a poetic festival with various activities organised jointly with the Alliance Française, Jordan Branch. Guest of honour (2003) Philippe Brasseur, (2005) Gwenael De Boodt. (presenter of a Poetry Recital organized by the Hong French Teachers Association for the French Speaking Day Festival on March 19th, 2005. )
Feb. 2003 “Mythologie du Ciel et de la Terre”, translation from English of the script of a cartoon produced by Radio Television Hong Kong and directed by Lily Yu, Ho Wai-ying, Fung Ka-leung and Mak Kai-cheung, presented to the Cartoon Festival of Annecy (France)
Jan. 10, 2003 GOETHE-INSTITUTE HONG KONG
Introducting speech for the film programme: “Looking at Germany” (Night & Fog by Alain Resnais and Germany Year 90 Nine Zero by Jean-Luc Godard)
Since 2000 HONG KONG AND MACAU ASSOCIATION FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES
Committee member
Illustrated Lecture Meeting: “Representation of French and Hong Kong Chinese ethnicities in contemporary Hong Kong and French Cinema: beyond a cross-cultural approach"(08.03.02)
Since 1994 ASSOCIATION FRANÇAIS LANGUE ÉTRANGÈRE, HONG KONG (The Hong Kong Association of French Teachers)
Vice-chairman (since 2001)
Chairman (2000)
Secretary in charge of the external affairs (from 1994 to 2000)
In charge of the organization of the seminar week of French poet Philippe Brasseur visiting Hong Kong (Le Printemps des Poètes 17-21.03.03)
· Speaker at the “Après-midis de l’AFLE”, 17.10.02, (Pour une pédagogie du théâtre en classe de FLE).
· Teacher in charge of the organisation of a students web site about the French Speaking Countries at www.francophonie2000.org
· Teacher in charge of the secondary schools for the celebration of the World Day for the Francophonie (20th of March 1996 and 1997)
· Speaker at the Round table on Teaching French at the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong (June 1996, 1997)
· Co-organizer of the Seminar on Teaching I.G.C.S.E. syllabus to Hong Kong students for 1999, (9.04.97), with the collaboration of the Hong Kong Examination Authorities (Miss Connie Yeung)
· In charge of the “French Corner” (1996-2000)to develop the oportunity for the students in French to practice French in another environment than a classroom.
Since 1993 The Hong Kong Examination Authorities
The Hong Kong Certificate of Education of Examination
· Member of the Language Subject Committee
· Oral Examiner (1993-1998)
· Centre supervisor for the HKCEE in French (1994-2000)
1993 RADIO SHANGHAI: Created and presented a cultural program about France and Chinese (Putonghua). Supervisor: Marc Lamy, Linguistic attaché at the Shanghai French Consulate.
1993 RADIO “ARISTERA STA F.M.”, THESSALONIKI, GREECE. Created a program about French songs and culture in Modern Greek.
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
· Native French speaker. Fluent in English, Italian and modern Greek.
· Effective communicator both through written expression and as a coherent speaker.
· Works well individually or as an effective team member.
· Friendly, open and outgoing.
· Responds well to challenges using initiative and resourcefulness to achieve goals. Prepared to experiment with different teaching methods and media.
· Highly motivated, focused and well organized.
INTERESTS
· Film and Cinema theories
· Art: history and theory (especially Byzantine)
· Archaeology
· Music, particularly contemporary
· Literature, Poetry
· Philosophy (Member of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Philosophy Café)
Principal moderator of the Hong kong Philosophy Café, French Branch, organized at the Alliance Française, Jordan Branch, HK.
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