Cathryn Bennett

Cathryn Bennett is a Researcher at Université Clermont Auvergne, affiliated with Laboratoire ACTé. She specializes in foreign language education, intercultural communication, and digital literacies, contributing to the Engaging Languages in Intercultural Virtual Exchange (ELIVE) project under Dr. Ciara Wigham. Her work involves developing telecollaborative case studies and analyzing data in applied linguistics contexts.

Education:

• PhD (2023): Trinity College Dublin, investigating English language teachers' use of corpora in teaching (supervised by Lorna Carson and Elaine Uí Dhonnchadha)
• MA TESOL (2017): University College Dublin
• MA Migration Studies (2009): University of Kent at Brussels
• BA French & International Studies (2006): Florida State University

Professional Background:

• 2022–2023: Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at Trinity College Dublin
• 2021–2023: Academic Writing Tutor & Pre-sessional Coordinator at Trinity College Dublin
• 2020–2023: CV Reviewer at Trinity College Dublin Careers Department
• 2019–2023: Senior EAP Instructor at Trinity College Dublin

Her research emphasizes teacher training, corpus-based pedagogy, and virtual exchange methodologies. Current affiliations include INSPE Clermont-Auvergne and the Université Clermont Auvergne's research ecosystem.