Miami University

Who She Is

Dr. Carine M. Feyten has been dean of the School of Education, Health and Society since 2006.   Previously, she served as associate dean of academic affairs in the College of Education at the University of South Florida (Tampa).

At USF, where she joined the faculty in 1988, she taught undergraduate, master’s and doctorate-level courses in foreign language education, second language acquisition, applied linguistics, and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).

She has won several awards, including the USF President's Award for Faculty Excellence in 2003. She is also the 2001 recipient of the prestigious Florence Steiner Award for Leadership in Foreign Language Education-Postsecondary from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
She was president of the Florida Foreign Language Association for 1992-1993 and the president of the National Network on Early Language Learning in 2002-2003. 

She spent the 1996-97 year on sabbatical leave at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium working at the Leuven Institute for Innovative Learning, which operates as a think tank on issues related to technology and education.

An internationally recognized consultant and speaker, she has delivered keynote addresses in Lisbon, Portugal; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Brussels, Belgium and has done consulting work for the International Baccalaureate Organization and other schools and educational institutions in places such as Cardiff, Wales; Brussels, Belgium; and Prague, Czech Republic.

A native of Belgium, she is fluent in five languages.

Go here for articles about the dean or EHS projects she is involved with.

• $1.5 million grant to help Ohio schools teach English-as-Second Language children
• Grants awarded to future teachers
• Article about Dean Feyten in The Miami Student, Sept. 12, 2006

Information from Dr. Feyten:

• Welcome from the Dean
• Fall 2007 Electronic Newsletter
• Winter 2007 Electronic Newsletter
• Spring 2007 Electronic Newsletter
• Fall 2006 Electronic Newsletter

Please select Curriculum Vita for a look at Dr. Feyten's vita. Since it is a PDF file, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open it. Please select Acrobat Reader to download the software.

 

What She Studied

• Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Education,
  Second Language Acquistion,
  University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
• Certificate Linguistics for
  Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages,
  Georgetown University, Washington: LSA/TESOL institute
  (Linguistic Society of America fellowship)
• Spanish Methodology,
  Universidad Ibero-Americana, Mexico D.F., Mexico.
• M.A. English, Dutch, Education
  (aggregation en philosophie et lettres),
  Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium.
• B.A. Germanic Philology,
  Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium.

What She Is Interested In

Dr. Feyten's research interests lie in the areas of listening, language learning/teaching methodologies, FLES, the integration of technology in education, and cross-cultural communication issues. She is particularly interested in communication as it occurs across linguistic, ethnic, and cultural barriers. She has also pioneered a joint Ph.D. program with the Division of Languages and Linguistics integrating the areas of Second Language Acquisition/Teaching and Instructional Technology.

Dr. Feyten has authored or coauthored over 100 journal articles, conference papers, addresses, and book chapters. She has published extensively in journals such as The Modern Language Journal, Hispania, The Middle School Journal, Language Quarterly, and others. She is very interested in the integration/use of telecommunications and distance learning in the teaching of world languages.

Dr. Feyten's vita (PDF)

A Sample of Her Published Work:

Cruz, B., Nutta, J., OBrien, J., Feyten, C. and Govoni, J. (2003). Passport to Learning: Teaching Social Studies to ESL Students. National Council for the Social Studies, Washington, D.C.

Feyten, C., Macy, M., Ducher, J., Yoshii, M., Park, E., Calandra, B., Meros, J. (2002). Teaching ESL/EFL with the Internet: Catching the Wave. Columbus,OH: Merrill Prentice Hall.

Feyten, C., & Claeys, C. (Spring 2002). Towards partnerships: Insights from within the European Union on new technologies in education. International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice. Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 27-39.

Feyten, C.M., & Nutta, J.W. (Eds.). (1999). Virtual instruction: Issues and insights from an international perspective. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

Govoni, J., & Feyten, C. (1999). Effects of the ACTFL-OPI-type training on student performance, instructional methods, and classroom materials in the secondary foreign language classroom. Foreign Language Annals, 32, 189-204.

Carregal, D., Feyten, C., Nutta, J., Palls, B., & Zinn, C. (1999). Bringing the Sunshine State Standards into the classroom: A trainer's manual for foreign language teachers. Tampa, FL: Region 4 Center for Educational Enhancement.

Feyten, C., & Flaitz, J. (1999). Consciousness raising and strategy use: A follow up study. Applied Language Learning, 10(1).

Feyten, C., & Hines, R. (1998). Exposing future teachers to the realities of behavior disorders. The Educational Forum, 62(4), 347-353.

Feyten, C. (1998). Technology and the schools of tomorrow: Where is the teacher? Bridge in the Middle, 8, 11-14.

Flewelling J. & Feyten C. (1996). Meeting the needs of a multicultural reality: A comparative examination of Canadian and American policies and practices. Multicultural Review.

Feyten, C., Taylor, G. & Nutta J. (1996). Interfacing teacher preparation and cyberspace: An innovative approach. Technology and Teacher Education Annual: 112-15.

Flaitz, J. & Feyten, C. (1996). Two successes in raising general awareness of language learning strategies. in Rebecca L. Oxford (Ed.) Language Learning Strategies Around The World: Crosscultural Perspectives. Series ed. Richard Schmidt, National Foreign Language Resource Center. Manoa: University of Hawaii Press.

Flaitz, J., Feyten, C., Majumdar, K., & Fox, S. (1995). Raising global awareness of language learning strategies: A little bit goes a long way. Hispania: 337-48.

Feyten, C. & Hines, B. (1994). Cual es tu secreto? A language integration project. Middle School Journal 25: 16-19.

Feyten, C. & VanDeventer, S. (1993). Technology: A model for the multicultural classroom. 10th International Conference of Technology and Education: 1317-19.

Feyten, C. (1991). The Power of Listening: An Overlooked Dimension in Language Acquisition. The Modern Language Journal 75: 173-80

How to Contact Her

Address:
School of Education, Health and Society
Miami University
McGuffey Hall Room 204
Oxford, Ohio 45056-3493

Email: cfeyten@muohio.edu
Voicemail: (513) 529-6317
Fax: (513) 529-1763