Faculty of Humanities

Desprez Michael

  (DESPREZ MICHAEL)

Profile Information

Affiliation
Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Department of French Literature, Sophia University
Degree
Master of Philosophy(University of Oxford)
DEA(Univ. de Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle)
高度研究課程証書(パリ第三大学ソルボンヌ・ヌーヴェル)
DOC Lettres et sciences humaines(Universite Paris 10 Nanterre)
文学博士(パリ第10大学ナンテール)

Contact information
desprezmichaelhotmail.com
Researcher number
80349026
J-GLOBAL ID
200901089647511391
researchmap Member ID
5000008936

* 2000-2001: Member of the research team "Ancien regime et theatre" led by Professor Christian Biet, University of Nanterre, ParisX, Ecole normal Superieure.
*1996-1998: Active research in economic history and archives : Bolivian House of Suarez, Riberalta, Cachuela Esperanza, Bolivia, under the professorship of Prof. Malcolm Deas, Center for Latin American Studies, Oxford University.


Papers

 55

Misc.

 2

Other

 7
  • Apr, 2006
    In order to give students better access to documents in French language, the following points have been adopted\n1) Questionnaires given in French \n2) working document taken from highschool documents\n3) Answers expected to be given also in French (this applied to courses of the 2second- History and Culture and the 3 third years - French literature)
  • Apr, 2006
    The assessment of the students activity by the professor is focused on three points\n1) assessment of attendance: student attendance is checked at each course. Three injutifiable absence lead to a non-attendance grade, wich is taken up to 40% of the final grade\n2) assessment of active participation: in the classroom, as often as possible, collective work is given by the professor (questions to fill, prints)
  • Apr, 2006
    Basic problem of recent education is to face student's large passivity in most of the tasks, and lack of initiative. A set of educationnal measures are tested, namelly:\n1) Reflexive rather than automatic (i.e. yes/no type) answers to questionnaires\n2) incentive to ask the student to give more often is own point fo view
  • Apr, 2005
    Problem to education is very often concern with the habit of student's cramming, which is a failure concerning long-term gains. A set of measure is experienced, namelly\n1) very regular test (one every 10 days)\n2) short but complete revision (10%of the test )on previous point and on previous test \n3) occasionnal "surprise" tests
  • Apr, 2003
    Language learning is based on a relationship of trust and disponibility between students and professor. To adress this point, the following as been experienced\n1) regular questions to the student, on a individual basis\n2) encitement to contact the professor when the student has the feeling of not mastering a particular point\n3) Frequent (twice a term) anonymous, free questionnaire asked to the student on the averall evaluation of the course \n4) Encouragement and also a clear explanation of the aims of the course at each state of the academic year, especially regarding the work already done