Christine Penman
Christine Penman

Christine Penman

Senior Lecturer

 0131 455 4408

  C.Penman@napier.ac.uk

  

Biography

I am a Senior Lecturer in the Tourism & Languages subject Group. I joined Edinburgh Napier University in 2005 following appointments at the University of Stirling and several years of work as a freelance lexicographer.

I am interested in various aspects of communication, mediated through language, advertising and translation in fields spanning Applied Language Studies, Intercultural Communication, Discourse Analysis, Semiotics and Promotional Discourse. In my teaching capacity I lead and teach several modules in French, translation, communication and advertising and supervise undergraduate and post-graduate dissertations.

I am a senior Fellow of the HEA with expertise in curriculum design and development and have a deep interest in fostering stimulating and enabling learning environments.

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External Examining/Validations

  • External Examiner at Heriot-Watt University on UG and PG programmes (International Business Management and Language/International Management and Business Communication)
  • External Examiner at University of Dundee 2012-2016 (for two suites of programmes: French and Languages for All)

 

Fellowships and Awards

  • Senior Fellowship of the HEA

 

Reviewing

  • Reviewing for Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice • Language and Intercultural Communication • Intercultural Education

 

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Every picture tells a story: using selfie-inspired activities to enhance social relations and encourage self-reflexivity.

Book Chapter
Victoria, M. (2016)
Every picture tells a story: using selfie-inspired activities to enhance social relations and encourage self-reflexivity. In C. Penman, & M. Foster (Eds.), Innovations in learning and teachingMerchiston Publishing
This chapter explores the results of a study in Thailand that capitalised on the popularity of the selfie, providing second-year English language students with an opportunity ...

Publish and be damned: exploring problem-based learning through the establishment of a University press

Book Chapter
Gray, A. (2016)
Publish and be damned: exploring problem-based learning through the establishment of a University press. In C. Penman, & M. Foster (Eds.), Innovations in Learning and TeachingEdinburgh: Merchiston Publishing
A pedagogic research publication showing new teaching approaches in higher education. This collection of chapters gives voice to academics from different disciplines across Ed...

Developing a reflective and empirically informed undergraduate research methods module, including a worked exemplar.

Book
Murray, J. (2016)
Developing a reflective and empirically informed undergraduate research methods module, including a worked exemplar. In Penman, C. & Foster, M. (Eds.). Innovations in Learning and TeachingMerchiston Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9576882-8-5
Teaching research methods is challenging for both staff and students. With increasing expectations to teach a wider breadth of material, the balance and maintenance of suffici...

Foreword

Book Chapter
Webster-Henderson, B. (2016)
Foreword. In C. Penman, & M. Foster (Eds.), Innovations in learning and teaching: showcasing new approaches to higher educationMerchiston Publishing

Mixing business with language: collaborative exchanges between Edinburgh and Aix-Marseille

Presentation / Conference
Penman, C., & Guiderdoni-Jourdain, K. (2016, July)
Mixing business with language: collaborative exchanges between Edinburgh and Aix-Marseille. Paper presented at Frameworks for collaboration and multilingualism: The 8th Biennial 'Languages in Higher Education' Conference, Warwick, UK
Penman, C., & Guiderdoni-Jourdain, K. (2016, July). Mixing business with language: collaborative exchanges between Edinburgh and Aix-Marseille. Paper presented at Frameworks f...

Innovations in Learning and Teaching.

Book
Penman, C., & Foster, M. (2016)
Innovations in Learning and Teaching. Edinburgh Napier University Publishing

Modelling pedagogic innovation in a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching: risks and vulnerabilities

Book Chapter
Fotheringham, J., & James, K. (2016)
Modelling pedagogic innovation in a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching: risks and vulnerabilities. In C. Penman, & M. Foster (Eds.), Innovations in Learning and TeachingMerchiston Publishing
This chapter explores the choices and decisions made during the redevelopment of a new Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching, aimed at new higher education academi...

Story-telling in advertising across the world: a space for cross-cultural investigation

Presentation / Conference
Penman, C. (2015, November)
Story-telling in advertising across the world: a space for cross-cultural investigation. Paper presented at 15th IALIC Conference Intercultural Communication in Social Practice, Beijing, China
In recent years, ‘story-telling’ has increasingly come into the limelight in the context of branding and advertising as marketers try to build emotional connections to their b...

Collaborative production of learning objects on French literary works using the LOC software

Book
Penman, C. (2015)
K. Borthwick, E. Corradini, & A. Dickens (Eds.), Collaborative production of learning objects on French literary works using the LOC software. Research-publishing.net. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2015.000272
This case study situates the collaborative design of learning objects (interactive online learning material) using the LOC (Learning Object Creator) software in the context o...

A module-based approach to foster and document the intercultural process before and during the residence abroad

Journal Article
Penman, C., & Ratz, S. (2015)
A module-based approach to foster and document the intercultural process before and during the residence abroad. Intercultural Education, 26(1), 49-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/14675986.2015.993529
This article contributes to the debate on what form of preparation and support can enhance the intercultural student experience during the Year Abroad. It presents a credit-be...