Lead author

Judy Comley
Judy Comley has been actively involved in French language education in Australia for over 25 years. This includes a long career in secondary education (Years 7 to 12 teacher, French coordinator and examiner of Year 12 orals) and adult education. As a Network Leader in Victoria’s Barwon South-West Region, Judy helped to establish language programs in primary schools. Judy has also conducted professional development sessions at language conferences and in-services. In 1992 she won a scholarship to France where she studied French language, culture and methodology in Besançon. In 1998 Judy was awarded 'French Teacher of the Year'.

Contributing authors

Michael Keast
LOTE Manager, Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College, Victoria.

Doriana Previati
LOTE Co-ordinator, The Scots College, New South Wales.

Catherine Willoughby
Recent President NAFT (NSW) and former teacher at Brigidine College, New South Wales; currently based in Brussels.

Isabelle Mangeot-Hewison
Head of LOTE, St Michael’s Grammar School, Victoria.

Philippe Vallantin
French Co-ordinator, Bialik College, Victoria.

Michael Bate
French teacher, Cumberland High School, New South Wales.

Alice Bray
French teacher, Ringwood Secondary College, Victoria.

Dawn Yule
French teacher, Mackellar Girls High School, New South Wales.

Alison Brown
French teacher, Firbank Grammar School, Victoria.

James Griffiths
Former French teacher, now freelance writer.

Louise Howlett
Former French teacher, now freelance writer.