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                        Born to a French-speaking family in Louisiana, Georges Joseph Detiveaux was educated in Louisiana (Nicholls State University & Louisiana State University), France (l'Université Catholique de l'Ouest), and Texas (University of Houston & Rice University). Having taught high school and college French and English language and literature both here (Lone Star College–Montgomery, Lone Star College-North Harris, Houston Community College's Central and Town & Country Campuses, UH, & Rice) and abroad (Université de Rennes - Haute Bretagne) for the last 15 years, Georges has come to call the community college atmosphere home.

                        Georges has also worked in industry, having held positions as varied as French-speaking customer service for a major chemical corporation with offices in Canada, Belgium, and France, and as an independent contractor for corporate language training companies. He has also worked as an interpreter for the Louisiana National Guard during visits & joint training operations with French-speaking military units, and he has served as a translator of scientific, legal, and cultural documents in various contexts.

                        Currently serving as coordinator of the Lone Star College–CyFair Language Laboratories, where he explores his passion for technology and language teaching, Georges also acts as the lead faculty for French. Having chosen the current textbook and possessing the distinction of having taught the first word of French to anyone at Lone Star College–CyFair, Georges has been at work building the French program since the campus opened in the fall of 2003 with only one section of French to one which boasts 3-5 credit sections per semester and non-credit courses as well.

                        An active member of AATF (the American Association of Teachers of French, of which he is the Houston chapter's President), ACTFL (the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages), SOCALLT (Secretary, South Central Association for Language Learning Technology) and IALLT (Affiliate Representative to ACTFL, the International Association for Language Learning Technology), Georges has been an occasional guest lecturer to advanced French classes in local high schools, he has given talks and presented papers & facilitated workshops on teaching with technology, linguistics, and cross-cultural subjects throughout the area, and is Houston Community College's 2004 recipient of the Dr. Anthony Chee Teaching Excellence Award.  In 2007, Georges was elected by his peers as the recipient of Lone Star College–CyFair's Dr. Earl Campa Student Success Award. He credits all his career success to his many brilliant, supportive, & empowering mentors and wonderful, determined, & engaged students.

                        When not hard at work, Georges enjoys the company of his wonderful partner, Kevin, and their two rag-tag dogs of most questionable lineage, Bacchus and B'Elanna. His other interests include French and francophone cinema, aquariums, chamber music for percussion, travel, wine and wine-making, and cuisine.

 

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