Sabine Kuuse serves as a Lecturer of French Studies in the Discipline of European Languages and Cultures within the School of Humanities at the University of Western Australia. She earned her Maîtrise de Français Langue Étrangère from Université Stendhal in Grenoble in 1995 and her Licence in Langues, Civilisations, and Littératures with a focus on German and FLE from the same university in 1993. Kuuse's professional journey includes roles as Professeur de Français at the Alliance Française de Perth from 1996 to 2003, Lecteur de Français at UWA from 2003 to 2005, Professeur de FLE at the CUEF of Université Stendhal in 2005, and her current position as Maître de conférences d’Études Françaises at UWA since 2006. In this capacity, she teaches French language, civilisation, and francophone literature, coordinates courses across first, second, and third-year levels, and acts as the liaison for student exchange programs between UWA and French institutions. She is recognized as a specialist in pedagogy and language acquisition within the French studies team.

Her research focuses on innovative pedagogical approaches to language learning, including télétandem for distance learning of languages and cultures, interactive feedback mechanisms in classrooms, and the hedonic aspects of French acquisition in Western Australia. Notable publications include "Australia's educational approach to Francophonie in the Indo-Pacific region" (2025), "'It's the Best Way to Learn': Face-to-Face Attendance in University Language Courses" (2025, co-authored), "Online Tools for Feedback Engagement in Second Language Learning" (2019, with M. Caruso and N. Fraschini), "Learning French in Western Australia: A Hedonistic Journey" (2017, with C. Doucet), "Authenticity in the Language Classroom: A Case Study" (2016), and contributions to "Actions et réflexions du mouvement associatif des enseignants de français en Asie-Pacifique" (2018). Kuuse has garnered significant recognition for her teaching, receiving the Prix d’Excellence en enseignement from UWA's Faculty of Arts in 2007 and 2014, the Prix de la meilleure unité in 2012, multiple excellence nominations from 2008 to 2015, and teaching research grants such as "Télétandem: Learning Language and Culture at a Distance" (2015), "Facing the Revolution in the Language Classroom: Interactive Feedback" (2015), and "Creating Communities of Learning in First Year Languages" (2013). Additionally, she received an Echo360 technology grant in 2023.

Professional Email: sabine.kuuse@uwa.edu.au