Rate My Professor Catherine Barrette

Catherine M. Barrette is an Associate Professor of Spanish at Wayne State University, affiliated with the Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Her academic background includes a Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Arizona, where she was part of the Second Language Acquisition and Teaching program, and a B.A. from Michigan State University. With over 25 years of service at the university, recognized in employee awards, Barrette's research specializations lie in linguistics, particularly applied linguistics, second language acquisition, language teaching and learning, foreign language learning, curriculum development, and technology adoption. She has made significant contributions to computer-assisted language learning (CALL) and language program articulation.

Barrette's key publications include the book Language Program Articulation: Developing a Theoretical Foundation (2005), the chapter "The role of the language program director within a three-dimensional model of articulation" (2005), and articles such as "An Analysis of Foreign Language Achievement Test Drafts" (2004), "Students' Preparedness and Training for CALL" (2001), "Toward an Integrated Curriculum: Maximizing the Use of Target Language Literature" (2010), and "Usefulness of technology adoption research in introducing an online workbook" (2015). Her scholarship has accumulated 136 citations on ResearchGate. In her administrative role as Senior Director of Assessment & Accreditation in the Office of the Provost—a position following her tenure as Director of Assessment since 2014—Barrette has created institutional structures, processes, and systems for program assessment. She offers consultations, workshops, working groups, and support via on-site, email, or Teams for academic, co-curricular, and student services programs at Wayne State University, enhancing institutional accreditation and continuous improvement efforts.