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Date: 04 January 2000 11:09
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DEATH OF MRS CHRISTINE FLUDE
Issue No 323 Tuesday 4 January 2000
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DEATH OF MRS CHRISTINE FLUDE
Mrs Christine Flude (European Languages) died suddenly on the evening
of 1st January. She collapsed on returning home after a stay in the
Lake District and was dead on arrival at RLI. She was 56.
Her profoundly shocked and distressed colleagues extend heartfelt
sympathy to her husband Ronnie, formerly of Computing, and to her
children Sean, Katie and Eileen.
An outstanding teacher of German, Christine taught for many years in
Lancaster Adult College, where she was a major contributor to the
college's recognition in 1995 as the country's leading adult education
language department. In recent years she had also been the founder of
the German Department's beginners' language programme, introducing
computerised instruction as a key part of the course, with a success
that led to the Pilkington Prize in 1997.
Christine graduated at London University and did a Dip.Ed. at Queen's,
Belfast, where she met her husband. A Lancaster M.A. followed. She was
Joint editor of the ab initio German Newsletter produced by the
Standing Conference on ab initio German in the UK and Ireland and Chair
of the Standing Conference's Working Group on CALL and Open Learning.
Last summer she jointly edited a volume on ab initio German for the
Bradford Studies in Language and Society. After many years of renewable
one-year contracts she was given a permanent position on 17th December.
Always loved by her students and immeasurably patient with her
colleagues, Christine played more generally an invaluable part in
language department activities that extended far beyond her paid duties
as tutorial fellow. In particular she taught MBA options, took
responsibility for organising and promoting the Languages for All
programme when the university withdrew specific funding for it, and
more recently acted with tireless competence as examinations secretary
for the whole department.
She was ever-cheerful, calm, and sensitive, a serene and lovely person
with a ready smile and a mischievous sense of humour. The shock of her
loss is heartbreaking.
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