Department of Modern Languages

Dr. Camille Meritan

Teaching Assistant Professor of French

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Research Interests

Second Language Acquisition, L2 pronunciation, translanguaging, curriculum design.

Education

  • Ph.D. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign 2020
  • M.A. University of Cincinnati 2014
  • B.A. Université Caen Basse-Normandie 2010

Recently Offered Courses

  • History of French in the U.S.,
  • Business French,
  • Francophone culture through Food

Publications (Selected)

  • Meritan, C. (2022). Integrating Online Pronunciation Instruction in the Time of Covid-19: the Case of Learners of French. Foreign Language ANNALS. https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12646
  • Meritan, C. (2022). The longitudinal impact of self-reflection and integrated pronunciation instruction on L2 French learners’ production of /y/ and /u/. Journal of Second Language Pronunciation https://doi.org/10.1075/jslp.21022.mer
  • Meritan, C. (2021). Exploring the pronunciation awareness continuum through self-reflection in the L2 French learning process. Languages https://doi.org/10.3390/languages6040182

Presentations:

  • Meritan, C. (November 2023). Combining in-person and homework-based L2 French pronunciation instruction. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Convention and Expo, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Meritan C. (July 2023). Sharing an effective French for Specific Purposes. – La réunion de travail. AATF Convention, Trois-Rivières, Québec.
  • Meritan, C. (February 2023). Teaching pronunciation to novice French learners: comparing homework-based to in-person instruction. Colloque Français Langue Etrangères, San Juan, Puerto Rico.