French Language Instructor

Room: Arts One 1.40a
Tel: 020 7782 2859
Email: j.betancourtricci@qmul.ac.uk
Office hours: Thurs 11am-1pm

Areas of specialisation

Classroom language teaching, spoken and written language in general, its comprehension and production, French for specific purposes, particularly Business French, Visual impairment and Language learning and teaching.

Background

I am a graduate of various universities in France and in the UK. I first studied In the university of Nice-Sophie Antipolis, where I obtained a DUT (Technological degree in 2 years) in Information and Communication (specialisation in Business communication), and where I then studied the first 2 years of a Licence LEA (Equivalent of a BA in Languages and Business) with English and Spanish), I spent the last year of this Licence as an Erasmus student in Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland, where I finally remained and obtained a BA Honours in European Business Languages (Spanish, English and Italian). After that I remained in Edinburgh and undertook an Msc in Language Teaching at the University of Edinburgh, which I obtained in 2009.

My teaching experience has been extended to a wide range of learners, from professional adults to children, through GCSE, A-levels and university students. I have developed my academic career at Edinburgh Napier (as a French Lectrice from 2005 to 2009, and as a French instructor during the course of 2009), and at the Languages for All department of the University of Edinburgh (2009-2010). I have also worked as a French instructor in the Alliance Française of Nice, France, and I was an independent examiner for A-level speaking examinations in June 2011.

I have been a French instructor at Queen Mary University of London since September 2011. I am currently sharing my teaching time between this institution, the City Literary Institute of London, and a private tuition agency.

Participation in research

Penman, C., Ricci, Julie. (2009) Reflections on the experience of a visually-impaired learner of French, Edinburgh Napier University Staff Conference: Enabling our Students to Become Effective Learners.

Modules taught in 2011-2012

• FRE 432 French III Translation into French (semester 2 only)
• FRE 432 French III Commentary (semester 1 only)
• FRE 411 French I Grammar (semester 2 only)
• FRE 411 French I Speaking
• FRE 411 French I Listening
• FRE 239 French II Advanced Reading and Writing