After earning a B.A. in English language, literature, and civilization from University Paris XII, I began a Master’s degree in Anglophone studies with a focus on cultural studies at the same university. After completing the first year and defending my thesis, I worked as a Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) at Wesleyan University through an exchange program. There, I taught French to elementary and intermediate students, which sparked my interest and passion for teaching French as a foreign language.
This led me to pursue further education in the US, where I completed a Master’s degree in French studies with a concentration in French Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition and Teaching at the University of Arizona. While at UofA, I also taught French at the elementary and intermediate levels and became particularly interested in learners’ experiences in the L2 classroom, focusing on individual differences, students’ perceptions of assessment, and making L2 assessment more inclusive for students of all backgrounds.
I joined the Second Language Acquisition (SLA) doctoral program at UW in Fall 2021. My research interests center on L2 teacher psychology, including cognition (e.g., beliefs and knowledge), emotions, and professional development. Specifically, I study teachers’ belief systems and how their beliefs about foreign language learning influence their classroom practices and contribute to their professional growth. For my current dissertation project, I am examining graduate teaching assistants’ beliefs about L2 writing.