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Elizabeth Mayne is a dedicated educator specializing in French Linguistics with a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. She has been teaching college-level French since 2008, making significant contributions to language acquisition and online language teaching. After earning her BA in French Studies with a minor in Linguistics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she pursued a Master’s degree in French Linguistics. During her graduate studies, she focused on various aspects of language use and perceptions among speakers of French. Elizabeth completed her PhD in 2020, defending her dissertation virtually. She is passionate about fostering inclusive classroom environments where students feel welcome and comfortable, recognizing the vulnerabilities that come with learning a new language. Throughout her career, she has engaged in numerous research projects that examine discourse markers and intercultural communication in French. Elizabeth continually seeks professional development, having completed multiple certifications in e-learning and blended language learning design. She enjoys using multimedia to enhance her teaching and is dedicated to maintaining an active and collaborative learning environment for her students.
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