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Gaëlle Planchenault holds a Master's in Film Studies from Sorbonne Nouvelle, a Master's in French Foreign Language from Jussieu (Paris), and a PhD in French Applied Linguistics from Birkbeck, University of London. She teaches courses on the acquisition of the French language and language ideologies in French media, as well as French cinema and society. Her research focuses on language ideologies surrounding the French language and its varieties, particularly in the context of cinematic media representation of language acquisition. Analyzing linguistic practices in films, her work examines the use of non-standard French varieties and the impact of equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives in the teaching of French as a second language. She published the book 'Voices in the Media: Performing French Linguistic Otherness' in 2015, which analyzes the staging of French voices in media representations, exploring accents and dialects, and the ideological dimensions of these representations. Additionally, she serves as the editor for 'De Voix Vives', a creative writing journal in the French department.
Department of French, Simon Fraser University • Burnaby, BC, Canada
Teaches courses, leads research initiatives, and oversees graduate studies in the Department of French.
Department of Philosophy