Dr. Rosanne Abdulla

Biography

Rosanne Abdulla is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at Western University, with a joint appointment in the Department of French Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. She focuses on increasing collaboration in education within the London community and supports the development of new pathways for non-French majors to acquire French proficiency. An Ontario Certified Teacher, Abdulla teaches Intermediate/Senior French as a Second Language (FSL) and English. Her previous teaching experience includes French language and culture courses at the University of Alabama and the University of Waterloo, in addition to teaching at Conestoga College. Her research interests encompass 21st-century French literature, representation in mental health literature, psychoanalytical criticism, psychology in literature, foreign language acquisition, FSL teaching and learning, online/blended learning, inclusive pedagogies, and the diversity/decolonization of classrooms. At Western University, she instructs FSL pedagogy courses in the Bachelor of Education program and undergraduate French language and culture courses on the main campus. Additionally, she serves as the faculty liaison for the newly revamped Centre d’aide en français and is a member of the Administrative Council of the Conseil communautaire francophone de London.

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