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Rémi A. van Compernolle

Adjunct Faculty in French   |   Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures   |   University of North Texas

Office: Language Building 405C   |   E-mail: remi@unt.edu

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My name is Rémi A. van Compernolle and I'm currently an Adjunct Faculty member in French in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of North Texas. I received my M.A. in French from UNT in May 2007 and will be starting Ph.D. coursework in French Linguistics in the Department of French and Francophone Studies at the Pennsylvania State University in Fall 2008.

My research focuses on sociolinguistic and pragmatic variation in French-language computer-mediated communication contexts. I am particularly interested in how online groups and communities establish linguistic norms, and how these norms vary across groups and types of online communication. A related area of interest is in socially-oriented approaches to second language teaching and learning, with a particular focus on how learners learn what constitutes socially appropriate speech in context.

EDUCATION   |   EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND   |   COURSES TAUGHT   |   SAMPLE SYLLABI

RESEARCH INTERESTS   |   PUBLICATIONS   |   PRESENTATIONS   |   LINKS   |   FULL CV

» EDUCATION

Graduate Work in Communication Studies
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
SUMMER-FALL 2007 (12 HOURS COMPLETED)

Master of Arts in French
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
2004-2007

Bachelor of Arts in French
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
2000-2004

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» EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND

Adjunct Faculty in French
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
SPRING & SUMMER 2008

Teaching Assistant in Communication Studies
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
FALL 2007

Teaching Fellow in French
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
2006-2007

Lecteur d'anglais
UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS
2005-2006

Teaching Assistant in French
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
2004-2005

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» COURSES TAUGHT

University of North Texas
FREN 1010: ELEMENTARY FRENCH I
FREN 1020: ELEMENTARY FRENCH II
FREN 2040: INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I (SYLLABUS FOR SUM 08; COURSE CALENDAR FOR SUM 08)
FREN 2050: INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II
FREN 2040/2050: ACCELERATED INTERMEDIATE FRENCH
FREN 5026: FRENCH FOR GRADUATE RESEARCH
COMM 1010: INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION

Université de Tours
ENGLISH PHONETICS AND PRONUNCIATION
ADVANCED ENGLISH CONVERSATION
ENGLISH ORAL COMPREHENSION

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» SAMPLE SYLLABI (FUTURE COURSES)

Undergraduate courses
COMING SOON!

Graduate courses
COMING SOON!

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» RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Linguistic Variation in Computer-Mediated Communication

• Second/Foreign Language Acquisition and Pedagogy

• Gender, Society, and Language

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» PUBLICATIONS (PEER-REVIEWED)

• Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • van Compernolle, R. A., & Williams, L. (Forthcoming). Learner versus non-learner patterns of sociolinguistic variation in synchronous electronic French: Yes/no questions and nous vs. on. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. [Projected publication in vol. 31, 3, September 2009]

  • van Compernolle, R. A., & Williams, L. (Forthcoming). Variable omission of ne in real-time French chat: A corpus-driven comparison of educational and non-educational contexts. Canadian Modern Language Review.

  • Williams, L., & van Compernolle, R. A. (Forthcoming). Second-person pronoun use in French-language discussion fora. Journal of French Language Studies. [Preprint PDF]

  • van Compernolle, R. A. (In Press). Second-person pronoun use and address strategies in on-line personal advertisements from Quebec. Journal of Pragmatics.

  • Williams, L., & van Compernolle, R. A. (In Press). On versus tu and vous: Pronouns with indefinite reference in synchronous electronic French discourse. Language Sciences.

  • van Compernolle, R. A. (In Press, 2008). Nous versus on: Pronouns with first-person plural reference in synchronous French chat. Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 11(2). [Preprint PDF]

  • van Compernolle, R. A. (In Press, 2008). Morphosyntactic and phonological constraints on negative particle variation in French-language chat discourse. Language Variation and Change, 20(2). [Copyedited ms. PDF]

  • van Compernolle, R. A. (2008). Language variation in online personal ads from Quebec: The case of ne. Language@Internet, 5, Article 1 [np]. (≈ 9,200 words)

  • van Compernolle, R. A. (2008). « Une pompière ? C’est affreux ! » Étude lexicale de la féminisation des noms de métiers et grades en France. Langage & Société, 123, 107-126.

  • van Compernolle, R. A., & Williams, L. (2007). De l’oral à l’électronique: La variation orthographique comme ressource sociostylistique et pragmatique dans le français électronique. Glottopol, 10, 56-69. Thematic issue: Regards sur Internet, dans ses dimensions langagières. Penser les continuités et discontinuités, I. Pierozak (Ed.).

  • Williams, L., & van Compernolle, R. A. (2007). Second-person pronoun use in on-line French-language chat environments. The French Review, 80(4), 804-820.

• Chapters in Edited Volumes

  • van Compernolle, R. A. (2008). Sociopragmatic norms in Québécois online personal advertisements. In M-C Koop (Ed.), Le Québec à l’aube du nouveau millénaire : entre tradition et modernité (pp. 139-147). Québec, Canada: Presses de l’Université du Québec. [Preprint PDF]

  • van Compernolle, R. A. (2007). The variable use of ne in public French-language chat. In J. Gerbault (Ed.), La langue du cyberespace : de la diversité aux normes (pp. 251-264). Paris: L’Harmattan.

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• 2008

  • Yesterday's language, today's society, and the women in the middle: Perspectives on the feminization of job titles in France. Women in French: Women in the Middle (International), Texas, USA. (Sole presenter)
    [PowerPoint presentation]

  • Sociolinguistic norms and variation in French-language on-line chat communities and implications for foreign language pedagogy. American Association for Applied Linguistics (International), Washington, D.C. (Sole presenter) [PowerPoint presentation]

• 2007

  • The nature and complexities of turn-taking in electronic French: Educational and non-educational contexts. Communication Studies Student Conference (Graduate), Texas, USA. (Sole presenter) [PowerPoint presentation]

  • Sociopragmatic norms in Quebecois online personal advertisements. Quebec at the Dawn of the New Millennium: Between Tradition and Modernity (International), Texas, USA. (Sole presenter) [PDF handout]

  • Real-time chat as a diagnostic tool for foreign language instruction: Evidence from second-year students of French. South Central Association for Language Learning Technology (Regional), Texas, USA. (Sole presenter)

• 2006

  • Variation of negative particle use in electronic French discourse: Educational and non-educational contexts. Association for French Language Studies (International), Bristol, England. (Co-presenter, with L. Williams) [PowerPoint presentation]

  • The variable use of ne in public French-language chat. La Langue de la Communication Médiatisée par les Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (International), Bordeaux, France. (Sole presenter)

• 2005

  • Second-person pronoun use in French on-line communities. Cultural Constructions Conference (Regional), Texas, USA. (Co-presenter, with L. Williams)

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Newpapers in French
Le Monde
La Libération
Cyberpresse

French TV
France 2
TV 5
Canal +
Arte

Search engines/web portals in French
Google France
Google Canada
Voilà
La Toile du Québec

Museums in France
Le Louvre
Le Musée d'Orsay
Le Musée de la Torture

French language resources
Tex's French grammar
Interview of the month (French podcast)
Mon Podcast Français ! (French podcast)

Food stuff
L'Univers du fromage
Fromages.com
Boulangerie.net (produits)
Les vins français
Touraine gourmande
Bordeaux gourmande
Gastronomie Alsace

Professional organizations
Applied Linguistics and CMC Research Interest Group
American Association for Applied Linguistics
American Association of Teachers of French
Association for French Language Studies

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