G茅raldine Blattner
Professor of French and Linguistics
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Director of the French Basic Language Program
Coordinator of French, German, Italian, and Linguistics Teaching Assistants
E-mail: gblattne@fau.edu
Office Phone: 561-297-2679
Areas of Expertise:听technology-enhanced foreign language teaching and learning sociolinguistic and pragmatic variation in French and ESL-language computer-mediated discourse
Dr. G茅raldine Blattner is a Swiss native. She has obtained her Ph.D. (2007) in French and Applied Linguistics from Pennsylvania State University. She also holds a master's degree in TESOL and in French literature from the University of Mississippi (2002). Her interests are new technologies as tools for communication and for language learning and teaching, electronic French discourse, sociolinguistics, SLA and psycholinguistics. At 大象传媒, she has been teaching a variety of undergraduate classes, including Culture et Soci茅t茅, Structure of Modern French, French Sociolinguistics, French Phonetics and Pronunciation, and Introduction to Linguistics. She also teaches different graduate seminars such as Principles of Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, History and Dialectology of French, Electronic Media and Foreign Language Education, Applied Linguistics and TESOL. In 2020 & 2011 she received one of the eight awards for Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching from 大象传媒.
She is currently working on #OnYgo+, a second-year OER French textbook with her colleague Stephanie Roulon from Portland State University.
Her recent publications include the following:
Textbooks
Blattner, G., Dalola, A. & Roulon, S. (2023). #OnYGo. Beginner French Textbook OER.
Articles in refereed journals
Blattner, G., Dalola, A., & Roulon, S. (2024). Learners鈥 pathways to target language cultures via Instagram #invisibleculture. Journal of Digital Educational Technology 4(2), ep2415. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/14724 听听
Blattner, G., Dalola, A., & Roulon, S. (2023). Disruptive French: Using OER to promote linguistic justice in the French-language classroom. Second Language Research & Practice, 4(1), 141鈥152.
Blattner, G., & Williams, L. (2022). Transforming corpus-based sociolinguistics research into learning opportunities. In A. Dalola (Ed.), JFLS SI 鈥淔rench Variation in Digital Media.鈥
White, J.P., DeMil, A. & Blattner, G. (2021). Perceptions and Practices in Language Teaching: A Survey of Experts in Literary and Cultural Studies. SCOLT journal.
Blattner, G. & Dalola, A. (2018). 听I tweet, you tweet, (s)he tweets: 听Enhancing the ESL language-learning experience through Twitter. International Journal of Computer Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 8(2), 1-19.听
Blattner, G., & Lomicka, L. (2012). Facebook: The Social Generation of Language Learners. Special issue of the Alsic (Apprentissage des Langues et Syst猫mes d'information et de communication) journal 鈥渟ocial media and language learning : (r)evolution ?鈥 15 (1), 1-36. 听
Blattner, G., & Lomicka, L. (2012). A sociolinguistic study of practices in different social forums in an intermediate French class.听Instructional Technology and Distance Learning(ITDL), 9(9), 3-24.听
Blattner, G., & Lomicka, L. (2012). Facebook: The Social Generation of Language Learners.听Social Media and Language Learning: (R)evolution?听Special issue of the听Alsic(Apprentissage des Langues et Syst猫mes d'information et de communication)听Journal, 15(1).听
Blattner, G. (2011). Linguistic perspectives on听le langage de las banlieue. Transitions Journal, 7, 71-91.
Blattner, G., & Fiori, M. (2011).听Virtual social network communities: an investigation of language learners' development of sociopragmatic awareness and听multiliteracy skills.听CALICO, 29(1) 24-43.听
Blattner, G., & Williams, L. F. (2011). L'emploi variable du听ne听dans le discours听茅lectronique synchrone: une听茅tude variationniste en temps apparent.听Langage et Soci茅t茅听, 138.
Blattner, G., & Fiori, M. (2009). Facebook in the Language Classroom: Promises and Possibilities.听Instructional Technology and Distance Learning听(ITDL),听6(1) 17-28.
Book Chapters (peer reviewed)
Blattner, G., Dalola, A., & Lomicka, L. (2016). #MindYourHashtags: A sociocultural study of student interpretations of French Native Speakers鈥 tags. In L. Winstead & P. Wang (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Foreign Language Education in the Digital Age (pp.33-58). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Blattner, G., White, J.P. (2016). Leadership in foreign language departments: It鈥檚 not just language. In V. Wang & P. Cranton (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Strategic Leadership and Management. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Blattner, G., Dalola, A., & Lomicka, L. (2016). Twitter in foreign language classes: Initiating learners into contemporary language variation. In听V. Wang (Ed.),听The Handbook of Research on Learning Outcomes and Opportunities in the Digital Age(pp. 769-797).听Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Blattner, G., Dalola, A., & Lomicka, L. (2015). Tweetsmart: A pragmatic analysis of well-known native speaker Tweeters. In E. Dixon & M. Thomas (Eds),听Researching Language Learner Interaction Online: From Social Media to MOOC鈥檚听(pp. 231-236). San Marcos, TX: Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO).听
Blattner, G. (2011). Web 2.0 technologies and foreign language teaching. In V. Wang (Ed.).听Encyclopedia of E-Leadership, Counseling and Training.听Hershey, PA: IGI Global.听
Blattner, G. & Williams, L. F. (2009). Teaching and Learning Linguistic and Social Dimensions of French-Language Discussion Fora. In L. Abraham & L. Williams (Eds.).听Electronic Discourse in Foreign Language Learning and Teaching.听Series: Language Learning & Language Teaching. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.听听
Kinginger, C., Blattner, G., & Roulon, S. (2009).听Tu ou vous, choix facilit茅 lors de s茅jours linguistiques? Enqu锚te sur la dimension m茅ta pragmatique. In B. Peters & N. Rami猫re (Eds.),听Projet d'ouvrage collectif: Tu et vous. L'embarras du choix. Limoges: Lambert-Lucas.
Kinginger, C., & Blattner, G. (2008).听Assessing the Development of Sociolinguistic Awareness in Study Abroad: Colloquial French. In L. Ortega & H. Byrnes (Eds.),听The Longitudinal Study of Advanced L2 Capacities.听Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.听