Biography
Francesca grew up, studied, and started a career in Communications and Language Teaching (French, Italian, and Chinese) in Milan, Italy, and Paris, France. At UIUC, she completed her M.A. in French Second Language Learning and is now a Ph.D. student in French Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education (SLATE).
Research Interests
Foreign/Second Language Acquisition
Distance Language Teaching
Global Simulations and Language Learning
Foreign Language Anxiety
Multiliteracies and Language Learning
Multilingualism
Reverse Transfer
Research Description
Effects of Global versus Virtual-Reality Simulations and Language Background on Intermediate-French L2 Oral Production
Education
Ph.D. French SLATE (in progress) - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A. French Second Language Learning - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Diploma in Teaching Italian as a Second Language (DITALS) - Concentrations: Adult Learners (18+) and Chinese Native Speakers - University for Foreigners, Siena (Italy)
Diplôme Intensif in Chinese - National Institute of Oriental Languages and Cultures, Paris (France)
M.S. Economics and Management for the Arts, Culture, and Communications - Bocconi University, Milan (Italy)
B.S. Economics and Management for the Arts, Culture, and Communications - Bocconi University, Milan (Italy)
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Study Abroad - Paris Institut of Political Studies (Sciences Po), Paris (France)
French Professional Business Certificate (DFA1) - Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Paris (France)
Awards and Honors
K.A. Looney Award for Excellence in Teaching (Junior Category) - SP18
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent with Outstanding Ratings - SP18, SP19, SP20
Courses Taught
FR 101 - Elementary French I
ITAL 102 - Elementary Italian II
FR 103 - Intermediate French I
FR 133 - Accelerated Intermediate French I
FR 104 - Intermediate French II
Research Presentations
Roncoroni, F. & Turner, R. (2019). A study of Global Simulation for Engagement, Intercultural Awareness, and Fluency in Spontaneous Speech of Intermediate II French Learners. Poster Presentation at the 11th Annual SLATE Graduate Research Symposium, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Mutidjo, A. & Roncoroni, F. (2017). Teaching the French Imperative Present through Poetry: A Multiliteracies Approach. Presentation at the 2017 Language Teaching Share Fair, Center for Language Instruction and Coordination, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.