Contact Information
Room 2127 LCLB
Office Hours
Fall 2025: Thursday 1PM-2PM, LCLB 2127
Research Areas
PhD Student, Teaching Assistant
Biography
I am a second year PhD student in French SLATE at UIUC. Coming from France, I am a native French speaker and I earned a Bachelor (Licence) in 2021 and a Master (Master) in 2024 in French Language and Literatures from the University of Sorbonne-Nouvelle Paris III. I also earned a Bachelor in Law (Licence de droit) from the University of Panthéon-Assas Paris II in 2023.
Research Interests
Sociolinguistics, Second/Foreign Language Acquisition, Computer and Mobile-Assisted Language Learning, Teacher Education
Research Description
I work on using generative AI and roleplay to improve the oral skills of French students. I developed my own app, NautilIA, to support French learning through new technologies and gamification techniques.
Education
- Master de Langue et littératures françaises, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III, 2024
- Licence de droit (mention droit civil), Université Panthéon Assas Paris II, 2023
- Licence de Lettres modernes mineure littérature, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III, 2021
- Baccalauréat littéraire, Lycée Condorcet (Limay), 2018
Courses Taught
- FR 112 (Intermediate French) in Wesleyan University, Middletown CT, 2023-2024
- FR 215 (Advanced French) in Wesleyan University, Middletown CT, 2023-2024
- FR 104 C (Intermediate French) in UIUC, Urbana-Champaign IL, Fall 2024 and Spring 2025
- FR 212 (Introduction to Cultural Analysis) in UIUC, Uraban-Champaign, IL, Fall 2025
Recent Publications
- Petre, Macha (2025) "Bleu Pour Toujours (Blue Forever), Vernacular: New Connections in Language, Literature, & Culture: Vol. 10 : Iss. 1 , Article 14.
Available at: https://trace.tennessee.edu/vernacular/vol10/iss1/14 - Petre, Macha (2024) "La glottophobie envers l'accent québécois par le public français (enquête de sociolinguistique sur les productions spontanées en ligne)", Master thesis headed by Prof. Maria Candea and has been defended at Sorbonne-Nouvelle University in July 2024