Directory
Nicola Work
Associate Professor in French
Full-Time Faculty
College of Arts and Sciences: Global Languages and Cultures; Academic Affairs and Learning Initiatives: Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center (LTC)
Degrees
- Ph.D., Wayne State University, 2009
- M.A., Wayne State University, 2000
- B.A., University of Freiburg, Germany, 1998
- B.A., Universite' de Dijon, 1995
Courses taught
- FRN 101
- FRN 131
- FRN 141
- FRN 201
- FRN 270
- FRN 301
- FRN 311
- FRN 321
- FRN 325
- FRN 331
- FRN 341
- FRN 361
- FRN 370
- FRN 381
- FRN 450
- FRN 469
- FRN 491
- LNG 468/568
Research interests
- Second Language Acquisition Theories
- Syntax-Pragmatics Interface
- Pragmatics
- Foreign Language Teaching
- Teaching with Technology
- iPads in Language Instruction
- Escape Rooms in (language) education
Selected publications
Work, Nicola. Argument Realization in French and Spanish Second Language Acquisition: A View from the Syntax-Pragmatics Interface. Saarbrücken: Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010. (228 pages)
Work, Nicola. “iPads in the French Language Classroom : Teacher and Student Perceptions,” in Foss, J. (ed.). The Power of Language, The Power of People: Celebrating 50 Years. Selected Papers from the 2018 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Ashland, VA: Robert M. Terry, 2018. (21 pages)
Work, Nicola. “Parlez-vous francais? iPad apps to develop French speaking skills,” The French Review, 89.3. 2016. (28 pages)
Work, Nicola. “A rank order of accurate use at the syntax-pragmatics interface: Evidence from French and Spanish L2 acquisition,” Linguistik Online, Vol. 70, No. 1. 2015. (33 pages)
https://bop.unibe.ch/
Work, Nicola. “Rosetta Stone: Compatible with proficiency-oriented language instruction and blended learning?” International Journal of Technology in Teaching & Learning, Vol. 10, No. 1. 2014. http://sicet.org/web/journals/
Work, Nicola. “Applying iPad apps in the classroom: Goal? Language proficiency,” FLTMAG, November 15, 2014. (17 pages, single-spaced)
http://fltmag.com/applying-
Work, Nicola. “Where grammar meets context: Teaching pragmatics in L2 French,” Journal of Second Language Teaching & Research, Vol. 3, No. 1. 2014. (32 pages)
http://pops.uclan.ac.uk/index.
Work, Nicola. “Nonsententials and Second Language Acquisition” in Progovac, L. et al (eds.). The Syntax of Nonsententials: Multidisciplinary Perspectives. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2006. (26 pages)