Pascale Trevisiol Okamura

Pascale Trevisiol Okamura is an Associate Professor in Language Sciences and Language Teaching at Sorbonne Nouvelle University, affiliated with the DILTEC research team (EA 2288). Her primary role includes teaching language acquisition and foreign language didactics within the UFR of Literature, Linguistics, and Didactics (LLD). She co-heads the Master 2 program in Language Teaching (FLE/FLS) and holds administrative roles in departmental councils and educational committees.

• Education Background:
  • Lecturer at Sorbonne Nouvelle University since 2015
  • Previously taught at Université de Poitiers (2010–2015) and Université Paris 8 (2007–2010)
  • French teaching assistant at Hokkaido University, Japan

Research Focus: Specializes in third language acquisition (L3), crosslinguistic influence, and the interface between language acquisition and didactics. Key themes include:

• Discourse construction in L3 French
• Input processing and initial language exposure
• Development of teaching materials for FLE
• Plurilingual practices among language teachers

Current projects involve multilingualism in primary education, Tamil-speaking learners' L3 French acquisition, and reflexive training in research.

Teaching & Supervision: Co-supervises doctoral research on topics such as L3 French acquisition in Chinese contexts, translinguistic discourse influences, and plurilingual teacher practices. Teaches advanced courses on language acquisition theories and FLE methodology.

Labs/Teams: Member of the Second Language Acquisition Network (ReAL2) and part of the DILTEC team, focusing on language didactics and multilingualism research.