Elizabeth Mayne

Elizabeth Mayne is a Lecturer in French Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, College of Liberal Arts. She holds a PhD in French Linguistics from UT Austin and has taught French at the college level since 2008, including positions at the University of Illinois and UT Austin since 2014.

Her educational qualifications include:

• PhD in French Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin
• MA in French Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• BA in French Studies (Linguistics minor), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Mayne's research interests span Second Language Acquisition, French Linguistics, Teaching Language Online, and Social Media Discourse. Her scholarly work addresses L2 learners' perceptions of French address forms, discourse markers in speech registers, and online intercultural communication. She advocates for active learning and inclusive pedagogy, incorporating multimedia and authentic materials to foster student engagement with French language and culture.

She has enhanced her teaching expertise through professional development, including certificates in e-Learning ecologies (University of Illinois), Blended Language Learning Design and Practice (University of Colorado Boulder), and the ACUE Effective Teaching Practices Certificate (2023).

Although the provided text does not detail formal advisees or research grants, her teaching portfolio includes a variety of undergraduate French courses from introductory to advanced levels, delivered in multiple formats including hybrid, online asynchronous, and synchronous modalities.