Petya Ivanova-Fournier

Petya Ivanova-Fournier is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the Université Catholique de l’Ouest Bretagne Nord, France. She has extensive experience teaching French as a Foreign Language (FLE) in China and Bulgaria, including roles as Professor at Shenzhen University (2012–2013) and Lecturer at Wuhan University (2006–2009). Her academic journey includes a Doctorate in Language Sciences from the University of Lorraine (2019), a Master's in Foreign Language Teaching from Strasbourg (2012), and early qualifications from Bulgarian institutions.

Her research focuses on foreign language acquisition, cognitive linguistics, intercultural communication, and assessment methodologies. Key areas include analyzing language learning dynamics in Chinese academic contexts, student motivations for studying French, and communication challenges between French and Chinese learners.

Her publications explore topics such as cross-cultural education, Sino-European student mobility, and Roma children’s schooling traditions. She has collaborated with institutions like the Alliance Française in Chengdu and the University of Lyon. Notably, her 2019 doctoral thesis advanced frameworks for assessing written productions in FLE within Chinese universities.

Ivanova-Fournier is affiliated with the CHUS research team at UCO and holds an ORCID identifier (0000-0003-0023-5865). Her work bridges linguistic theory with practical pedagogy, emphasizing cross-cultural competencies in global education.