Vanda Marijanovic

Vanda Marijanovic is an Associate Professor in the Department of Language Sciences at the University of Toulouse - Jean Jaurès, where she conducts research and teaching in linguistics and second language acquisition, particularly in the context of French as a Foreign Language (FLE). She is affiliated with the NeuroPsychoLinguistics Laboratory (LNPL, EA 4156) and serves as co-responsible for the master's program ADFLE. Her academic work spans both theoretical and applied aspects of language learning, with a focus on early learners and psycholinguistic mechanisms.

Her research interests include L2 literacy development, pronunciation, memory in language acquisition, and contrastive analysis. She explores how learners, especially children and adolescents, process and acquire a second language, drawing on methodologies from psycholinguistics and cognitive didactics. Her work investigates the interplay between oral and written language, phonological representations, and the influence of orthographic input on spoken output.

The recent publications highlight a consistent focus on early language learners, particularly Croatian children acquiring French. Themes such as phonological processing, reading aloud, word identification, and the role of memory recur across her work. She frequently collaborates with researchers like M. Billières, C. Solier, and A. Krönert, contributing to international conferences such as EUROSLA, AFLS, and DIDCOG. Her publications appear in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings, reflecting active engagement in the academic community.

She has contributed to educational outreach, including a MOOC on pronunciation teaching in FLE and public lectures such as 'Le cerveau à deux langues' during the Brain Awareness Week. While no specific awards are listed, her sustained research output and leadership in academic programs underscore her contributions to the field.

In terms of teaching, she offers courses in FLE methodology, technology in language classrooms (TICE), cultural anthropology, general linguistics, and critical approaches to language teaching. She also teaches sociolinguistics and linguistic diversity within the broader linguistics curriculum. Her academic journey includes a PhD in Language Sciences from the University of Toulouse-Le Mirail, supported by a strong educational foundation from Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3 and INALCO, where she studied Italian, Arabic, and foreign language pedagogy.