Marie-Josée Vignola holds a Bachelor of Education, with a specialization in teaching French as a second language (FSL) (McGill University), a Master of Arts in French Linguistics (Queen's University), and a Doctorate in Education (University of Ottawa). Her teaching and research focus on the didactics of French as a second language. She is interested in FSL teacher education, as well as in French immersion and core French programs. She established the Marie-Josée Vignola Excellence in Education Scholarship in support of graduates of the Second Language (SLT) teaching program who enroll in the Faculty's Teacher Education or Formation à l'enseignement programs.
Marie-Josée Vignola
Journals & other
Lamoureux, S. A., Vignola, M.-J. & Bourdages, J. S. (2020). Littératie universitaire en milieu francophone minoritaire : vers une amélioration des habiletés scripturales, Enjeux et société, 7 (2), 156–183.
Vignola, M.-J. & Andrews, B. W. (2018). Rétroviseur : vers une meilleure compréhension des besoins d’enseignantes d’immersion française sur le plan du développement professionnel en arts visuels, Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies, 16 (2), 76-95.
Arnott, S. & Vignola, M.-J. (2020).The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) in French immersion teacher education: a focus on the language portfolio, Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education, 7 (2), 321 - 345.
Full list of publications and other scholarly contributions.
Research interests
- Second language education
- Teacher education for French as a second language teachers
- French immersion
- Basic French
- French as a minority language