Natallia Liakina
Senior Faculty Lecturer
Course Coordinator for FRSL 104, 407 and 408
B.A. in Linguistics, Minsk State Linguistic University.
B.Ed. in Foreign Language Didactics, Minsk State Linguistic University.
M.A. in Applied Linguistics, University of Western Ontario
Cerified evaluator for听Test de Connaissance du Fran莽ais (TCF)
Natallia Liakina received her Master鈥檚 degree in Applied Linguistics at the University of Western Ontario in 1999. Her professional experience includes teaching French as a second language at the university level in Ontario and in Quebec. Since 2006, she has taught at the French Language Centre at 9I制作厂免费. Her current research is focused on corrective phonetics and the impact of new technologies on second language teaching and learning both in the classroom and in computer lab settings. As part of her work at 9I制作厂免费, she has given FSL classes at all levels and developed educational materials for her courses.
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- Corrective Phonetics
- Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
- L2 acquisition mediated by mobile technologies
- Development of oral skills in L2
- Sociolinguistics
Research Projects
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The Virtual Phonetics Clinic: Meeting the oral communication needs of French second language learners beyond the classroom
Principal investigator -
Use of Mobile Technology for Teaching Second Language Pronunciation
In collaboration with听D. Liakin, and W. Cardoso, Concordia University
Grants
Conseil de recherches en sciences sociales et humaines (CRSH). Subvention Savoir. 2018-2020.L鈥檜tilisation de la technologie mobile dans l'enseignement de la phon茅tique corrective听(54 969 $). Co-investigator with Denis Liakin (Principal Investigator) and听Walcir Cardoso, Concordia University.听
Educational materials: books, coursepacks, workbooks, online materials
Liakin D., Liakina N., Michaud G., Olivry F. (2019). Tendances Niveau C1/C2, m茅thode de fran莽ais, [1 textbook and 1 DVD]. Paris : CLE International.
Girardet J., P茅cheur J.,听 Olivry F., Liakin D., Liakina N., Boivin H. (2015). 脡cho A2, m茅thode de fran莽ais pour l'Am茅rique du Nord. [1 textbook and 1 audio CD]. Paris : CLE International.
Girardet J., P茅cheur J., Olivry F., Liakin D., Liakina N., Boivin H. (2015). 脡cho A2, m茅thode de fran莽ais pour l'Am茅rique du Nord, cahier personnel d'apprentissage. [Student Activities Workbook]. Paris : CLE International.
Girardet J., Gibbe C., Olivry F., Liakin D., Liakina N., Boivin H. (2015). 脡cho A2, m茅thode de fran莽ais pour l'Am茅rique du Nord. [Instructor' Resource Manual]. Paris : CLE International.
Gibbe, C., Girardet, J., Liakin, D., Liakina, N., Olivry, F., et Pecheur, J. (2014). 脡cho A1, m茅thode de fran莽ais pour l'Am茅rique du Nord. [1 textbook and 1 audio CD]. Paris : CLE International.
Girardet, J., Liakin, D., Liakina, N., Olivry, F., et Pecheur, J. (2014). 脡cho A1, m茅thode de fran莽ais pour l'Am茅rique du Nord. [Student Activities Workbook]. Paris : CLE International.
Callet, S., Gibbe, C., Girardet, J., Liakin, D., Liakina, N., et Olivry, F. (2014). 脡cho A1, m茅thode de fran莽ais pour l'Am茅rique du Nord. [Instructor's Resource Manual]. Paris : CLE International.
Liakina, N. (2012).听Des sons aux 茅nonc茅s听: phon茅tique corrective, compr茅hension et expression orales 鈥� Niveaux d茅butant et 茅l茅mentaire. Coursepack for FRSL 104 Corrective French Pronunciation & programme for lab practice (Can8). Montreal听: 9I制作厂免费, 2012. 186 pages.
Liakina, N. et Poulin-Mignault, H. (2011).听Fran莽ais oral听: compr茅hension et expression 鈥� Niveau avanc茅. Coursepack for FRSL 407. Montreal听: 9I制作厂免费, 2011. 206 pages.
Articles in scholarly refereed journals
Liakina, N. and听Michaud, G. (2018). Needs analyses for task-based curriculum design: How useful can it be for general purpose L2 courses?听Nouvelle Revue Synergies Canada, No.11. Num茅ro th茅matique 芦 La didactique des langues secondes: de la th茅orie 脿 la pratique, vol. II/Second Language Pedagogies: From Theory to Practice 禄, vol. II, 12.
Liakin, D., Cardoso, W. and听Liakina, N.听(2017). Mobilizing Instruction in a Second-Language Context: Learners鈥� Perceptions of Two Speech Technologies.听Languages, vol. 2, No. 3, 11.
Liakin, D., Cardoso, W. and听Liakina, N.听(2017). The pedagogical use of mobile speech synthesis (TTS): focus on French liaison.听Computer Assisted Language Learning, vol. 30, No 3-4, 348-365.
Liakin, D., Cardoso, W. and听Liakina, N.听(2015). Learning L2 pronunciation with a mobile speech recognizer: French /y/.听CALICO Journal, vol. 32, No 1, 1-25.
Liakin, D., Cardoso, W. and听Liakina, N.听(2013). 听Mobile Speech Recognition Software: A Tool for Teaching Second Language Pronunciation.听Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute听(OLBI) Working Papers. Special issue 鈥淚nnovative practices in computer assisted language learning (CALL)鈥澨齎ol. 5: 85-99.听听
De Serres, Linda and听Liakina, N.听(2011).听Le fran莽ais qu茅b茅cois parl茅 familier sait-il s茅duire? R茅flexions et applications p茅dagogiques pour la classe de FLE/FLS.听French Review.听Special Issue "Quebec", vol. 84, n掳 6, 1141-1160.
De Serres, L. and听Liakina, N.听(2010). La grande s茅duction pour le fran莽ais parl茅 qu茅b茅cois听: comment ne pas manquer le bateau ? 听Synergies Canada.听Special Issue 芦 Les documents authentiques禄, n掳 2. 听
Conference Proceedings
Liakin, D.; Cardoso, W.; Waddington, D. and听Liakina, N.听(2018). Aucune anomalie d茅tect茅茅 ! Practice your French while piloting a spaceship. In Taalas, Peppi; Jalkanen, Juha ; Bradley, Linda; Thou毛sny, Sylvie (Eds),听Future-proof CALL: language learning as exploration and encounters 鈥� short papers from EUROCALL 2018听(pp. 165-170). .听
Liakin, D., Cardoso W. and听Liakina,听N. (2013). An Innovative Mobile-assisted Learning in the second language听classroom.听International Journal of Information Technology & Computer Science, 8/2, 58-65.
Liakin, D., Cardoso W. and听Liakina,听N. (2012).听 An Innovative Use of Mobile Technology for Teaching Second听Language Pronunciation.听Proceedings of听4th International Conference on Education and New Learning听Technologies,听Barcelona,听听4501-4510.
Liakina, N.听(2007). Sur l鈥檃cquisition et l鈥檃pprentissage des locutions idiomatiques en langue seconde.听Linguistic Theories and Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Taganrog State Pedagogical Institute Press, Taganrog, Russie, vol. 2, 177-188.
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Invited Lectures
Automated Corrective Feedback in the Context of ASR-supported Pronunciation Training: how effective can it be?
Invited talk (1 hour)
Co-presenter: Denis Liakin, Concordia University
Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI) Research Forum, University of Ottawa
October 18, 2018
Correction phon茅tique : vers un enseignement pratique de la prononciation
Workshop (3 hours) for FSL instructors
Professional development day, the Canadian Forces Language School, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
November 18, 2015
Perspective actionnelle : stimuler les interactions en fran莽ais langue seconde
TWO workshops (1.5 hours)
Co-presenters: Denis Liakin, Fabien Olivry, Concordia University
XXIIIe Journ茅e CLE Formation 芦 Enseigner le fran莽ais dans le contexte qu茅b茅cois : d茅fis, approches et perspectives 禄, 9I制作厂免费, Montreal
October 29, 2015
Enseigner l'oral dans une perspective actionnelle : quelques pistes pour stimuler les interactions au niveau A1
TWO workshops (1.5 hours)
Co-presenters: Denis Liakin, Fabien Olivry, Concordia University
XXIIe Journ茅e CLE Formation 芦 Enseigner le fran莽ais au Canada 禄, Toronto
May 22, 2015
Correction phon茅tique : de la th茅orie 脿 la pratique
Workshop (3 hours) for FSL instructors
Professional development day, the Canadian Forces Language School, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
February 16, 2015
Meeting the oral communication needs of L2 learners beyond the classroom: can mobile technology help?
Co-presenter: Denis Liakin, Concordia University
Webinar
Department of听 Romance, German, Russian Languages and Literatures, California State University Long Beach
October 30, 2014
Planning a Group Activity: Are Your Goals S.M.A.R.T?
A Graduate Student Workshop: Practical Approaches to Teaching Language II
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, 9I制作厂免费, Montreal
March 14, 2013
Enseigner le fran莽ais langue seconde en milieu universitaire.
Centre d鈥檈nseignement du fran莽ais听: son fonctionnement, ses programmes et ses projets听novateurs.
French Department, Glendon College, York University, Toronto
April 9, 2011
La phon茅tique corrective听: comment soutenir l鈥檃pprenant ?
Conference (3 hours) for future French teachers
Course听DLA1018听听Introduction 脿 la didactique des langues, secondes ou 茅trang猫res,听le programme de baccalaur茅at en 茅tudes fran莽aises du D茅partement de lettres et communication sociale, Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Trois-Rivi猫res (UQTR), Trois-Rivi猫res
December 6, 2010
De la culture source 脿 la culture cible. Le chemin passe-t-il par une听interculture听?听
9e听colloque de l鈥橝ssociation fran莽aise d鈥櫭ヾucation compar茅e et des 茅changes (AFDECE), Montreal
October 16, 2010
R茅ussir en phon茅tique corrective听?听Oui, c鈥檈st possible听!
Co-presenter: Marion Vergues, 9I制作厂免费
Workshop (3 hours) for FSL teachers
Centre Champlain, Sherbrooke
April 9, 2009
La phon茅tique, 莽a s鈥檃pprivoise !
Co-presenter: Marion Vergues, 9I制作厂免费
Workshop (3 hours) for FSL teachers
Centre Champlain, Sherbrooke
Novembre 14, 2008
La phon茅tique, 莽a s鈥檃pprivoise !
Workshop
36e听 Conf茅rence p茅dagogique annuelle des 脡ducatrices et 茅ducateurs francophones du Manitoba (脡FM), Coll猫ge universitaire de Saint-Boniface, Winnipeg
Novembre 27, 2008
La phon茅tique, 莽a s鈥檃pprivoise !
Co-presenter: Marion Vergues, 9I制作厂免费
Workshop (6 hours) for FSL teachers
Centre Saint-Michel, Sherbrooke
December 7, 2007
Conference presentations, workshops, panel discussions
The effects of different instructional variables on the acquisition of grammatical gender by second language learners of French
Co-presenter: Andrew Lee, Roy Lyster, 9I制作厂免费
37th Second Language Research Forum (SLRF) On the Contribution of Cognitive Science to Second Language Research, UQAM, Montreal
October 27, 2018
Aucune anomalie d茅tect茅茅 ! Practice your French while piloting a spaceship.
Co-presenters: Denis Liakin, Walcir Cardoso, David Waddington, Concordia University.
EUROCALL 2018, University of Jyv盲skyl盲, Finland
August 25, 2018
Technologie de la parole pour l鈥檃pprentissage de la prononciation: pourquoi, quand et comment les int茅grer en classe de langue ?
Co-presenter: Denis Liakin, Concordia University
7th International Conference on Second Language Pedagogies, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada
June 25, 2018
Exploring Learner Perceptions of Instantaneous Corrective Feedback in the Context of ASR-supported Pronunciation Training
Co-presenter: Denis Liakin, Concordia University
CALICO Conference 2018 Connecting CALL鈥檚 past to itst Future, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
June 1st, 2018
Astronautes FLS: A digital game for L2 French learners
Co-presenters: Denis Liakin, Walcir Cardoso, David Waddington, Concordia University
AAAL Conference 2018, Chicago, USA
March 24, 2018
Mobilizing Instruction in a Second Language Context: Focus on French Pronunciation
Co-presenters: Denis Liakin, Walcir Cardoso, Concordia University
CALICO Conference 2017 Multilingualism and Digital Literacies, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, USA
May 18th, 2017
Curriculum Design: Integrating Authentic Tasks to Stimulate Meaningful Interactions in an Advanced Level Course
Co-presenter: Gabriel Michaud, 9I制作厂免费
6th International Conference on Second Language Pedagogies (SLPC6), 9I制作厂免费, Montreal
Avril 27th, 2017
Towards a Task-Based Curriculum: One step at a time
Co-presenter: Gabriel Michaud, 9I制作厂免费
TBLT Conference Tasks in context, University of Barcelona
April 20th, 2017
Applications pour l'apprentissage de la prononciation du fran莽ais :
quel impact ? quel potentiel ?
Co-presenter: Denis Liakin, Concordia University
XIVe Congr猫s mondial de la F茅d茅ration Internationale des Professeurs de Fran莽ais (FIPF)
Universit茅 de Li猫ge, Belgium
July 19, 2016
Perspective actionnelle : stimuler les interactions orales aux niveaux A1-A2 avec la m茅thode 脡cho pour l'Am茅rique du Nord
Co-presenters : Denis Liakin, Fabien Olivry, Concordia University
Ontario Modern Languages Teachers Association (OMLTA) Spring Conference, Toronto
Avril 1-2, 2016
Outils du Web 2.0 et applications mobiles pour l鈥檃pprentissage de la prononciation : quel potentiel ?
Co-presenter: Denis Liakin, Concordia University
4e Colloque international sur l'enseignement du fran莽ais langue 茅trang猫re, Universidad de Puerto Rico
February 25-28, 2016
Linguistics and education: new technologies in second language teaching
Co-presenters: Denis Liakin and Walcir Cardoso, Concordia University
60th Annual Conference of the International Linguistic Association, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York
April 24-26, 2015
Learning L2 pronunciation with a mobile speech synthesizer
Co-presenters: Denis Liakin and Walcir Cardoso, Concordia University
Research Challenges in CALL, 16th听International Conference, LINGUAPOLIS, Institute for Language and Communication at the University of Antwerp, Anvers
July 7-9, 2014
Comment peut-on aider un apprenant de niveau A2 脿 ma卯triser la liaison obligatoire en fran莽ais听?
Co-presenters: Denis Liakin and Walcir Cardoso, Concordia University
International Conference on New Horizons in Education, Paris
June 25-27, 2014
La synth猫se vocale pour l'enseignement de la prononciation en langue seconde
Co-presenters: Denis Liakin and Walcir Cardoso, Concordia University
82e听 Congr猫s de l'Acfas, Concordia University, Montreal
May 12-14, 2014
La synth猫se vocale, la technologie mobile et l鈥檃cquisition de la liaison
Co-presenters: Denis Liakin and Walcir Cardoso, Concordia University
3猫me听听colloque international sur l鈥檈nseignement du fran莽ais langue 茅trang猫re,听Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan
February 27 鈥� March 1st, 2014
Mobile-assisted learning in the second language classroom
Co-presenters: Denis Liakin and Walcir Cardoso, Concordia University
2nd International Conference on Human Computer Interaction & Learning Technologies (ICHCILT 2013), Abu Dhabi
March 6, 2013
La technologie mobile et l'enseignement de la phon茅tique corrective
Co-presenters: Denis Liakin and Walcir Cardoso, Concordia University
Workshop, Study day 芦 Langue, Traduction et Litt茅rature 禄, Department of French Studies, Concordia University, Montreal
November 2, 2012
An Innovative Use of Mobile Technology for Teaching Second Language Pronunciation
Co-presenters: Denis Liakin and Walcir Cardoso, Concordia University
4th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Barcelona
July 3, 2012
Learning second language pronunciation: Can automatic speech recognition help?
Co-presenters: Denis Liakin and Walcir Cardoso, Concordia University
Learning without boundaries? STLHE 32nd Annual Conference, Montreal
June 2012
Mobile Speech Recognition: A tool for Teaching Second Language Pronunciation
Co-presenters: Denis Liakin and Walcir Cardoso, Concordia University
Innovative Practices in Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), University of Ottawa
April 2012
Vers un enseignement pratique de la prononciation
2e听 Colloque international sur l鈥檈nseignement du fran莽ais langue 茅trang猫re, San Juan, Porto Rico
February 29, 2012
Des sons aux 茅nonc茅s听:听la phon茅tique en contexte
Study Day of the French Language Centre, 9I制作厂免费, Montreal
May 24, 2011
iMagination dans un cours de fran莽ais oral
24e听Congr猫s mondial du Conseil international d鈥櫭﹖udes francophones (CI脡F), Montreal
June 30, 2010
Les films : document authentique pour apprivoiser et comparer une langue fran莽aise parl茅e color茅e
Co-presenter: Linda de Serres, Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Trois-Rivi猫res
Colloque de l鈥橝ssociation des professeurs de fran莽ais des universit茅s et des coll猫ges canadiens (APFUCC), Concordia University, Montreal
May 30, 2010
Am茅liorer l鈥檈xpression orale des apprenants de fran莽ais langue seconde : regards sur l鈥檃pprentissage et l鈥檃cquisition de la prononciation
Workshop听(6 hours)
Co-presenter: Marion Vergues, 9I制作厂免费
30e听congr猫s de l鈥檃ssociation qu茅b茅coise des enseignants de fran莽ais langue seconde (AQEFLS), UQAM, Montreal
April 30, 2010
Interagir efficacement avec tout le monde : exposition aux registres de langue dans un cours de compr茅hension et d鈥檈xpression orales
Colloque de l鈥橝ssociation des professeurs de fran莽ais des universit茅s et des coll猫ges canadiens (APFUCC). Congr猫s de la F茅d茅ration des sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa
May 23, 2009
De la salle de classe听脿 la clinique virtuelle de phon茅tique : activit茅s de prononciation adapt茅es听aux besoins des 茅tudiants du CEFA
Co-presenter: Marion Vergues, 9I制作厂免费
Study Day, English and French Language Centre, 9I制作厂免费, Montreal
March 6, 2008
Vers un enseignement pratique des variations linguistiques
Teaching Adults Foreign Languages in the System of Higher and Postgraduate Education - Developing Foreign Language Competence, International Conference, Minsk State Linguistic University,听Minsk, Belarus
March 2008
R茅ussir en phon茅tique corrective听?听Oui, c鈥檈st possible听!
Co-presenter: Marion Vergues, 9I制作厂免费 Univesrity
Workshop (3 hours)
29e听congr猫s de l鈥檃ssociation qu茅b茅coise des enseignants de fran莽ais langue seconde (AQEFLS), UQAM, Montreal
May 2008
Sur l鈥檃cquisition et l鈥檃pprentissage des locutions idiomatiques en langue seconde.
Linguistic Theories and Foreign Language Teaching Methods, International Conference, Taganrog State Pedagogical Institute, Taganrog, Russia
June 2007
La phon茅tique, 莽a s鈥檃pprivoise!
Co-presenter: Marion Vergues, 9I制作厂免费
Workshop (3 hours)
8e听congr猫s de l鈥檃ssociation qu茅b茅coise des enseignants de fran莽ais langue seconde (AQEFLS),
UQAM, Montreal
May 2007