Julia Gorham | French and Italian at Illinois

Contact Information

Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building #2132 or email for Zoom link.

juliaag2@illinois.edu

Office Hours

Fall 2023 - Tuesdays 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Research Areas

Applied Linguistics

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PhD Candidate, Teaching Assistant

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Biography

I am a Ph.D. candidate in French, specializing in Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education. I earned my MA in French Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition and Teaching from the University of Arizona in 2020 and double BAs in French/Francophone Studies and Chemistry from the University of South Dakota in 2018.

Research Interests

Language Program Evaluation
Second Language Pedagogy
Curriculum & Course Development
Study Abroad
Multiliteracies and Critical Literacies Pedagogy
Social Justice Teaching in the Language Classroom
Teacher Education
Intercultural Competence & Symbolic Competence
Proficiency Assessment

Research Description

My research interests lie in the field of applied linguistics and applied second language acquisition and include language program evaluation, curriculum development, second language pedagogy, social justice teaching in the language classroom, teacher education, multiliteracies and critical literacies pedagogy, intercultural and symbolic competence, proficiency assessment, and study abroad. My dissertation is a mixed-methods program evaluation focusing on the attitudes, perspectives, and experiences of L2 French students and instructors towards the implementation of critical literacies and social justice pedagogy in the classroom. Training undergraduates in research experience is one of my priorities, and I currently participate as a mentor in the Undergraduate Research Assistantship Program.

Education

PhD - French / Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (in progress, ABD)
M.A. - French Linguistics and Second Language Learning, University of Arizona, 2020
B.A. - French & Francophone Studies, University of South Dakota, 2018
B.S. - Chemistry, University of South Dakota, 2018

Grants

2023. Reed Fellowship - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2022. Minn Fellowship - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2020. Conference Travel Grant, University of Arizona Graduate Student Council
2019. Conference Travel Grant, University of Arizona Graduate Student Council
2019. Graduate Student Travel Grant, U. Arizona, Dept. of French and Italian

Awards and Honors

2023. K.A. Looney Junior Award for Excellence in Teaching French. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of French and Italian.
2021-2023. List of Instructors Rated as Excellence by their Students. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning.
2019. Arizona in Paris Teaching Award, University of Arizona, Department of French and Italian.

Courses Taught

UIUC:

FR 101 - Introductory French I
FR 103 - Intermediate French I
FR 207 - Grammar & Composition

Other Teaching Experience:

University French 1, 2, 3, & 4 (Elementary & Intermediate Levels)
University Accelerated Intermediate French
Upper-level French Composition & Grammar
Upper-level French Conversation & Pronunciation
Middle School French 1
High School French 1 & 2
High School Latin 1 & 2

Additional Campus Affiliations

In Progress. Certificate. Teaching English as a Second Language.

Selected Conference Presentations:

Gorham, J. A. (2022). Multimodal composing in L2 French: Disrupting the sociocultural commonplace. ACTFL Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.
Gorham, J. A. (2022). Moving towards transformative second language pedagogy: Language program directors’ perceived advantages and obstacles. 18^th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Urbana, IL.
Gorham, J. A., & Amgott, N. (2022). Embodying intercultural competence in L2 French video reflections. 8^th International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence. Online.
Amgott, N., & Gorham, J. A. (2021). Embodying Language Learning: L2 French Rehearsal, Repair, and Community. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Online.
Gorham, J. A. (2020). Decolonizing intermediate French: A multimodal critical literacies perspective to questioning colonization, racism, and prejudice. Diversity, Decolonization, and the French Curriculum Conference, Online.
Gorham, J. A. (2020). Evaluating critical literacies and symbolic competence in L2 multimodal compositions. L2 Digital Literacies Symposium, Online.
Gorham, J. A. (2020). Developing L2 intercultural competence through a film-based pedagogical sequence. 7^th International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence. Tucson, AZ.
Gorham, J. A. (2019). A multiliteracies-based curriculum project for the development of symbolic competence in L2 French students. 13^th Annual Arizona Linguistics Circle Conference. Tucson, AZ.
Gorham, J. A. (2019). Developing symbolic competence in introductory level French classes through authentic Francophone literature. Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Interdisciplinary Roundtable, Tucson, AZ. [Roundtable]

Recent Publications

Published

Mroz, A., & Gorham, J. A. (Forthcoming). Generation Z goes abroad: A mosaic approach to L2 program evaluation. Second Language Research and Practice.
Amgott, N., & Gorham, J. A. (2023). Embodied modes in L2 French video reflections: Supporting metalinguistic awareness, organization, and community. Foreign Language Annals, 56(2), 501-523. https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12666
Gorham, J. A. & Knisely, K. A. (2019). Systems in need of activism: Considering the effects of segregation and policy on French and U.S. primary and secondary education. Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association, 51(2), 183-222. https://www.jstor.org/stable/45151160

Under Review

Gorham, J. A., & Amgott, N. Embodying intercultural communicative competence in French L2 video reflections: Illustrating skills, knowledge, and attitudes. Multimodality & Society.
Gorham, J. A. Language program directors speak out: Obstacles and opportunities in improving L2 pedagogy. Second Language Research and Practice.
Mroz, A., & Gorham, J. A. From caterpillar to butterfly: Portrait of an ordinarily extraordinary Generation Z L2 Study abroad student. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad.