Research Interests
French as second language (FSL)
Second Language Acquisition
multilingualism/plurilingualism
teacher education/development
discourse analysis
open education
Refereed publications
Wernicke, M. & Bournot-Trites, M. (under review), Introducing the CEFR in BC: Questions and challenges. Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée.
Wernicke, M. (2010), Study abroad as professional development for FSL teachers. Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 13(1), 4-18.
Refereed presentations
Wernicke, M. (2012, March 24). 'Yeah me too!: How rapport-building gets done in qualitative interviews. Paper to be presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference, Boston, MA.
Wernicke, M. (2011, June 3)Constructions of confidence by FSL teachers on study abroad. Paper presented at the Special Symposium on FSL/ESL Teacher Education the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference, Fredericton, NB.
Wernicke, M. & Bournot-Trites, M. (2011, June 2) Teaching French as an 'official' language or an 'additional' language in BC. Paper presented at the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference, Fredericton, NB.
Wernicke, M. (2011, March 28). A discursive construction of study abroad in France. Paper presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference, Chicago, IL.
Wernicke, M. (2010, June 2). Cultural experiences of teachers on professional development in France. Paper presented at the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Montreal, QC.
Wernicke, M. (2010, March 6). Study abroad as professional development for teachers of French. Paper presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Wernicke, M. (2009, May 29). Study Abroad Programs for FSL Teacher Training in BC. Paper presented at the Symposium on Second Language Teacher Education, CAAL/ACLA, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Ottawa, ON.
Wernicke, M. (2008, June 19). The FSL Classroom as Third Space. Poster presented at a special colloquium on Bilingualism in a Plurilingual Canada, Ottawa, ON.
Wernicke, M. (2008, March 1). Imagined Communities and the changing perspectives on Canadian Unity. Paper presented at the UVic Language and Literacy Conference: M-bracing 21st Century Multiliteracies, Victoria, BC.
Other selected contributions
Wernicke, M. (2010, June). Internationalization as policy of French as a second language. Invited presentation for the Colloquium on Language and Literacy Education Policy: Canadian Perspectives beyond 2010. Department of Language and Literacy Education,University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
Wernicke, M. (2009). French as a Second Language (FSL) Teachers on Professional Development in Vichy, France, 2009. Vancouver, BC: Report of some preliminary findings submitted to the Vancouver School Board.
Wernicke, M. (2009). Initial Researcher’s Report of French As a Second Language (FSL) Teachers on Study Abroad in Vichy, France, 2009. Vancouver, BC: Report submitted to the BC Ministry of Education.
Wernicke-Heinrichs, M. (1996). The Evolution of French R: A Phonological Perspective. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
