Mirta Pagnucci

Mirta Pagnucci

Assistant Professor, French/Italian

Tel.: (630) 942-3116
Berg Instructional Center (BIC), Room 2625C
pagnuccim@cod.edu

Areas of Research Interest:

• Language acquisition
• Foreign language teaching methods
• 20^th century comparative literature

 

Recent Courses Taught:

• French 1101 Classroom and Internet
• French 2201
• French 2202
• French 2251
• Italian 1101
• Italian 1102
• Italian 2201
• Humanities 1800

 
 

Current Projects:

• Organizing: COD Study Abroad: Bordeaux, France 2013
• Participating: ICSP: Professional Exchange with China, 2012-13
• Initiating: COD school wide committee on European Studies, 2012-13
• Lecturing: Professeur Invitée: University of Toulouse, France, Spring 2013 (12 hrs. of lecture on American culture)

 

Recent Selected Publications

• Lingua Links--NIU FL Publication, co-editor 2004-2010
• C’est à toi, Level One Program Manager (Pagnucci/Farley/Vallencourt)EMC,2007


 

Education:

• PhD- University of Wisconsin-Madison (Italian-French)
• MA- University of Wisconsin-Madison (Comparative Literature)
• BA-Northern Illinois University (French-English)

 

COD Clubs & Committees & Programs: 

• C.I.A.O. (Italian Club)
• La connexion française (French Club)
• Italy Study Abroad: Siena (2012)
• French Study Abroad: Bordeaux (2013)
• Latin America Studies Committee
• Study Abroad Scholarship Committee

 

Outside Clubs & Organizations 

• ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)
• AATI(American Association of Teachers of Italian)
• AATF (American Association of Teachers of French)
• ICTFL(Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)
• Alliance Française de DuPage
• Gli Amici di Naperville

 

Professional Recognition and awards 

• Professeur Invitée: University of Toulouse, France, Spring 2013
• ICISP (Illinois Consortium for International Studies and Programs): China Exchange, 2012-2013
• COD Global Initiatives, recipient, 2012
• Featured in My Suburban Life: “Professor brings students, community home to Italy,”April, 2012
• Featured in University People and Issues: “A day in the life of UPI NIU Instructor Mirta Pagnucci,” UPI, Spring 2010
• NIU Nominee for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 2010
• AP Reading Italian, Table Leader, 2009
• Fulbright Teacher Exchange to Argentina, Universidad de Cuyo, 2008
• Featured in “Northern Today,” 2008 (http://www.niu.edu/northerntoday/2008/sept2/fulbright.shtml