Research Interests
- Language didactics and pedagogy
- Second language teaching
- Immersive technologies and language learning
- Artificial intelligence and language learning
- Activity theory and task-based language teaching
Teaching
Publications & Presentations
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The present section offers a more complete list of my publications and presentations
Peer-reviewed articles
Couture-Matte, R. (En cours d’évaluation). Classroom culture and virtual reality: A language learning perspective. CALICO Journal. 26 pages.
Couture-Matte, R. (2022). Digital games in the elementary classroom: Using Club Penguin Island with Grade 6 ESL students. The Canadian Modern Language Review/ La revue Canadienne des langues vivantes. 78(1), 34-51.
Couture-Matte, R., Daigle, C., & Chabot, I. (2022). La médiation dans le contexte de l’apprentissage d’une langue seconde : Origines et perspectives. La revue internationale du CRIRES : innover dans la tradition de Vygotsky, 5(2), 74-85.
Other scientific articles
Bouchard, S., Côté, A., Couture-Matte, R., & Lévesque-Duchesne, M. (2015). Morphological awareness in the context of the Programme de Formation de l’École Québecoise. Langue et Linguistique, 35, p. 81-87. https://www.flsh.ulaval.ca/sites/flsh.ulaval.ca/files/flsh/langues-linguistique-et-traduction/revue-langue-linguistique/Vol_35_2015.pdf.
Presentations
Couture-Matte, R. (June, 2024). Activity Theory: Using activity systems to investigate technology-mediated interactions. Presented at CALICO 2024 (Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium).
Couture-Matte, R. (November, 2023). Keep your subs! A guide to welcoming sub-teachers in the classroom. Presented at SPEAQ 2023 (Société pour le perfectionnement de l’enseignement de l’anglais au Québec).
Couture-Matte, R. (August, 2023). Classroom culture and technology: The impact of teachers' views on students' use of technologies in the second language classroom. Presented at QLLT (Quebec Conference on Language Learning and Teaching).
Couture-Matte, R. (June, 2023). Fairy Tales VR : A VR-informed Writing Task with Young Learners. Presented at CALICO 2023 (Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium).
Couture-Matte, R. (March, 2023). Beyond Borders in the Classroom: Cultural ESL Activities in Virtual Reality for Writing at the High School Level. Presented at Languages Without Borders/Langues Sans Frontières 2023 (CASLT/ACPLS).
Couture-Matte, R. (November, 2022). Zero Gravity ESL: Visiting the International Space Station in Virtual Reality. Presented at SPEAQ 2022 (Société pour le perfectionnement de l’enseignement de l’anglais, langue seconde, au Québec).
Couture-Matte, R. (November, 2022). Using virtual reality in the language classroom. Presented at the For REEAL (For Researchers and Educators of English as an Additional Langage) webinars.
Couture-Matte, R. (June, 2022). Visiting Anne Frank's House in the Classroom: Using High Virtual Reality in the context of an LES. Presented at CALICO 2022 (Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium).
Couture-Matte, R. (June, 2021). Integrating Intelligent Personal Assistants (IPAs) into a Quebec Secondary ESL Classroom: Outcomes and Challenges. Presented at CALICO 2021 (Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium).
Couture-Matte, R. (February, 2021). Integrating Intelligent Personal Assistants (IPAs) with Secondary Students: Outcomes and Challenges. Presented at OPD (Ongoing Professional Development Day, Université Laval).
Couture-Matte, R., & Marques, S. (November, 2020). Integrating Intelligent Personal Assistants with Secondary Students: Opportunities and Outcomes. Presented at SPEAQ 2020 (Société pour le perfectionnement de l’enseignement de l’anglais, langue seconde, au Québec).
Couture-Matte, R. (November, 2019). Integrating Club Penguin Island into a Grade 6 ESL Class. Presented at SPEAQ 2019 (Société pour le perfectionnement de l’enseignement de l’anglais, langue seconde, au Québec).
Couture-Matte, R (May, 2019). Integrating Club Penguin Island into a Quebec Grade 6 ESL Class: Task-based Interaction in the Context of an Online Game. Presented at CALICO 2019 (Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium).
Couture-Matte, R (February, 2019). How to use video games in the ESL classroom. Presented at OPD (Ongoing Professional Development Day, Université Laval).
Awards & Honors
Bourse de fin d’étude doctorale en sciences de l’éducation (summer 2023) – $20 000 – Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur du Québec (MES)
Roll of Honour - Doctoral Thesis - Université Laval