Sophia Bello

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
CR 316, St Michael's College
416-978-7163
sophia.bello@utoronto.ca

Campus

  • Downtown Toronto (St. George)

Fields of Study

  • French Language
  • French Linguistics

Areas of Interest

  • Active-learning instruction and course design
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Language Learning
  • Community-Engaged Learning (CEL)
  • Digital Pedagogy
  • Experiential Learning (EL)
  • Faculty techno-pedagogical development
  • French language acquisition
  • French language teaching
  • Teaching & Learning of French as a Second Language

Biography

Sophia Bello holds a PhD in French Linguistics from the University of Toronto. She has taught French as a Second Language (FSL) and French and English linguistics courses at various levels. Her main teaching and research interests are oriented towards applied linguistics and the pedagogy of FSL, more specifically the exploration of various active learning strategies and digital tools. Following the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) approach, she examines their effectiveness across courses and seeks to modify and (re)develop her teaching practice by valuing peer cooperation and learner autonomy. 

Education

PhDin French Linguistics, University of Toronto, 2017
MA in French Linguistics, Western University
HBSc in Psychology and French Linguistics, University of Toronto