Hanane BOUTENBAT

Hanane BOUTENBAT is a Senior Lecturer (MCF) at the Centre de Langues (CDL) at Paris 8 University, specializing in American and North American literature and didactics of specialized English. She holds administrative roles as Director of the CDL and Head of English courses for psychologists within the UFR LLCE-LEA. A full member of the TransCrit laboratory since 2018, her research bridges gender studies and language pedagogy, focusing on feminist historiography, 'plural feminine' identity construction, and sociocognitivist theories in specialized English didactics. Her work integrates interdisciplinary approaches, emphasizing interactionist and international perspectives in teaching.

• Research Themes: Gender studies in literature, feminist theory, specialized language education.
• Affiliations: Member of SAES-France, AFEA-France, and GERAS.

Teaching Focus: Specialized English for non-linguistic disciplines, particularly psychology. Pedagogical innovations include emotion-based learning and intercultural competence development.

Publications Trends: Recent articles analyze Sylvia Plath's poetry, Toni Morrison's narrative structures, and methodological frameworks for teaching specialized English. Her work emphasizes epistemological questions in didactics and the co-construction of knowledge across disciplines.

Administrative Contributions: Leads CDL strategic initiatives and curricula for specialized language programs. Advocates for Humboldtian principles linking teaching excellence with applied research.