Mame Couna MBAYE

Mame Couna MBAYE is a Lecturer-Researcher at Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis, Senegal, affiliated with the GERAHA team (African and Hispanic-American Studies and Research Group). Her research focuses on General Linguistics, Hispanic Linguistics, Paremiology, and language education, particularly analyzing cultural statements and proverbs in Spanish and Wolof contexts.

• Education: Doctor of Hispanic Studies (2011, University of Artois), Master 2 (2005, Université Lumière Lyon 2), Master 1 (2004, Université Lumière Lyon 2), Licence (2002, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar).

Her work emphasizes the didactic use of proverbs in language classrooms, sociolinguistic comparisons of cultural statements, and discourse analysis. She has participated in international paremiology projects and presented at conferences in France.