National Institute of Oriental Languages and CivilizationsFrance
Alice Ravonjiarisoa is a Lecturer at Inalco (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales) and affiliated with the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar . Her research focuses on Malagasy language and literature, lexicography, translation studies, and language didactics. She is a member of the research team PLIDAM . Research Themes : History of dictionaries, metalexicography, dialectology, translation studies, didactics of languages and cultures, literary history. Teaching : Malagasy language and literature at Inalco. Ravonjiarisoa has published extensively on Malagasy lexicography (including Jesuit and missionary contributions), literary anthologies, and pedagogical approaches to language teaching. Her work spans historical analysis, cultural preservation, and colonial/postcolonial discourse.
National Institute of Oriental Languages and CivilizationsFrance
Louise Ouvrard is a University Professor at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) specializing in African languages with a focus on Malagasy. She teaches within the Africa and Indian Ocean department, focusing on Malagasy grammar, the Malagasy verbal system, and Arabic-Malagasy manuscripts. Her research interests center on Malagasy didactics, digital language teaching methodologies, Malagasy enunciative particles, pragmatics, and word order. As a member of the PLIDAM research team, she investigates how digital tools transform language education, particularly for less commonly taught languages. Her recent work has focused extensively on the impact of the pandemic on language teaching, exploring the transition from traditional to digital learning environments. Professor Ouvrard's scholarly output demonstrates her commitment to innovative language teaching approaches, with numerous publications on multimodal learning, virtual reality applications, smartphone-mediated vocabulary acquisition, and audiovisual materials for language mediation. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical classroom applications, particularly for African languages. Her research on linguistic variation in less commonly taught languages addresses both sociolinguistic questions and didactic challenges, contributing to broader discussions about language preservation and pedagogical adaptation. The pandemic accelerated her focus on digital transformation in language education, with many 2020 publications examining remote teaching methodologies and the paradoxes of distance learning. Professor Ouvrard has been involved in international collaborations, including Chinese-French language exchange programs between INALCO and BFSU, demonstrating her commitment to cross-cultural language learning partnerships.
National Institute of Oriental Languages and CivilizationsFrance
Andriamampianina Hanitra is a University Professor at Inalco (Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales) , specializing in Malagasy language and literature within the framework of cross-curricular lessons in languages and African studies. Their research focuses on the Transmission and teaching of orality , Malagasy mythology , and Regional theory of literature in Africa and the Indian Ocean . Teaching Themes: Orality, theory and criticism, research methodology in orality, literature and cultural identity - Malagasy examples Research Team: PLIDAM (Projet de Littérature et Identité en Afrique et dans l'Océan Indien) Professor Hanitra's publications (2014–2024) explore intersections of oral literature , cultural identity , and gender dynamics in Malagasy ancestral religion . They have contributed to debates on scripturality vs. orality and methodological challenges in preserving oral traditions , with works appearing in journals like Revue des oralités du monde and Indigo – Arts, Cultures, Traditions et Modernités . Notable collaborations include co-authorship with Veriza F. in 2024 on female religious evolution in Madagascar. Key initiatives led by Hanitra include the Digital Library of Literature in African Languages (ELLAF) , which addresses technical and theoretical challenges in oral literature preservation. Their comparative literature work (2022–2023) highlights interdisciplinary approaches to Malagasy literary studies.
