Malika Pedley

Malika Pedley is a Lecturer at the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, affiliated with the UFR Letters and Human Sciences. She is a core member of the CIRLEP research team specializing in language sciences. Her work focuses on sociolinguistics, language contact phenomena, and multilingual education strategies.

Education:

• Doctorate in Linguistics, University of Bordeaux Montaigne (2018)
• Master's in Language Sciences, University of Bordeaux Montaigne (2012)
• Bachelor's in Language Sciences, University of Bordeaux Montaigne (2009)

Research interests include the intersection of language policy, minority language preservation, and pedagogical applications of multilingualism. Her recent studies examine conceptual frameworks for regional languages in Europe and creative methodologies for language teaching. She actively supervises projects related to French as a foreign language (FLE) pedagogy and multilingual educational strategies.

Publications span sociolinguistic analysis, language education innovations, and comparative studies of linguistic diversity policies between France and the UK. Her work bridges theoretical research with practical classroom applications, emphasizing cultural identity dimensions in language learning.

Lab affiliations include the CIRLEP team where she collaborates on multilingualism projects involving 39 researchers and 35 doctoral students. Her professionalization courses focus on adapting language methodologies to multicultural educational contexts.