Department of Languages,
Humanities,
and Social Sciences
Training, thinking, communicating: the keys to tomorrow
AIT BOUZID Hassan
Head of Department
His research focuses on English language teaching (ELT) materials, curriculum design, and evaluation, with a particular interest in the role of critical pedagogy in enhancing the quality of ELT materials and curriculum in the age of AI. He has published extensively on ELT textbook analysis, gender representation, global citizenship education, and reflective teaching practices.
ESEFA-UIZ
Specialist in applied linguistics, with a particular focus on language learning and teaching. Passionate about educational psychology, which allows for the exploration of cognitive and emotional factors influencing language learning.
El Mehdi Agouzoul currently holds the position of Professor of Educational Sciences at the Higher School of Education and Training (ESEF) in Agadir. Previously, he served as an instructor of Educational Sciences at the Regional Center for Education and Training (CRMEF) Souss-Massa and as a Philosophy teacher at Mohammed V High School in Taroudant. His primary areas of expertise are Educational Sciences and the Sociology of Education.
Specialized in Amazigh linguistics, specifically in the field of Amazigh phonology and morphophonology. An experienced teacher, he has 12 years of teaching the Amazigh language.
Specialist in the didactics of French as a Foreign Language (FLE). His research focuses on teacher training, professional integration, and support for beginners. Emphasis is placed on self-training, professional development, and the integration of digital tools to enhance pedagogical practices and foster innovation in the teaching of French.
Literature, French literature, 20th-century literature, contemporary literature, obsessive writings, writing of marginality, artistic genius.
Sa spécialité porte sur les études en communication et Soft Skills, des compétences importantes dans le monde professionnel actuel. Ses recherches se concentrent essentiellement sur la valorisation de la communication afin d’améliorer les interactions sociales, et sur le développement des compétences émotionnelles et comportementales chez l’individu. Sa démarche d’enseignement s’appuie sur des méthodes d’enseignement innovantes visant à améliorer l’autonomie de l’étudiant.
Text linguistics, discourse pragmatics, and language didactics.
Associate Professor in French Language Didactics at the Higher School of Education and Training, she adopts an innovative pedagogical approach that integrates the affective dimensions of learning, educational technologies, and artificial intelligence. Her research interests focus on French language didactics, learners’ motivation and emotional intelligence, the analysis of teaching practices, and the use of artificial intelligence in support of learning and teacher education.
Professor of French Language and Literature at ESEF in Agadir. His research focuses mainly on Francophone and comparative literatures.
Specialist in the Arabic language, with particular expertise in Classical Arabic. His work combines teaching and research in this linguistic field.
Maître de conférences à l’ESEFA, ses recherches s’inscrivent dans les Sciences de l’Information et de la Communication, portant sur l’IA dans les organisations, la communication territoriale, les smart cities et les mutations organisationnelles. Engagée dans une pédagogie active, elle développe les compétences transversales et professionnelles des étudiants pour favoriser leur insertion professionnelle.
Specialized in educational sciences and training engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in pedagogy and university management from Mohammed V University in Rabat and a university accreditation in pedagogical innovation from Ibnou Zohr University in Agadir. He is currently a teacher-researcher at the Higher School of Education and Training in Agadir. He is also a trainer in e-learning and a researcher in educational technology.
Associate Professor at the Higher School of Education and Training (ESEFA), Ibn Zohr University of Agadir
Researcher in Training Engineering and the Didactics of Science and Technology, Educational Technologies, and Education Sciences.
Trainer in Educational ICT and E-learning.
Member of the Interdisciplinary Research Team in Didactics, Education, and Language (ERIDEL); Digital Laboratory for Education, Communication, and Languages “NUMECOL”, Ibn Zohr University of Agadir.
Associate Professor in Language and Culture Didactics, he conducts research on interculturality, sub-disciplines of language teaching (reading, grammar, vocabulary, speaking, and writing), and pedagogical approaches.
Author of numerous scientific publications, he contributes to innovation in language didactics.
Her research interests focus on the field of information and communication technologies. More specifically, they aim to understand how machine learning systems and social dynamics shape the processes of constructing, validating, and transmitting knowledge within technology-mediated learning environments.
Professeure à l’ESEFA, spécialiste de la littérature amazighe et de l’anthropologie des œuvres littéraires, elle consacre ses recherches aux questions de genre, de religion et aux représentations sociales dans leur rapport à la littérature. Écrivaine d’expression amazighe, elle est lauréate du Prix de la culture amazighe (IRCAM) (2017 et 2022) ainsi que du Prix du Maroc du Livre. Elle s’intéresse également à l’éducation par l’art, notamment à travers la littérature.
Accredited Associate Professor at the Higher School of Education and Training in Agadir, Ibn Zohr University.
Her research interests focus on the analysis of teaching practices, French didactics, literature didactics, and the learning of writing. Her work also explores comparative didactics of educational systems in multilingual contexts.
Sociolinguistics, pragmatics, and discourse analysis.
His research focuses on linguistics in general, and pragmatics in particular, especially related to discourse analysis and autism.
Associate Professor in French Language Didactics at the Higher School of Education and Training (ESEF), she adopts an innovative pedagogical approach integrating digital technologies, artificial intelligence, and the development of transversal skills. Her research focuses on languages, didactics, and teacher education, particularly through the analysis of teaching practices within contemporary educational systems.
he is a professor at ESEF Agadir, Morocco, with a Ph.D. in Education from Rabat. He coordinates the LLT Research Group at Ibn Zohr University and is a certified Cambridge ESOL speaking examiner. His research focuses on EFL reading and listening pedagogy, academic writing, and teacher education.
Researcher in applied linguistics and teacher training. His work focuses on improving language teaching and professional development for teachers. Areas of interest include language acquisition, innovative teaching methodologies, curriculum design, and the integration of educational technologies.
Spécialiste en analyse du discours et études lexicales. Les travaux se concentrent sur la notion de genre, explorée à travers divers corpus incluant la littérature, les médias et les dictionnaires.
An interdisciplinary researcher exploring contemporary issues at the intersection of culture, politics, and economics in a global context. His work emphasizes developing a critical perspective that examines the hegemonic tendencies of Western thought systems, with implications in history, philosophy, critical theory, and religion.
PhD in French didactics, specializing in the integration of digital technologies into teaching practices. Her research focuses on innovation in education, exploring how technology can enrich and transform French language teaching. She is particularly interested in designing digital educational tools that promote effective and engaging didactic approaches.
أستاذة محاضرة في اللغة العربية/ ديداكتيك العربية بالمدرسة العليا للتربية والتكوين –أكادير. حاصلة على شهادة الدكتوراه في علوم التربية، تكوين: تحليل وتقييم أنظمة التربية والتكوين، تخصص: ديداكتيك اللغة العربية بكلية علوم التربية بالرباط، جامعة محمد الخامس. مهتمة بقضايا تعليم وتعلم اللغات تمحور بحث نيل شهادة الدكتوراه حول إشكالية تعلم القراءة والكتابة (literacy) في سياق التعدد اللغوي بالمدرسة المغربية. مهتمة بقضايا تعليم وتعلم اللغات ودراسة الأسس الديداكتيكية والمحددات السيكو-معرفية والاجتماعية المؤثرة فيها.
Her research focuses on communication, media, digital technologies, and soft skills, aiming at reshaping practices and usages.
Her contributions lie within the fields of Information and Communication Sciences (ICS) and digital studies, seeking to deconstruct established expressions and preconceived ideas while attempting to transcend traditional boundaries between the local and the global.
She is particularly interested in the presence of digital technology in the media, education, and social sectors.
Her teaching approach is based on project-based learning and active methods, aiming to enhance student engagement and develop their ability to communicate effectively in various contexts, as well as their interpersonal skills.