DURANTON Hélène

Hélène Duranton is currently the Head of the Languages, Cultures and Communication Department at MBS. She is course leader for Global Business English (Bachelor), and Intercultural Communication and Management (PGE). She also teaches Professional and Academic English. She holds an MA in English from Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III and an MLitt in English Literature from the University of Bristol, UK. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Education (EdD) at the University of Bath, UK.

With over two decades of experience in higher education in the UK and France, she previously served as French Language Director at the University of Bristol School of Modern Languages, and as Director of the SKEMA Institute for Languages and Sport, overseeing language programmes across five countries. She has also served as external examiner for French language programmes at several UK universities including Brighton, Exeter, and Sussex. Her expertise lies in intercultural communication, pedagogical innovation, and teacher training. She has led diverse teams, designed a MOOC for the University of Bristol, overseen large-scale language assessments and pioneered teaching methods using theatre to develop communication skills.

Her work has been published in The Conversation and Open Learning. Her current research interests focus on AI policy as well as teacher training for intercultural competence. She is a regular speaker at conferences and was awarded the Teaching Innovation Prize and Outstanding Achievement Prize at SKEMA. She also serves on the executive committee of UPLEGESS (Union des Professeurs de Langues des Grandes Ecoles et des Etablissement Supérieurs) where she coordinates the English teachers group.

DURANTON, H. - "La réalité virtuelle comme déclencheur de créativité en cours de français langue étrangère, 49e Congrès de l'UPLEGESS, ESTACA." - 2023, Paris

DURANTON, H. - "Table ronde: La vie de mon département en 10 minutes, 49e Congrès de l’ UPLEGESS" - 2022, Aix-en-Provence

DURANTON, H., P. ADKINS, "Can the city cycling boom survive the end of the Covid-19 pandemic?", The Conversation, March 2021, vol. March, no. 2021, pp. /

DURANTON, H., M.-J. MICHAELIDES - "Breaking out of the chrysallis: how theater can transform a student. Skema Knowledge" - 2020

DURANTON, H. - "Using drama to enhance students' language skills, 38th Annual International TESOL France Colloquium" - 2019, Lille

DURANTON, H. - "Using drama to enhance students' language skills. 38th Annual International TESOL France Colloquium" - 2019, Lille

DURANTON, H., M.-J. MICHAELIDES - "Le théâtre comme déclencheur des qualités humanistes du futur manager. 47e Congrès UPLEGESS, IMT Mines" - 2019, Albi

DURANTON, H. - "Enhancing students’ employability: The French Dragon’s Den at the University of Bristol. Innovative Language Teaching and Learning at University, University of Manchester" - 2013, Manchester

DURANTON, H., A. MASON, "The loneliness of the long-distance learner: social networking and student support. A case study of the distance-learning MA in translation at Bristol University", Open Learning, 2012, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 81-88

DURANTON, H. - "Wiki-mania: Enhancing student collaborative writing and peer assessment using a wiki - Innovative Teaching and Learning at University: Enhancing the learning experience of Modern Languages students, University of Newcastle" - 2011, Newcastle

Artificial intelligence, Education, Culture and society, English, French as a Foreign Language, Intercultural communication, Languages

Languages, Interculturalcommunication