Bensoukas (2025b). The Golden Jubilee of Generative Phonology in Morocco - A survey of Research in Amazigh and Arabic. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Phonology and its Interfaces. Faculty of Languages, Letters and Arts- Ibn Tofail University, Kénitra, December 18th, 2025.
Eddakhch, Malika and Bensoukas (2025). Language and identity in North Africa - Between official discourse and grassroots practices. International Conference on Language and Identity (LANID), UnivH2C, Ain Chock- 3&4 December, 2025.
Bensoukas (2025a)- Diachronic Lenition in Tashlhit: Devil in the Details. 22èmes Rencontres du Réseau Français de Phonologie (RFP) Workshop "Questions de Phonologie Amazighe". Ibn Zohr University, FLASH - Ait Melloul, June 30, 2025.
Bensoukas, K. (2024). De la présentation à la rédaction: Etapes pour un article réussi. 1er congrès international dans les domaines des langues, des littératures, et des sciences humaines et sociales. FLSH-Rabat, 11 juillet 2024. https://www.youtube.com/live/QivLHKyYkSQ?si=HkpoUXT17BzV7aQV
Bensoukas, K. (2023). The Linguistic Situation in Morocco. UM5R- ENS- Rabat, Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures, December 8, 2023
Bensoukas, K. (2023). Addition and subtraction phenomena in Amazigh in an Afroasiatic context, Department of Linguistics- UMass, Amherst, September 12, 2023.
Bensoukas, K. (2023). bu-nouns in Tashlhit- A complex morpho-syntactic category. Colloquium- Indiana University Bloomington, September 1st, 2023.
Bensoukas, K. (2023). Syllable Structure in Moroccan Amazigh- Consonant Syllabicity, schwa epenthesis and related phenomena - PhlegMe- Indiana University Bloomington, August 29, 2023.
Bensoukas, K. (2020b). La Pluralité Linguistique au Maroc et les Droits Linguistiques Humains. CNDH, Salon International de l’Edition et du Livre- 26ème édition, Casablanca. February 11, 2020.
Bensoukas, K. (2020a). The Linguistic Situation in Morocco. Delegation of New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers. Villa Mandarine, Rabat- January 13, 2020.
Bensoukas, K. (2019). Book presentation- Boukhris, F. et al. (eds.), Mélanges en hommage au Professeur Ahmed Boukous. Rabat: IRCAM and FLHS- Rabat. Salon International de l’Edition et du Livre 25ème édition, Casablanca, February 12, 2019.
Bensoukas, K. (2018). Issues and Perspectives in Amazigh-Arabic Language Contact: Aspects of Phonological and Morphological Borrowing. 5th International Conference on Cultures and Languages in Contact. CDU- FLHS, El Jadida, December 12-13, 2018. (Keynote speech).
Bensoukas, K. (2018). Flipped Phonetics: Student-centered learning and Teacher development. Department of English, Sais-Fes, December 4, 2018.
Bensoukas, K. (2018). Patterns of Addition and Subtraction: Evidence from the Morphology of Moroccan Amazigh and Moroccan Arabic. 2nd Brill’s Journal of Afroasiatic Languages and Linguistics International Conference. 14-16 November 2018, Nantes, France. (Keynote speech).
Bensoukas, K. (2018). Flipped Learning: Killing two birds with one stone (Student-centered learning and Teacher development). 1st International ELT conference “Promoting ELT: Local and global dimensions” (MATE- Laayoune)- Laayoune, 27-29 avril 2018. (Keynote speech).
Bensoukas, K. (2018). Intensive Aorist Gemination in Moroccan Amazigh- Putting the Pieces of the Puzzle together. SERLAM- CAL/IRCAM, Rabat, March 7, 2018.
Bensoukas, K. (2016). On Tarifit Liquids. Atelier de Phonologie, Structures Formelles du Langage - UMR 7023, CNRS/Université Paris 8- October 26, 2016.
Bensoukas, K. (2015). Book Presentation “Featural dissimilation in Tashlhit.” Hosted by %%, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, FLHS, Sais-Fes, May 2015.
Bensoukas, K. (2015). Issues in the Morphosyntax of bu-Nouns in Tashlhit. ERCLA, Université Ibn Zohr- FLSH, Agadir- 30 April 2015.
Bensoukas, K. (2015). Book Presentation “Featural dissimilation in Tashlhit.” Hosted by ACERLAC, Ibnou Zohr University, Agadir, April, 2015.
Bensoukas, K. (2015). Book Presentation “Featural dissimilation in Tashlhit.” Hosted by ACIRCAM, Moroccan National Library- Rabat, February, 2015.
Bensoukas, K. (2014). Book Presentation “Featural dissimilation in Tashlhit.” LPP, CNRS-Université Paris 3, November, 2014.
Bensoukas, K. (2012). Recherche en Phonologie et Morphologie de l’Amazighe: Bilan et Perspectives. Presented at Problématiques et questions de la recherche en culture amazighe, organized by ACIRCAM. Bibliothèque nationale du Royaume du Maroc, June 29, 2012.
Bensoukas, K. (2011). Place Featural Phenomena in Tashlhit. Old World Conference in Phonology 8, Marrakech, January 2011. (Keynote speech).
Bensoukas, K. (2010/2019). Morocco’s Language Picture, Orientation for US Fulbright grantees, MACECE, Rabat.
Bensoukas, K. (2006/2009). Languages in Morocco, Orientation for Fulbrighters (Researchers/ Teachers), MACECE, Rabat.
Bensoukas, K. (2007). De la standardisation de l’amazighe, exposé aux journées culturelles de l’Association de Timoulilte pour le Développement, Timoulilte, Azilal, July 12-14, 2007.
Bensoukas, K. (2006). The Amazighe Language, a talk to Polish students visiting the English department, Faculty of Letters, Rabat, 19 September 2006.
Bensoukas, K. and D. Laaboudi (2025). Patterns of Lenition in Moroccan Amazigh and Northern Moroccan Arabic: A Contact-Based Typology. The 7th ALCS International Conference “Cultures and Languages in Contact”, FLHS-UCD, El Jadida- Morocco, November 25-26, 2025.
Eddakhch, M. and K. Bensoukas (2024). Language policy and linguistic rights in the recent constitutions of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. 3rd Moroccan Linguistics Forum (MLF3)- Theme: Urban and Rural Morocco. UnivH2C, Ain Chock, 2-3 July, 2024.
Bensoukas, K. (2023). Tashlhit Berber Imperfective Gemination: A Complex Allomorphy. MorrisHalle@1OO, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 8-10 September, 2023. Poster PDF
Bensoukas, K. and F. Chibli (2022). Assimilation, spirantisation et phonologie des liquides en rifain. L’amazighe/berbère du Nord du Maroc : aspects linguistiques. FLHS, Tétouan, 27-29 October 2022.
Bensoukas, K. (2022). Designing and Integrating Digital Learning Resources Teaching and Learning IPA Transcription through Google Forms. Current Issues in Language, Education and Globalization: Courses of Action for 21st-Century Morocco. UM5R, FLHS- May 27-28, 2022.
Bensoukas, K. (2022). Transcriptainment- Learn trænˈskrɪpʃən with Songs, Movies and TV-Series. Post-COVID-19 Remote Learning: Reflections, Challenges and Opportunities. Chouaib Doukkali University- FLHS, El Jadida, March 30, 2022.
Bensoukas, K. (2022). On Tarifit Liquids. Languages in Morocco: Description and Change. Hassan II University of Casablanca, FLHS- Ain Chock, March 23, 2022.
Eddakhch, M. and K. Bensoukas (2021). French-English Rivalry in Morocco: The Perspective of the Students of English Departments. Interférences Linguistiques et Culturelles en Afrique, Università degli Studi di Napoli L’Orientale, Italy, 11-13 November 2021. Online
Bensoukas, K. (2021). What Vowel Subtraction can Explain in Amazigh (Berber) Morphology and Morpho-phonology. WOCAL 10, June 8, 2021.
Amrous, N., Bensoukas, K. El Hamdi, F. and Noamane, A. (2021). Google WorkSpace Tools and Innovative Pedagogies- Spoken English at UM5R during and beyond COVID-19 - 1st online International conference on “COVID-19 and ICT-enabled Education. Ibn Zohr University, FLASH- Ait Melloul, 3-4 February, 2021- Online.
Bensoukas, K. (2020). Quand la transcription en API devient plus « fun ». 10ème édition TIC à l’université. L’enseignement en ligne en situations d’urgence. Mohammed I University, Oujda, December 15-17, 2020- Online.
Bensoukas, K. (2019b). Hiatus Resolution and its Morphosyntactic Conditioning. Journées d’étude “Dépendance syntaxique en amazighe”, CAL/IRCAM, Rabat- November 14-15, 2019.
Bensoukas, K. (2019a). Les différentes approches de la problématique de la racine en amazighe. Round table organized by CAL/IRCAM & ASINAG- “La racine dans les langues chamito-sémitiques : nature et function”, 9 January 2019, IRCAM, Rabat
Eddakhch, M. and K. Bensoukas. (2018). Italian, Portuguese and Chinese? Issues in Recent Foreign Language Education Policy in Morocco. First Colloquium on Language Contact in Education: Theory and Pedagogy. FSE, Rabat. February 27-28, 2018.
Bensoukas, K. (2017). Linguistic Minorities and Language Rights in North African Countries: The Case of Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia. Les langues en Afrique- Aménagement linguistique et territorialité. IERA, Rabat. September 25-27, 2017.
Bensoukas, K. (2017). Enhancing Procedural Knowledge through Flipped Learning- Introductory Linguistic Morphology. English Studies in Moroccan Higher Education: Past, Present and Future. A Study Day in Honor of Former Faculty- April 28th 2017, FLHS, Rabat.
Bensoukas, K. (2017). Stem-augmentation in Amazigh Intensive Aorists: Default vs. Copy Epenthesis. Premier Colloque International de Linguistique Berbère- En hommage à André Basset. March 9-10, 2017, LACNAD/INALCO- Paris.
Bensoukas, K., Fatima El Hamdi and Zoubida Ziani (2016). The Morphology of French Loan-infinitives: A Comparison of Moroccan Arabic and Moroccan Amazigh. 4th International Conference on Cultures and Languages in Contact, El Jadida, December 14-15, 2016.
Bensoukas, K. (2016). id-Pluralization in Tashlhit: Definitely not a Root-and-Pattern Morphology! Journées d’Etude “La catégorisation grammaticale en amazighe.” CAL/IRCAM, Rabat- November 10-11, 2016.
Bensoukas, K. and H. Belhiah. (2016). Language Education Policy in Morocco: Issues and Implications. “Sociolinguistics and Language Teaching: What Perspectives in Morocco?” In Honor of Professors Abderrafî BENHALLAM and Mohammed DAHBI Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Kénitra, May 20, 2016.
Bensoukas, K. (2015). Educational Digital Resource Development and Flipped Learning- Innovative Teaching of Introductory Phonetics. the Applied Language and Culture Studies Lab’s National Conference- Innovative Practices in English Studies in Higher Education, Chouaib Doukkali University, Faculty of Letters, El Jadida, December 15, 2015.
Bensoukas, K. (2014). bu-nouns in Moroccan Amazigh and Moroccan Arabic: A Case of Borrowing? 3rd International Conference on Cultures and Languages in Contact, El Jadida, December 4-5, 2014.
Bensoukas, K. (2014). A Change in Progress in Tashlhit Morphology: The Neutralization of Negative Inflection. 8- Bayreuth-Frankfurt-Leiden Kolloquium zur Berberologie “Etudes sur la linguistique historique Berbère”, Universität Bayreuth, Germany. October 9-11, 2014.
Bensoukas, K. (2014). Flipping the Phonetics Classroom- Digital Resource Design and Integration in Teaching Linguistics. Presented at English Language Teaching in Morocco: State of the Art and Future Prospects. Study Day in Honor of Pr. Mohamed Melouk, May 28, 2014, FSE, Rabat.
Bensoukas, K. (2014). The ‘Teacher-Developer’ as a Target of Professional Development- Undergraduate Introductory Linguistics as an Example. Presented at the 2nd International Conference on Professional Development and Reflective Teaching, School of Arts and Humanities, Meknes, May 7-8, 2014.
Amrous, N., Bensoukas, K. and I. Zeddari (2014). Technology-based Material Design and ICT Integration in Teaching Introductory Linguistics. Dar El Hadith El Hassania, Rabat. April 30, 2014.
Bensoukas, K. (2013). Issues in the morpho-syntax of bu-nouns in Tashlhit. Etudes et recherches en linguistique et littérature amazighes: la mesure du sens et le sens de la mesure. Colloque international en hommage au professeur Miloud Taifi, FLSH, Saïs-Fès, 25-26 avril 2013.
Bensoukas, K. (2013). Schwa as a Non-moraic Vowel in Amazigh. Mother Tongues and Linguistics (Festschrift to Prof. Jilali Saib), Faculty of Letters, Rabat, February 21, 2013.
Bensoukas, K. and S. Blila. (2011). Language planning issues in serials dubbed into MA: The Case of CSI New York. 1st International Conference on Cultures and Languages in Contact. Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, El Jadida, 23 November 2011.
Bensoukas, K. (2010). The phonology of Moroccan Amazigh: Themes and Recent Approaches. Recent Developments in Linguistic Theory. IERA, Rabat, 23-25 June, 2010.
Bensoukas, K. (2010). Language Policy in Morocco, Globalization, and Mother Tongue Education. Language and Globalization. Round table, Al Saoud Foundation, Casablanca, April 9-10, 2010.
Bensoukas, K. (2009). The Morphology and Syntax of Negation in Amazighe: Synchronic Variation and Diachronic Change. Faits de syntaxe. Colloque international. IRCAM– Rabat 09-10 November 2009.
Bensoukas, K. (2009). Language Policy and Mother Tongues in Morocco: A Linguistic Human Rights Perspective. Mondialisation et Langues Maternelles en Afrique : Entre Exclusion et Menace de Déperdition. FLSH- Rabat. 19-20 June, 2009.
Bensoukas, K. (2008). La recherche en phonologie amazighe au Maroc: Comment remédier au déclin? Horizons de l’Enseignement de la Langue Amazighe à l’Université Marocaine, organized by Filière : Etudes Amazighes, FLHS-Sais- Fès. 15-16 May, 2008.
Bensoukas, K. (2006). Quelques réflexions sur la standardisation des thèmes verbaux de l’amazighe. La Culture Amazighe et le Développement Humain, 2ème Festival national de la culture Amazighe, Palais des Congrès, Fès, 6-9 July 2006.
Bensoukas, K. (2006). L’enseignement de l’amazighe: Et le manuel? Linguistique descriptive et didactique de l’amazigh, organized by Université Ibn Zohr, FLSH, Agadir, 24-25 March 2006.
Amrous, N. and Bensoukas, K. (2005). Simple verb morphology in Ait Oulichek Tarifiyt: How divergent? L’amazighe dans l’Oriental et le Nord du Maroc: Variation et convergence, organized by IRCAM, Rabat and the Faculty of Letters, Oujda, 10-11 November, 2005.
Bensoukas, K. (2005). The emergence of the unmarked in Tashlhit round velar consonant dissimilation. Linguistique Amazighe: Les Nouveaux Horizons, organized by the Faculty of Letters, Tétouan, 17-19 February, 2005.
Bensoukas, K. (2004). Moroccan Amazighe Morphology Studies: Assessment and Recommendations. Structures Morphologiques de l’Amazighe, organized by the IRCAM, Rabat, on 7-8 October, 2004.
Bensoukas, K. (2004). A note on the absence of schwa in Berber open syllables. La Langue Amazighe: Approche Linguistique, Study day organized by the GRL, Faculty of Letters Ben M’sik, Casablanca, on 18 March, 2004.
Amrous, N. and Bensoukas, K. (2003). Tarifiyt long vowels and diphthongs: Independent phonemes or simple phonetic variants of the basic Tamazight vowels? Standardisation de l’amazighe, organized by the IRCAM, Rabat, on 8-9 December 2003.
Bensoukas, K. (2003). On the Unity of the morphology of Moroccan Tamazight: Aspects of the imperfective form of the verb. Standardisation de l’amazighe, organized by the IRCAM, Rabat, on 8-9 December 2003.
Bensoukas, K. (2003). Variable Syllable Weight in Berber. Sixth Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of Morocco, Bare Structures and Functional Projections, organized by IERA, Rabat, 26-28 May, 2003.
Bensoukas, K. (2003). Has There Been a Shift in Generative Phonology? The Case of Optimality Theory. Paradigmatic, Thematic and Stylistic Elements in Scientific Thought, Organized by the Faculty of Letters, Rabat, 3-5 April, 2003.
Bensoukas, K. (2002). Degemination in Berber. Fifth Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of Morocco, Quantificational Syntax and Scope Semantics (Special session on Reduplication), organized by IERA, Rabat, 17-19 June 2002.
Bensoukas, K. (2001). Markedness and Vowel Copying in Tashlhit. Fourth Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of Morocco, Verb Features, organized by IERA, Rabat, the Linguistic Society of Morocco and Faculty of Letters, Kénitra, 12-14 March 2001.
Bensoukas, K. (1993). Prosodic Circumscription and Vowel Infixation in Agadir Tashlhit Agent Nouns. Méthodes actuelles en Phonologie et Morphologie, Faculty of Letters, Kénitra, 18-20 April 1993.