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About the Programme
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme in French refers to the study of the French language and its related disciplines (literature, linguistics and French language structure). The programme provides a rigorous and comprehensive training in language sciences and communication applied to French language and literature studies. This programme offers advanced training with a view to producing effective and efficient personnel that can teach at institutions of higher learning, undertake research, publish scholarly papers in French language as well as offer consultancy services.
The Master of Arts in French Studies programme is geared towards training of personalities who are proficient in the French language, French linguistics and literature. Kenya is an Englishspeaking country that belongs to a regional economic bloc that has among its members Frenchspeaking nations. French as a language becomes a handy and indispensable tool to facilitate communication and also to help in drafting development policies within the larger East African Community Economic bloc.
The French language is increasingly gaining ground in Kenya and the East African region at large, partly due to the fact that some member countries of the East African Federation are Francophone countries. France and other Francophone countries in Africa and beyond are increasingly becoming important partners to Kenya in the areas of business, diplomacy, research, academics and communication. Hence it is necessary to train and produce French-literate intellectuals who can participate meaningfully in these areas and thus contribute to Kenya’s socio-economic development.
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Mwilambwe N.et al. (2012). Evaluer la compétence textuelle par la maturité syntaxique : cas des étudiants kenyans du FLE. In Revue Analyses/ Université de Toulouse- Le Mirail No 15,129-140.
Publications
Kalangi, C. (2015). « La théorie post-coloniale et la perspective de l’identité. » In, Façons de penser l’avenir (coll. Pensées Vives), Clermont-Ferrand, UBP, pp. 77- 93.
Kyalo, N. (2015). « La guerre des sexes en Somalie : la prise de parole comme outil d’émancipation de la femme ». In Tremblay, André et Haince, Marie-Claude (Editeurs). Crise et Mise en Crise. Actes du Colloque de l’ACSALF 2012, Université de Québec à Montréal : Editions de le l’ACSALF. Pp. 101-142. ISBN : 978-2-9813576-4-9. 2.
Jao, L. M., Abong’o, C., Kyalo, N. et Bulili, C. (2014). « Phonétique et didactique du FLE : Cas de confusion des sons chez les apprenants de FLE kenyans ». In Les Cahiers de l’Afrique de l’Est, No. 49 Varia. Nairobi : IFRA. Pp. 75-85.