The Sub-Department which is in the Faculty of Arts offers unit courses in the following six broad areas:
i) The French language for communication purposes
ii) Linguistics of the French language and Comparative Language studies
iii) Culture and civilization of the French-speaking world
vi) Literature of the French-speaking world
v) Translation into and from French
v) Research methods
Their objectives are:
i) To equip students with the knowledge of the French language that will enable them to operate, in French, in diverse academic and professional fields.
ii) To initiate students into the professions of translation and interpretation.
iii) With special reference to the material taught under the BA programme, to train students in rigorous and critical examination of phenomena, thereby prepare them for both academic and functional research.
1. Minimum of KCSE level grade C+ or its equivalent in French. Students in the BA program shall take the following degree options:
i) French as one of two major disciplines
ii) French as one of two minor disciplines
iii) French as the only minor disciplines
iv)French as the only major discipline (if recommended by Head of Department)
First Year
French Language I*
Oral Expression & Aural Comprehension*
French Language II*
French and Other Languages:
A basic Contrastive Approach*
Second Year
French Language III *
Culture and Civilization of the French-speaking World
Introduction to the Linguistic study of the French language
History of the French language
Introduction to Literary analysis
Panorama of Francophone Literature
Introduction to translation
French for General Academic and Professional purposes I *
Culture and Civilization of French-speaking Africa
Culture and Civilization of France
Culture and Civilization of the Caribbean Francophone World
The French language in France
The French language in Africa
The French language in the West-Indies, the Indian and Pacific Ocean Islands
Panorama of African literature in French
Panorama of the literature of France
Panorama of Caribbean literature in French
Third Year
French for General Academic and Professional purposes II *
Culture and Civilization of French-speaking Europe and America (excluding France)
Culture and Civilization of the Arab, Asia and Pacific French-speaking World
Introduction to theories of linguistics
The French language in Europe (excluding France)
The French language in North and South America
The French language in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and continental Asia
Introduction to theories of literary analysis
Introduction to the oral literature of the French speaking world
Panorama of the literature of French-speaking Europe (excluding France)
Panorama of the literature of the Arab (non- African), Asian and Pacific French-speaking world
French for General Academic and Professional purposes III*
Phonetics and Phonology of the French language
Syntax and Morphology of the French language
Literary theory applied to African literature in French
Literary theory applied to Post-World War I French literature
Oral literature of Francophone Africa
Culture, Civilization and Translation
Academic research: Basic principles and methods
Fourth Year
French for business *
French for the hotel, travel and tourism industries
Semantics and Lexicology of the French language
Phonetics, Phonology, Orthography and meaning in the French language
Literary theory applied to Caribbean literature in French
Literary theory applied to French literature from the revolution to World War I period
Oral literature of France
Writing in French
Language structure and translation
French for management & administration *
French for Diplomacy and International Relations
Comparative Linguistics
Literary theory applied to pre-revolution French literature
Literary theory applied to the literature of French speaking Europe and America (excluding France)
Literary theory applied to the literature of the
Arab (non-African), Asian and Pacific French speaking world
Oral literature of Francophone West Indies
Oral literature of Francophone Europe and America (excluding France)
Comparative Literature
Basic principles and rules of professional translation and interpretation
Project Paper * (for majoring students only)
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