Department of French and English
NIZEYIMANA Laurent
Head of Department
Phone: 0783624338
Email: nizeyimana2001@yahoo.co.uk
1. Overall Objectives of the Department of French and English
• To train highly-qualified Teachers by providing them with in depth knowledge and practice of English and French systems, cultures, communication functions.
• To reinforce research and entrepreneurship in the area of language learning by setting up language learning centres in the community to foster national and international communication competence and performance.
2. Entry requirements
The French-English-Education Department enrols holders of secondary school certificates from the following specializations/orientations: language combinations, Teacher Training College, Humanities and Social Sciences, Secretariat, etc.
3. Awards, Degrees and Training Length
Upon completion of their studies, students in the Department of French-English- Education are awarded the Bachelor’s Degree of Arts with Honours with specialization in French-English Education. To get this qualification, the student must have covered all the modules delivered in 5 levels.
4. Career openings
Upon completion of their studies, graduates from the Department of French-English with Education are competent and capable of teaching English and French in secondary schools and language centres. These competent and perfect bilinguals are also able to be successful in the areas of editing, interpersonal and mass communication, literary writing and criticism just to name a few.
Level I
Module& Code | Teaching Units | Credits | Total Hours | Face to face | Self study | Sem | Level |
Communication Skills COS101 | Oral Communication Skills in English Mass Communication | 10 | 100 | 65 | 35 | 1 | 1 |
Intro. To English language and Linguistics ENG101 | Grammar of English Phonetics and Phonology of English General Linguistics | 20 | 200 | 130 | 70 | 1 | 1 |
Intro. à la langue Française FRA101 | Techniques d’Expression Oral et Ecrite en Français Phonétique et phonologie du français Grammaire française | 20 | 200 | 130 | 70 | 1 | 1 |
ICT and Research skills IRS101 | Introduction to computer Introduction to research | 10 | 100 | 65 | 35 | 1 | 1 |
Overview of world literature ENG102 | Introduction to literary genres Introduction To literary texts (drama, poetry..) | 10 | 100 | 65 | 35 | 2 | 1 |
Panorama de la littérature française FRA102 | Littérature française du 16e au 20e siècle Séminaire des textes littéraires | 10 | 100 | 65 | 35 | 2 | 1 |
Foundations of education EDC101 | History of education Introduction to psychology General Didactics | 15 | 150 | 97.5 | 52.5 | 2 | 1 |
Educational orientations EDC102 | Guidance and Counseling in education Comparative education Special needs education | 15 | 150 | 97.5 | 25.5 | 2 | 1 |
Philosophical and anthropological studies PAS101 | Social anthropology Introduction to philosophy and ethics | 10 | 100 | 65 | 35 | 2 | 1 |
Total number of modules : 9 | 20 | 120 | 1200 | 780 | 420 |
Level II
Module& Code | Teaching Units | Credits | Total Hours | Face to face | Self study | Sem | Level |
Language Skills Development ENG 201 | Reading Writing (Composition) | 15 | 150 | 97.5 | 52.5 | 1 | 2 |
Language Contrastive Studies ENG 202 | Comparative Linguistics Translation | 10 | 100 | 65 | 35 | 1 | 2 |
Langue Française et institutions FRA 201 | History of French Language History of Literary Institutions | 20 | 200 | 130 | 70 | 1 | 2 |
Introduction to Cognitive Studies EDC 201 | Educational Psychology Developmental psychology | 15 | 150 | 97.5 | 52.5 | 1 | 2 |
English Literature ENG 203 | British Literature Commonwealth Literature American Literature | 15 | 150 | 92.5 | 52.5 | 2 | 2 |
Grammaire et expression française approfondies FRA 202 | TEOEF Approfondi Grammaire Française Approfondie | 20 | 200 | 130 | 70 | 2 | 2 |
Educational Evaluation EDC 202 | Educational Measurement and Evaluation Education Research Methods Statistics | 15 | 150 | 92.5 | 52.5 | 2 | 2 |
Educational Planning and technology EDC 203 | Curriculum Theory and development Educational Technology | 10 | 100 | 65 | 35 | 2 | 2 |
Total number of modules : 8 | 17 | 120 | 1200 | 780 | 420 |
Levels Three and Four
Major: English
Module& Code | Teaching Units | Credits | Total Hours | Face to face | Self study | Sem | Level |
English Language Structure ENG301 | Morphology of English Syntax of English | 15 | 150 | 92.5 | 52.5 | 1 | 3 |
Applied Linguistics ENG302 | Theories of language acquisition and learning Psycholinguistics Literature in foreign language teaching | 15 | 150 | 92.5 | 52.5 | 1 | 3 |
Structure de la langue francaise FRA 301 | Lexicologie et terminologies du français Syntaxe du français | 15 | 150 | 92.5 | 52.5 | 1 | 3 |
Educational Policy EDC 301 | Educational Leadership and management Economics of Education Philosophy of Education | 15 | 150 | 92.5 | 52.5 | 1 | 3 |
Language and Society ENG 303 | linguistic theories and schools Sociolinguistics | 15 | 150 | 97.5 | 52.5 | 2 | 4 |
Meaning and Use of Language ENG 304 | Semantics Pragmatics Discourse Analysis | 15 | 150 | 97.5 | 52.5 | 2 | 4 |
Sens et Usage de la langue française FRA 303 | Sémantique Sémiotique Pragmatique | 15 | 150 | 92.5 | 52.5 | 2 | 4 |
English Language Teaching Methodology EDC 302 | Approaches, methods and techniques Teaching receptive and productive skills | 15 | 150 | 92.5 | 52.5 | 2 | 4 |
Total number of modules : 8 | 20 | 120 | 1200 | 780 | 420 |
Major: French
Module& Code | Teaching Units | Credits | Total Hours | Face to face | Self study | Sem | Level |
Structure de la langue francaise FRA 301 | Lexicologie et terminologies du français Syntaxe du français | 15 | 150 | 92.5 | 52.5 | 1 | 3 |
Littérature française et francophone FRA 302 | Littérature française Littérature francophone | 15 | 150 | 92.5 | 52.5 | 1 | 3 |
English Language structure ENG 301 | Morphology of English Syntax of English | 15 | 150 | 92.5 | 52.5 | 1 | 3 |
Educational Policy EDC 301 | Educational Leadership and management Economics of Education Philosophy of Education | 15 | 150 | 92.5 | 52.5 | 1 | 3 |
Sens et Usage de la langue française FRA 303 | Sémantique Sémiotique Pragmatique | 15 | 150 | 97.5 | 52.5 | 2 | 4 |
Etude des genres littéraires FRA 304 | Le roman Le théâtre La poésie La paralittérature | 15 | 150 | 97.5 | 52.5 | 2 | 4 |
Meaning and Use of Language ENG 304 | Semantics Pragmatics Discourse Analysis | 15 | 150 | 92.5 | 52.5 | 2 | 4 |
Didactique du français EDC 302 | Enseignement et apprentissage du français Méthodes et procédés du français Courants didactiques du français | 15 | 150 | 92.5 | 52.5 | 2 | 4 |
Total number of modules : 8 | 20 | 120 | 1200 | 780 | 420 |
Level Five
Module& Code | Teaching Units | Credits | Total Hours | Face to face | Self study | Sem | Level |
FIVE | Internship + Dissertation | 120 | 200 | 5 |