French and English

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