Masters of Arts (French)
MASTERS OF ARTS IN FRENCH
1. Wish to teach French effectively,
2. Who wish to pursue further studies in the language.
2. Who wish to pursue further studies in the language.
Course objectives:
1. The program aims at laying a solid foundation in linguistic knowledge (description of French language both in its oral and written forms), in the area of teaching of French as a foreign language as well as in the initiation to research in linguistics and literature.
second-class honors degree from Moi University or a university
recognized by the Moi University Senate. In addition, candidates to the programme must have taken French studies, at undergraduate level. Applicants with a lower second class honours and three years of field experience may also be considered.
Duration
The programme extends over a period of two academic years for full-time students and is divided into four semesters as follows:
- First semester: course work and research seminars
- Second semester: course work and proposal writing
- Third semester: data collection and analysis; first draft of thesis
- Fourth semester: course work and completion of thesis writing
The courses are offered in units. A course unit will constitute a one-hour lecture per week per semester. The program shall consist of a minimum of forty-six (46) and a maximum of fifty- eight (58) units.
First Semester
Code |
Title |
Units |
SAS 801 |
General Research Methods Required |
3 |
FRE 810 |
Contexts and Acquisition of Languages Core |
3 |
FRE 811 |
Oral Expression Core |
3 |
FRE 812 |
General French Grammar Core |
3 |
Any 1 of the following elective |
3 |
|
FRE 813 |
French Syntactic Theories Elective |
3 |
FRE 814 |
Didactics of French Prescribed |
3 |
FRE 815 |
Literary Texts & Teaching French as a Foreign Language Elective |
3 |
FRE 816 |
Sociolinguistics and Francophone Movement Elective |
3 |
FRE 817 |
Child language acquisition Elective |
3 |
FRE 818 |
Semiotics of French Language Elective |
3 |
FRE 819 |
Translation and Interpretation Elective |
3 |