Name:Dr. Vincent Otaba Were
Title/Qualifications: PhD in linguistics Université de Franche - Comté
Department/Unit/Section:Foreign Languages Department
Contact Address:C/O Foreign Languages Department Kenyatta University
Position:Lecturer & Chairman
Area of Specialization:Sociolinguistics,Translation and Interpretation,Teaching of French as a Foreign Language
Research Interests:Translation and Interpretation,Sociolinguistics

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Conference

  • La gestion des langues chez les étudiants de français à l’université Kenyatta : Paper presented during an international conference on Foreign languages held at Kenyatta University from 11th to 13th February 2015
  • A Sociological Perspective on Conference Interpreters in Kenya : Paper presented during the First Regional Conference on Translation and Interpretation Studies at the University of Nairobi from 18th to 19th February 2016
  • La problématique de la reconnaissance du statut du français langue étrangère au Kenya : Paper presented during a regional conference held at Kenyatta University in November 2011
  • Constructions verbales et production de sens: 26th – 28th January 2006, Besançon, France
  • L'imaginaire linguistique dans les discours: 7th – 10th Marche 2007, Besançon, France
  • UNICEF Education Networking Meeting in East and South African Region: 23rd – 27th June 2007, Johannesburg, South Africa

Reseatch And Publications:

  • Doctorate Thesis Research:Aspects des réseaux transfrontaliers à Busia (Kenya/Ouganda): Analyse des pratiques et des représentations des langues.Université de Franche - Comté, France
  • MA (Arts) Research:Une étude thématique sur le personnage de l’enfant dans quelques contes africains francophones,Kenyatta University
  • Book :Aspects des réseaux transfrontaliers à Busia (Kenya/Ouganda): Analyse des pratiques et des représentations des langues ARNT, France
  • BOOK TRANSLATION:Indian Africa: Minorities of Indian-Pakistani Origin in Eastern Africa: Translated from French by Regional Interpretation and Translation Services (RITS).

Chairperson

Dr. Kenneth Kamuri Ngure

Dr. Kenneth Kamuri Ngure
Chairperson
Department of Literature, Linguistics, and Foreign Languages

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