Lecturer Humanities and Social Science
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- MPhil, French Linguistics and Didactics, University of Cape Coast
- BA (Hons), French and Sociology, University of Ghana
Teaching Statement
Nelson Mandela put it right when he said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which can be used to change the world.” This reflects, to a large extent, my passion for education. I believe good and quality education is a powerful tool that can shift paradigms of an entire generation.
As a teacher, I seek to inspire a generation of students who are ready to plunge into the unknown, and ready to sharpen their critical thinking and problem-solving skill. My goal is to guide them in crafting lasting solutions for the challenges we face in our world today.
My primary teaching philosophy is to harness the different learning styles that are present in the foreign language classroom whilst encouraging students to be actively responsible for their own learning outcomes. Using practical and engaging methodology in teaching, I aspire to teach what is of relevance to my students, and equip them with the necessary tools they needed as instigators of change; and being bilingual, multilingual even, play a very important role in this process.
Ashesi University’s mission to educate ethical and entrepreneurial leaders in Africa makes the study of French an important one. Presenting our students with the opportunity to study French makes them more polyvalent after completing their program at Ashesi University. Not only do they end up bilingual (or multilingual), but also, adaptive and more accommodating to other cultures in Africa and the world at large.
As a teacher, I seek to inspire a generation of students who are ready to plunge into the unknown, and ready to sharpen their critical thinking and problem-solving skill. My goal is to guide them in crafting lasting solutions for the challenges we face in our world today.
My primary teaching philosophy is to harness the different learning styles that are present in the foreign language classroom whilst encouraging students to be actively responsible for their own learning outcomes. Using practical and engaging methodology in teaching, I aspire to teach what is of relevance to my students, and equip them with the necessary tools they needed as instigators of change; and being bilingual, multilingual even, play a very important role in this process.
Ashesi University’s mission to educate ethical and entrepreneurial leaders in Africa makes the study of French an important one. Presenting our students with the opportunity to study French makes them more polyvalent after completing their program at Ashesi University. Not only do they end up bilingual (or multilingual), but also, adaptive and more accommodating to other cultures in Africa and the world at large.
Courses taught at Ashesi University
French as a Foreign Language
Research Statement
Given the geographical location of Ghana, it is often a mystery to me why French is not as widely spoken in Ghana, as English is in francophone countries.
Research has shown that language is learnt best with practical and engaging methods, learning within context rather than out of context. To me, this is the change we need to see in the pedagogy of language learning in our part of the world.
My research interests border around engaging and interactive teaching pedagogies of French as a foreign language; particularly the use of multimedia in teaching French; thus researching practical methodologies of teaching and its impact on the learner. I am also intrigued by motivation theories that enhance learner autonomy,
Learning strategies in foreign language teaching, theories of second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, and cognitive theories of language learning.
Research has shown that language is learnt best with practical and engaging methods, learning within context rather than out of context. To me, this is the change we need to see in the pedagogy of language learning in our part of the world.
My research interests border around engaging and interactive teaching pedagogies of French as a foreign language; particularly the use of multimedia in teaching French; thus researching practical methodologies of teaching and its impact on the learner. I am also intrigued by motivation theories that enhance learner autonomy,
Learning strategies in foreign language teaching, theories of second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, and cognitive theories of language learning.
Research
- Gandolfi, F., Kwaffo, M. T., McAndrews, R., Sacco, S., Stein-Smith, K. (2021). French Language and Francophone Culture in Sub-Saharan Africa - Interdisciplinary Reflections on Multilingualism and French Language Education. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science. Vol 11 (11).
- Kwaffo, M. T. (2020). Engaging and Motivating Foreign Language Learners with Audiovisual Aids: The Case of French in Selected High Schools in Ghana. Official Conference Proceedings. The European Conference on Language Learning 2020. Pp 23-36.ISSN: 2188-112X
- Appiah-Thompson,E.M. (2015). Utilisation de la vidéo dans l’enseignement/apprentissage du FLE dans quelques lycées de la métropole de Cape Coast et perspectives didactiques. University of Cape Coast.