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CU holds Public Lecture on French Studies
and the making of the Total Man
 Covenant
University’s 18th Public Lecture will critically explore the
relationship between French studies and human development as
well as the relevance of a programme of French studies to
the making of the Total Man in the 21st century Nigerian
/African and global context.
The lecture, titled, " French Studies And The Making Of The
Total Man " will be delivered by a renowned International
Scholar and doyen of French Linguistics studies in Nigeria,
Professor Emmanuel Nwiah Kwofie, on Thursday, January 24,
2008 at the University Chapel by 3 pm.
Professor Kwofie is currently the Head, Department of
French, Covenant University. For almost 42 years, he has
bestridden the academic landscape like a colossus, charting
pathways of excellence, expanding the frontiers of knowledge
and raising as well as mentoring great academics across the
globe.
Popularly referred to as father of French Linguistics in
Nigeria, Professor Kwofie has been a professor for 28 years.
As a pathfinder, he has scored many firsts in his field.
Apart from being the first Professor of French in Covenant
University, he was also a pioneer Professor of French at the
Central University College, Ghana and the first African
Professor of French at the University of Lagos, Akoka, where
he has remained a major reference point each time the
history of the Department of Modern European Languages of
that University is being told. He was also a Visiting
Professor at the Universities of Toronto (Canada 1977),
Benin (Nigeria 1991-1992) and Cape Coast (Ghana 2002 –
2003).
Professor Kwofie has participated in or presented papers at
no fewer than twenty-five (25) conferences and workshops in
Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroun, Burkina Faso, Canada, Britain,
Germany, Austria and France. He has over 45 publications
including 10 (ten) books and monographs published in
Denmark, Canada, USA, Germany, Ghana, and Nigeria. He has
five other books and a dozen essays in the pipeline. His
research interests are varied.
Professor Kwofie has been the subject of many citations in
International Yearbooks. He has been a Member of numerous
Linguistic/Language Societies and Associations (e.g. SILF,
LACUS, LSA, LAGB, MLAN and UFTAN). . Professor Kwofie is a
Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters.
Detailed Citation on
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