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School of Languages Commemorates UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day, 2024

School of Languages Commemorates UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day, 2024

The School of Languages, College of Humanities, in collaboration with the Ghana Commission for UNESCO held a symposium on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, to commemorate UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day under the theme, ‘Multilingual Education: A Pillar of Intergenerational Learning.’ The program began with a spoken word performance and series of Ga language lullabies by Nii Adjetey Kpako, a level 300 Languages student.

School of Languages Commemorates UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day, 2024

School of Languages Commemorates UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day, 2024

The School of Languages, College of Humanities, in collaboration with the Ghana Commission for UNESCO held a symposium on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, to commemorate UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day under the theme, ‘Multilingual Education: A Pillar of Intergenerational Learning.’ The program began with a spoken word performance and series of Ga language lullabies by Nii Adjetey Kpako, a level 300 Languages student.

College of Humanities Holds HERC Dissemination Workshop at Maison Française in the Reginald Amonoo Building

College of Humanities Holds HERC Dissemination Workshop at Maison Française in the Reginald Amonoo Building

A dissemination workshop on the Humanities and Education Required Courses (HERCs), hosted by the College of Humanities, was held on Wednesday, December 13th, 2023, at Maison Française, in the Reginald Amonoo Building. Dr. Donne Setor Novieto, Coordinator of the Spanish Section, School of Languages and a member of the project team, explained the purpose of the workshop, titled ‘What the HERC?’.

School of Languages Relaunches Transbureau

School of Languages Relaunches Transbureau

The Departments of French and Modern Languages of the College of Humanities, University of Ghana’s School of Languages have relaunched the multilingual translation office Transbureau. The Transbureau, which has been in operation since 2004, has been relaunched for the purpose of increasing its visibility and also to advertise its essential services in languages to society. The newly refurbished office of the Transbureau was hence launched at a brief ceremony chaired by Prof. Daniel Frimpong Ofori, Provost of the College of Humanities.

School of Languages, Commemorates UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day

School of Languages, Commemorates UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day

The School of Languages, on Tuesday, 21st February 2023, held a one-day symposium commemorating UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day, an annual celebration that falls on the 21st of February every year. This year’s event was hosted by the School of Languages in collaboration with the Ghana Commission for UNESCO under the theme “Mother Tongue for National Development”, with detailed academic presentations from top scholars and cultural experts in the field of indigenous Ghanaian languages. Delivering her opening remarks, Prof.

School of Languages, Commemorates World Arabic Language Day

School of Languages, Commemorates World Arabic Language Day

The Arabic Section of the Department of Modern Languages, School of Languages, College of Humanities, in collaboration with the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Accra, has marked World Arabic Language Day. The Day, celebrated worldwide every 18th December since 2012, aims to project the Arabic language and its essential role in impacting knowledge through science and culture. In his welcome address, Prof.

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