From French Roots to a Global Language Hub: The Remarkable Rise of KNUST’ s Department of Language and Communication Studies

Story: Rose Adjei Asamoah

KNUST Holds 2025 Edition of Research Week and Scientific Conference

Story: Rose Adjei Asamoah and Roselyn Tanowaa Tanor

Alumnus of the Department, Clinton Yeboah, Wins Student Journalist of the Year at 29th GJA Media Awards Back-to-back

Story: Rose Adjei Asamoah and Roselyn Tanowaa Tanor

Clinton Yeboah, a former student of the Department of Language and Communication Sciences has won for the second consecutive year the award for the Best Student Journalist at the 29th Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Media Awards.

Department to participate in College Research Exhibition

The Department of Language and Communication Sciences will participate in this year's Research Exhibition to be organised by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Reclaiming Ancestral Intelligence: Africa must embrace plural knowledge for development - Prof. Falola

By: Novire Kuuyizie Francis

AfroCuration Ghana 2025: Rewriting Africa’s Digital Story in Local Languages

By: Gariba Awontemi Naomi

Local symbols key to effective climate communication - Dr. Bruno Arich-Gerz

A renowned linguist from Germany’s RWTH Aachen University, Dr. Bruno Arich-Gerz, has called for a localized approach to communicating the urgency of climate change, arguing that overreliance on universal symbols risks misinterpretation and disengagement.

AyaPrep donates TV to KNUST’s Department of Language and Communication Sciences

Story: Novire Kuuyizie Francis

AyaPrep, an innovative education technology company, has donated a brand-new 50-inch flat screen TV to the Department of Language and Communication Sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

We will hold your hands through this journey, HoD assures freshers

By Novire Kuuyizie Francis
The Head of Department, Language and Communication Sciences, Dr Victoria O. Faleke has assured newly admitted students that faculty members will support them in their academic pursuits.

Foreign Languages Secretariat pays working visit to the Department

The ForeignLanguages Secretariat at the Ministry of Education (MoE), Ghana, has paid a working visit to the Department of Language and Communication Sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

Education technology company signs MoU with Department

By: Novire Kuuyizie Francis

KNUST Media and Communication student honoured at International Sports Media Awards in Spain

Clinton Yeboah, a final year student of Media and Communication Studies at the Department of Language and Communication Sciences of KNUST has been honoured at the 2023 International Sports Press Association Awards (AIPS) held in Barcelona, Spain. Read More

VC thrilled by progress of pioneer journalism graduates of Department

The vice Chancellor of KNUST, Prof. Rita Akosua Dickson was all joy when she met two pioneers of the Department’s journalism programme after an event on KNUST campus.

Meet Dr. Otero Nuria, Head of Spanish Language Programme at KNUST

Dr. Otero, Nuria holds a Ph.D in Psycholinguistics from the University of Alcalá (Spain), two Master´s degrees in Spanish Teaching as a Foreign Language

KNUST Confucius Institute to collaborate with Department on Chinese Language major

The Confucius Institute of KNUST is set to collaborate with the Department of Language and Communication Sciences to introduce a Bachelor’s degree major in Chinese Language and Culture.

Department organizes research seminar

The Department of Language and Communication Sciences has organized a research seminar on the theme, ‘Taking giant steps in research’.

Meet our new Head of Department – Dr. (Mrs) Victoria Ogunnike Faleke

Dr. (Mrs) Faleke, Victoria Ogunnike holds an NCE, BA, MA, and Ph.D in English Language from Federal College of Education (FCE) in...

Welcome to the Department of Language and Communication Sciences

Akwaaba! Welcome! Soyez le bienvenu!

“If you talk to man in a language he understands, it goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, it goes to his heart”  Nelson Mandela