Master's
MA African Languages and Academic Communication (Online)
African Future University
Master's
MA African Languages and Academic Communication (Online)
African Future University (online)
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Language & requirements
Taught in: English, French
Tuition fees
- INTERNATIONALFree (online)
About African Future University
Fully online African digital university with French and English pathways.
Overview
African Future University’s tuition-free online MA in African Languages and Academic Communication is for editors, lecturers, and communications officers who must move meaning between African languages and English or French academic registers. You will study terminology, translation ethics, and low-bandwidth publishing—not a claim that one master’s certifies every language of the continent. English and French assessment options sit beside supervised work in a language you actually command. Rural radio, campus notices, and scholarly abstracts are the core genres. Capstones use a documented language pair you can evidence, not a decorative list of tongues.
Delivered fully online with live seminars, recorded lectures, and tutor support.
**Award:** African Future University **Credits:** 36 | **Typical duration:** 2 years (18 months)
Course structure
4 terms · 16 modules · 36 credits
Module 1: Registers
- AFU681·Academic English and Academic French as Contact Varieties3 credits
- AFU682·African Language Standardisation Debates as Practice3 credits
- AFU683·Terminology for Higher Education3 credits
- AFU684·Audience, Prestige, and Gatekeeping3 credits
Module 2: Translation ethics
- AFU685·Documented Method versus Invisible Labour3 credits
- AFU686·Untranslatables and Calques3 credits
- AFU687·Editing Multilingual Manuscripts3 credits
- AFU688·Community Review without Extraction3 credits
Module 3: Genres and channels
- AFU689·Abstracts, Notices, and Policy Briefs3 credits
- AFU690·Radio Scripts and Low-Bandwidth Publishing3 credits
- AFU691·EN/FR Administration of Language Programmes3 credits
- AFU692·Digital Archives when Connectivity Fails3 credits
Module 4: Capstone
- AFU693·Research Methods in Language and Communication3 credits
- AFU694·Language-Pair Portfolio3 credits
- AFU695·Ethics Dossier3 credits
- AFU696·Capstone: Multilingual Academic Communication File3 credits
Learning outcomes
- Apply discipline-specific theory to complex professional problems
- Design and execute research or applied projects to postgraduate standard
- Communicate findings clearly to academic and industry audiences
- Demonstrate ethical, inclusive practice in global workplaces
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