Stevens Justice Avenyo
Lecturer
Faculty: I.T. & Communication Studies
Department: Communication Studies
Academic Area(s): General French, Business French, French for Specific Purposes (Français sur Objectifs Spécifiques), Education
Email: [email protected]
Stevens Justice Avenyo is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He is a lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra, Ghana – West Africa. Stevens Justice Avenyo has been teaching since 1998. He has taught in many schools, institutes and institutions, both private and public sectors at the various levels of education in Ghana.
He joined UPSA in 2013, where he has developed another level of passion for teaching and research works in diverse areas such as Media, Language and Communication, Language and Sociolinguistics, Business (Maritime) among others.
He is the lead lecturer for French Language and Business French Courses at the University of Professional Studies, Accra. His contributions to the technical document that led to the establishment of the Language Centre at UPSA in 2018 cannot be overemphasized. He is therefore responsible for teaching, researching and coordinating issues in the French section of the Department of Communication Studies and the Language Centre (UPSA) for effective administrative work.
Academic Degrees
•PhD Candidate in French didactics and French as Foreign Language, University of Cape Coast.
•Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in French, University of Ghana, Legon.
•Master of Arts (MA) in Adult Education, University of Ghana, Legon.
•B.A. (Hons.) French & Linguistics, University of Ghana, Legon.
Professional Qualifications
•Master of Arts (MA) in Adult Education, University of Ghana, Legon, 2009.
•Teacher’s Certificate “A”, Mount Mary Training College – Somanya, UCC, 1998.
Conference/ Seminar presentations and Publications
Avenyo, S. J. (2019). Assessment of print media reportage on health issues in Ghana: the case of daily graphic and Ghanaian times newspapers. 4th International Conference On Business Management & Entrepreneurial Development (ICBMED). University of Professional Studies: Accra, 2018.
Avenyo, S. J. & Achana, A. (2019). Assessing the processes and programmes undertaken to facilitate international trade by Ghana Shippers Authority. 4th College of Humanities International Research conference. University of Ghana: Legon, 2018.
Avenyo, S. J. & Akrong, B. (2017). A comparative assessment of the teaching and learning of English and French in Ghana: a focus on selected districts in Accra. Faculty of IT and Communication Studies’ Seminar. University of Professional Studies: Accra, 2016.
Akrong, B. & Avenyo, S. J. (2018). Negotiating Business through Code Switching at Lomé and Aflao border. Fourth International Interdisciplinary Biennial Conference of the Department of English Studies. University of South Africa: Pretoria, 2018.
Professional membership & Affiliations
•Member, Linguistics Association of Ghana (LAG)
•Member, UPSA Language Centre, Ghana
•Member, University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG)
•Examiner, DELF/DALF - French Language Proficiency, Alliance Française d’Accra, Ghana.
•Supervisor, bilingual students’ project works, Alliance Française d’Accra, Ghana.
He joined UPSA in 2013, where he has developed another level of passion for teaching and research works in diverse areas such as Media, Language and Communication, Language and Sociolinguistics, Business (Maritime) among others.
He is the lead lecturer for French Language and Business French Courses at the University of Professional Studies, Accra. His contributions to the technical document that led to the establishment of the Language Centre at UPSA in 2018 cannot be overemphasized. He is therefore responsible for teaching, researching and coordinating issues in the French section of the Department of Communication Studies and the Language Centre (UPSA) for effective administrative work.
Academic Degrees
•PhD Candidate in French didactics and French as Foreign Language, University of Cape Coast.
•Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in French, University of Ghana, Legon.
•Master of Arts (MA) in Adult Education, University of Ghana, Legon.
•B.A. (Hons.) French & Linguistics, University of Ghana, Legon.
Professional Qualifications
•Master of Arts (MA) in Adult Education, University of Ghana, Legon, 2009.
•Teacher’s Certificate “A”, Mount Mary Training College – Somanya, UCC, 1998.
Conference/ Seminar presentations and Publications
Avenyo, S. J. (2019). Assessment of print media reportage on health issues in Ghana: the case of daily graphic and Ghanaian times newspapers. 4th International Conference On Business Management & Entrepreneurial Development (ICBMED). University of Professional Studies: Accra, 2018.
Avenyo, S. J. & Achana, A. (2019). Assessing the processes and programmes undertaken to facilitate international trade by Ghana Shippers Authority. 4th College of Humanities International Research conference. University of Ghana: Legon, 2018.
Avenyo, S. J. & Akrong, B. (2017). A comparative assessment of the teaching and learning of English and French in Ghana: a focus on selected districts in Accra. Faculty of IT and Communication Studies’ Seminar. University of Professional Studies: Accra, 2016.
Akrong, B. & Avenyo, S. J. (2018). Negotiating Business through Code Switching at Lomé and Aflao border. Fourth International Interdisciplinary Biennial Conference of the Department of English Studies. University of South Africa: Pretoria, 2018.
Professional membership & Affiliations
•Member, Linguistics Association of Ghana (LAG)
•Member, UPSA Language Centre, Ghana
•Member, University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG)
•Examiner, DELF/DALF - French Language Proficiency, Alliance Française d’Accra, Ghana.
•Supervisor, bilingual students’ project works, Alliance Française d’Accra, Ghana.