Caroline Akinyi Kalangi
Maseno,Kenya
Summary
Experienced with designing and delivering educational content that engages and inspires students. Utilizes innovative teaching methods to enhance learning outcomes and foster positive classroom environment. Strong understanding of curriculum development and student assessment techniques.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Lecturer
Maseno University
Maseno, Kenya
01.2016 - Current
- Implemented innovative teaching strategies to accommodate varied learning styles.
- Created interactive lesson plans for enhanced student participation.
- Designed comprehensive assessments to measure student understanding.
- Cultivated critical thinking skills through challenging assignments that required analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of information from various sources.
- Developed strong relationships with colleagues, collaborating on curriculum development and sharing best practices in teaching strategies.
Tutorial Fellow
Maseno University
Maseno, Kenya
01.2008 - 01.2016
- Designed assessment tools, improving feedback mechanisms for student performance.
- Developed innovative curriculum materials by collaborating with educators and stakeholders.
- Networked and built strong presence with peers to facilitate professional relationships.
- Met with students to dispense study and career advice and provide guidance and potential opportunities within chosen field.
- Assessed students' progress and provided feedback to enhance learning.
Teacher of French and Economics/Business Studies
Mudavadi Girls High School
Madzuu, Kenya
01.1996 - 01.2008
- Encouraged student participation to boost confidence and self-expression.
- Monitored student progress to adapt instruction and address individual challenges.
- Established strong relationships with families to support student success.
- Improved student engagement by incorporating hands-on activities into curriculum.
- Maintained accurate records of student progress, attendance, and behavior to facilitate ongoing communication with parents about their child''s educational journey.
Teacher on Practice
St Peters Mumias Boys High School
Mumias, Kenya
05.1995 - 07.1995
- Encouraged student participation to boost confidence and self-expression.
- Improved student engagement by incorporating hands-on activities into curriculum.
- Monitored student progress to adapt instruction and address individual challenges.
- Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had an equal opportunity for success.
- Assessed student performance regularly using both formative and summative assessments to inform future lesson planning.
Teacher on Practice
Chavakali Boys High School
Chavakali, Kenya
09.1994 - 10.1994
- Encouraged student participation to boost confidence and self-expression.
- Improved student engagement by incorporating hands-on activities into curriculum.
- Monitored student progress to adapt instruction and address individual challenges.
- Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
- Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
- Helped students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
Education
PhD - comparative literature
University of Clermont Auvergne
01.2016
Master II - Mention Sciences du Langage
Blaise Pascal University
01.2011
Master I - Mention Langage, Diffusion, Francophonie, Echanges - Diffusion du FLE
University of Rouen
01.2005
Bachelor of Education (Arts) - French and Economics
Moi University
01.1996
KCSE -
Lwak Girls High School
01.1990
Skills
- Course Material Development
- Festival Performance Assessment
- Innovative Educational Technology
- Capacity Building for Research
- Holistic Education in Faith and Science
- Advanced French Communication
- Effective Communication
- Effective Public Speaking
- Research-Based Writing
- Hospitality Management
- Item Writing
- Academic writing
- Course development
- Classroom management
- Student counseling
- Online lectures
- Subject expertise
- Public speaking
- Scholarly Publication
- Analytical Problem-Solving
Accomplishments
- Designed innovative curriculum that significantly improved student learning outcomes.
- Developed and implemented effective teaching methods tailored to diverse learning styles.
- Supervised team of 10 staff members as a Head of Department to achieve an award of outstanding Department in the year 2022.
- Continually mentoring numerous postgraduate students to completion of their research degrees.
- Chaired conferences or workshops in various fields.
- successfully formed partnerships with organizations of interest to place undergraduate students on internship programmes
- Continuously mentoring students to maximise their full potential and become great citizens
Affiliations
- Association of France Alumni in Kenya (AFRAKEN)
- Kenya Association of Teachers of French (KATF)
Languages
French
Full Professional
English
Native or Bilingual
Swahili
Native or Bilingual
Leadership Experience
- Deputy Principal, Mudavadi Girls High School, 03/2008 - 09/2008
- Director of Studies, Mudavadi Girls High School, 01/2004 - 03/2008
Skills and training
- Training workshop for Diploma in Secondary Teacher Education Curriculum Development for CBC, 05/31/2022 - 06/02/2022
- Kenya Music Festival Adjudicators and Trainers’ Workshop, 12/26/2020 - 01/01/2021
- Pedal online course on Technology for Transformative Pedagogy, 11/09/2020 - 12/09/2020
- Conference on Research Capacity Building, 06/06/2019 - 06/07/2019
- Faith and Science Teacher’s Conference, 12/11/2018 - 12/19/2018
- Training on French for Specific Purposes, 10/22/2018 - 10/26/2018
- Various professional short training sessions for PhD students, 01/2013 - 12/2015
- Training workshop on French for Specific Objectives (FOS), 11/28/2011 - 12/02/2011
- Training workshop on teaching of French for Tourism and Hotel Management, 11/15/2010 - 11/19/2010
- Intensive annual trainings for adjudicators and trainers for the Kenya Music Festival, 01/2006 - 12/2019
- Item writing workshop, 04/2008
Postgraduate thesis examination
- Bulili Clara, 2022, PhD, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
- David Wanina Odhiambo, 2020, Stratégie d’aide à la production orale en classe en milieu universitaire kenyan : cas d’étayage dans l’enseignement du français du tourisme et de l’hôtellerie., PhD, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
- Kasili Joyce, PhD, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
- Auma Rose, PhD, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
- Wasike Stella, Masters, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
Awards
- Scholarship for PhD studies, French Government through the French Embassy in Kenya, 01/2012
- Scholarship for Master II studies, French Government, 01/2004
Publications
- Mutemi, Mulenda, Kalangi, Manifestations de l’insécurité linguistique Chez les apprenants kenyans de Français, European Journal of Linguistics, 2957-4641, 2, 3, 37-52, 2023
- Kalangi C., Intrigues postcoloniales dans le théâtre scolaire kenyan., Regard critiques, édition spéciale, numéro double 3-4, April, 2021, 168-182
- Caroline KALANGI, Représentation de la famille dans le théâtre scolaire kenyan : étude de quelques textes dramatiques du KNDF, COLLECTION FLE/FLA, 1, 2, November, 2020, 19-29, https://revues.acaref.net/collection-fle-fla-no-2/
- Kalangi, C., La théorie post-coloniale et la perspective de l’identité., Façons de penser l’avenir, Pensées Vives, Clermont-Ferrand, UBP, 77-93, 2015
- Muteba, I. et Kalangi, C., Guide didactique de l’enseignement du français langue étrangère et seconde : Manuel à l’intention des enseignants et futurs enseignants du niveau secondaire et universitaire., Eldoret, Utafiti Foundation, 2014
- Kalangi, C., REVERSE GEAR : Théâtralisation d’un sujet tabou dans une pièce de théâtre kenyane, http://celis.univ-bpclermont.fr/spip.php?article1128, 2014
- Kyalo, N. et Kalangi, C., Alternance codique parmi les apprenants de français de l’Université Maseno au Kenya., Travaux et documents, 4, Contact des langues et interactions, Centre française des études éthiopiennes (CFEE) IFRE 23-USR 3137, 2010, http://www.cfee.cnrs.fr/spip.php?article198
Training
- Training workshop for trainers of trainers, 11/14/2022 - 11/18/2022
- Diploma in Secondary Teacher Education Curriculum Development Workshop, 06/16/2022 - 06/26/2022
- Pedal online training on Technology for Transformative Education, 11/11/2020 - 12/02/2020
- Regional Workshop for Secondary School Teachers of French, 08/21/2019 - 08/23/2019
- Pre-conference on Language in Education, 08/06/2019
- Research seminar, 05/28/2014
- Transdisciplinary Research seminar, 11/07/2013
- Research day at the University of Addis-Ababa, 04/09/2010
- 1st National Conference of the Kenya Association of Teachers of French, 11/20/2009 - 11/22/2009
Research
- Research on sociolinguistics and language contact, 01/2016 - 12/2024
- Research on Kenyan plays in English and French, 01/2012 - 12/2015
- Research on postcolonialism and identity, 01/2015
- Research on teaching methods for French as a foreign language, 01/2012 - 12/2014
- Research on French language use amongst Kenyan learners of French, 01/2010
Timeline
Lecturer
Maseno University
01.2016 - Current
Tutorial Fellow
Maseno University
01.2008 - 01.2016
Teacher of French and Economics/Business Studies
Mudavadi Girls High School
01.1996 - 01.2008
Teacher on Practice
St Peters Mumias Boys High School
05.1995 - 07.1995
Teacher on Practice
Chavakali Boys High School
09.1994 - 10.1994
Master II - Mention Sciences du Langage
Blaise Pascal University
Master I - Mention Langage, Diffusion, Francophonie, Echanges - Diffusion du FLE
University of Rouen
Bachelor of Education (Arts) - French and Economics
Moi University
KCSE -
Lwak Girls High School
PhD - comparative literature
University of Clermont Auvergne