Seyram Gawu

Department of French, Francophone, and Italian Studies,

The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045-2115
(785) 979-9508
Victorgawu@ku.edu

EDUCATION
Master of Arts, French and Francophone Studies University
of Kansas Expected May 2023
Bachelor of Arts, French
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science, and Technology
(KNUST), June 2019

Diplôme Universitaire d’Études Françaises (D.U.E.F)

Université d’Abomé Calavi , June 2018

EXPERIENCE

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Kansas, 2021-

present
Course Taught: French 110: Freshman

Teaching Assistant, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science

and Technology (KNUST), 2019-2020

Courses Taught:

• French 163 and 164: Introduction to French Translation I and II

• French 165 and 166: French Language Structure I and II
• French 265 and 266: French Written Communication I and II
• French 263 and 264: Basic French Translation I and II
• French 267: Readings in African Literature
• French 268: Selected African Writers
• Teaching of French and the School of Business and
Engineering School at KNUST

Other Experiences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science

and Technology

• Assisted in French 481 (New Trends in Francophone African

Literature) and French 482 (The Contemporary French Mind)
 • Research on French African Literature on the Topic “Une étude
thématique d’Une Vie de Boy de Ferdinand Oyono”. 2018-2019
• Assisted the Students Representative Council (SRC) in the free
languages classes where I taught French to the students from
non-French faculties and departments. March to May 2019
• Assisted with the Translation of Documents, Letters, and
Newspapers’ Articles from French to English and vice versa at
the Ghana Embassy in Cotonou, Benin. April to June 2018
• Internship at Taviefe Community Senior High School as French
Teacher at all Levels. May-July 2017

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Certificate of Honor, Coordinator of French Language Training
with Administrative Internship and Educative Excursions in
Benin. August 2019
• Certificate of Honor, Outstanding Academic Performance, Best
Student of Level 200 B.A French by the Faculty of Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 2018
• Certificate of Honor, Best Student of level 200 B.A French
Student of the Department of Modern Languages Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 2018
• Certificate of Honor, 4th Position Prize Winner, University
Category, of French Language Competition, Grand Concours de
la Francophonie 2017

LEADERSHIP

PROFILE

• Leader,Year Abroad Students from Ghana Institute of Languages

and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,
Universite d’Abomey Calavi, 2017-2018
• President, French Students’ Association, Kwame Nkrumah
University of Science and Technology 2016-2017
• Council Member of Faculty of Social Sciences of Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) 2016-
2017
PRESENTATIONS

• Digital Humanities Archives Project, FREN 720 Introduction to

Graduate Studies. November 2021
• “The Drama of Discovery, Assimilation, and Separation in
Ourania of J.-M. G. Le Clézio’s Ourania,” December 4, 2021

LANGUAGES

• English- Native
• French- New Native
• Chinese- Basic Conversational
• Ewe- Native
• Twi- Basic Conversational

• Computer Literacy: Word, PowerPoint, Excel

REFERENCES
Van Kelly
Professor of French, Director of Graduate Studies

Dept. of French, Francophone, and Italian Studies

University of Kansas
vkelly@ku.edu
785-864-9073

Kimberly Swanson, Ph.D.

Assoc. Professor / French Language Program Director
Dept. of French, Francophone, and Italian Studies
University of Kansas
kswanson@ku.edu
785-864-9066

Paul A. Scott
Associate Professor of French

Dept. of French, Francophone, and Italian Studies

University of Kansas
pascott@ku.edu
785-864-9042