Dr. Théophile Munyangeyo

Associate Professor, French

Biography

With a career spanning more than three decades, I am an internationally engaged scholar in applied linguistics, intercultural communication, and Francophone studies whose work bridges languages, disciplines, and sectors. Publishing in both French and English, I bring a global perspective to research, teaching, and academic leadership, with a sustained commitment to advancing languages and intercultural competence in higher education and society.

I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I also serve as a member of the Royal Irish Academy"s multidisciplinary committee for the Study of Languages, Literature, Culture, and Communication. I have represented my institution in national and international organisations, including Routes into Languages, the University Council of Modern Languages, and the Institute of Translation and Interpreting, contributing to policy discussions, disciplinary advocacy, and sector-wide initiatives.

I began my higher education career as an Assistant Professor in 1993 and have progressed through successive promotions to Senior Lecturer, Principal Lecturer, Reader, and currently Associate Professor. Throughout this trajectory, I have championed research-informed teaching across both face-to-face and digital environments, embedding active learning, inclusive curriculum design, and assessment-for-learning principles. I have led teacher education programmes addressing curriculum development, learning design, professional practice, and specialist subject pedagogy, and I regularly mentor colleagues seeking professional recognition through promotion and professional accreditation.

My leadership in education is complemented by extensive experience in quality assurance, curriculum validation, and external examining. I have overseen programme review and redesign, aligned performance indicators with institutional and national benchmarks, and developed student recruitment and retention strategies informed by data analytics. These activities demonstrate my commitment to maintaining academic standards while fostering innovation within Languages, Literatures, and Cultural Studies.

My research leadership encompasses supervision, examination, and international scholarly collaboration. I have supervised and examined research from undergraduate capstone projects and master"s dissertations to PhD and Professional Doctorates, and I have trained doctoral supervisors and viva voce chairs. I have served on research committees, peer-review panels, and editorial boards, including appointments as Associate Editor for international journals.
I have chaired international conferences, developed global research partnerships, and led internationally funded research projects that contribute to institutional income generation, knowledge exchange, and broader societal impact. Through Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and sustained engagement with professional and industry partners, I have translated research into professional practice and policy-relevant outcomes.

My academic leadership includes roles as Course Leader, Course Director, Postgraduate Programme Director, Academic Section Coordinator, and Head of Department with line-management responsibilities. Across these positions, I have demonstrated strategic vision, collegial governance, and a sustained commitment to strengthening research culture, enhancing educational provision, and advancing the visibility and impact of languages, intercultural communication, and applied linguistics within a globally engaged university environment.

Areas for PhD supervision:
Applied Intercultural communication studies, translation and interpreting, discourse analysis, teaching and learning, professional developments, language pedagogy, comparative literature, French and francophone studies.

Publications and Further Research Outputs

Peer-Reviewed Publications
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications

Munyangeyo, T., Rabadán-Gómez, M. and Webb, G., Challenges and Opportunities in Public Service Interpreting, London, Palgrave McMillan Publisher , 2016, 246 pagesppBook, 2016
Munyangeyo, T. and Lines, M. , Diversity, Leeds, Leeds Metropolitan University Press, 2010Book, 2010
Munyangeyo, T., Becoming a learning coach in academic settings: Challenging practices for sustainable self-directed learning, Sarrebruck, LAMBERT Academic Publishing AG & Co. KG, 2010Book, 2010
Munyangeyo, T., Du littéraire au social à travers la médiation de l'engagement, Sarrebruck, Editions Universitaires Européennes , 2010, 1 - 264ppBook, 2010
Synergies to harness multilingual literacy for plurilingual competence in England in, editor(s)Huguet-Canalís, Á. & Lapresta-Rey, C. , Managing multilingualism in European Schools , Multilingual Matters, 2019, pp240 , [Munyangeyo, T. and Gamir, S. ]Book Chapter, 2019
Insight into ethical dilemmas in public service interpreting in, editor(s)Munyangeyo, T., Rabadán-Gómez, M. and Webb, G. , Challenges and opportunities in public service interpreting, London, Palgrave McMillan, 2016, pp179 - 202, [Munyangeyo, T.]Book Chapter, 2016
La problématique de l'engagement dans la poétique romanesque in, editor(s)Forsdick, C. , Tous Azimuts II: Les usages du genre, University of Glasgow, 2002, pp115 - 125, [Munyangeyo, T. ]Book Chapter, 2002
La politique de musellement dans la littérature africaine francophone de 1990 à 1998 in, editor(s)King, R. , Transgression et contestation : essais sur la littérature française et Francophone II, Nottingham, University of Nottingham, 2000, pp77 - 96, [Munyangeyo, T. ]Book Chapter, 2000
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 7, 2, (2017), Munyangeyo, T. & Pichette, F. , [eds.]Journal, 2017
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2, 4, (2012), 461-582p, Munyangeyo, T. & Pichette, F. , [eds.]Journal, 2012
International Journal of Language, Translation and Intercultural Communication, 1, 12, (2014), Munyangeyo, T., Gogas, T. And Cebron, N. , [eds.]Journal, 2014
Munyangeyo, T. , A reflective account on human translation and interpreting faced with the automated text and speech processing tools, Studies in Linguistics and Literature, 4, (4), 2020Journal Article, 2020
Munyangeyo, T. , Working at cross-purposes in interpreting, in Munyangeyo, International Journal of Language, Translation and Intercultural Communication, 1, (12), 2014Journal Article, 2014
Munyangeyo, T. , Randall, L., The rhetoric of disenchantment through symbolism, Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2, (4), 2012, p561 - 577Journal Article, 2012
Munyangeyo, T. , Enhancing learner engagement in e-learning provision, Assessment, Learning and Teaching, 7, 2009Journal Article, 2009
Munyangeyo, T., Étude onomastique pour les perspectives de la littérature de combat, ASCALF Bulletin, 22, 2001Journal Article, 2001
Munyangeyo, T. , De la sociologie de la littérature à la sociologie de la lecture : étude du roman africain francophone, Bulletin of Francophone Africa, 15, (16), 2000, p93 - 112Journal Article, 2000
Munyangeyo, T., La production littéraire camerounaise Théâtre, roman, cinéma de Laurence Randall, Review of La production littéraire camerounaise Théâtre, roman, cinéma, by Randall, L. , Bulletin of Francophone Postcolonial Studies, 6, (1), 2015Review, 2015
Munyangeyo, T., Kwizera, J-P, (ed), (2009) Mes transes à trente ans by Saverio Nayigiziki, Review of Mes transes à trente ans, by Kwizera, J-P, (ed) , Bulletin of Francophone Postcolonial Studies, 2009, p22-24Review, 2009
Munyangeyo, T., Understanding the functional and pedagogical implications of social and cross-cultural pragmatic failures in triadic interpretative interactions, ISBN: 978-953-7220-24-2, 7th International conference on intercultural pragmatics and communication, Split, Croatia, 10-12 June 2016, edited by Granic, J and Kecskes, I. , 2016Published Abstract, 2016
Munyangeyo, T. , From Multilingual Literacy to Plurilingual Competence: Rethinking Language Learning Needs and Strategies, ISBN 978-961-6862-01-1, Across Languages and Cultures, Ca' Foscari University of Venice (Italy), 1-3 September 2011, edited by Cebron, N. , 2011Published Abstract, 2011
Munyangeyo, T. , Language Transfer in a Multilingual Learning Environment, ISBN: 978-83-7206-168-3, Language Teaching in Increasingly Multilingual Environments: From Research to Practice , University of Warsaw (Poland), 15-18 September 2010, edited by Paradowski, M.B , 2010Published Abstract, 2010
Munyangeyo, T. , Working at cross-purposes in Interpretation, International Journal of Language, Translation and Intercultural Communication, Facing Present, Past and Future, Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (University College Brussels), 1-3 December, edited by Munyangeyo, T., Gogas, T. And Cebron, N. , 2011Oral Presentation, 2011
Munyangeyo, T. , Fostering sustainable self-directed learning through the year abroad learning experience (Research findings, rationales and theoretical approaches to the assessment of the year abroad), Assessment of the Year Abroad in Modern Language Degrees conference, University of Bath (United Kingdom), 25-26 June, 2010Oral Presentation, 2010
Munyangeyo, T. , The rhetoric of disenchantment through symbolism, Cultural Translations, Lancaster University (United Kingdom), 21-22 May , 2010Oral Presentation, 2010
Munyangeyo, Theophile., Sustaining learner engagement and achievement through the study abroad experience, International Journal of Education, Learning and Development (IJELD) , 9, (8), 2021, p24 - 53Journal Article, 2021, TARA - Full Text
Munyangeyo, Théophile, Analyzing the dynamics of inclusive practices through the mass media coverage of deafness, multimodal communication and performance., Journal of Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies & Hearing Aids, 10, (1), 2022Journal Article, 2022
Munyangeyo, Théophile, Intersecting and contiguous identities in African narratives: ontological and anthropological perspectives, Ecumenism (Cosmopolitanism), Department of Language, Literature and Culture of the Black Sea Countries, Democritus University of Thrace, 28/05/2022, 2022Conference Paper, 2022
Munyangeyo, Théophile, Analysing the dynamics of inclusive practices through the mass media coverage of deafness, multimodal communication and performance in professional contexts, International Journal of International Relations, Media and Mass Communication Studies (IJIRMMCS), 8, (2), 2022, p1 - 24Journal Article, 2022, URL
Munyangeyo, Theophile, Importance and effects of multimodal communication on interactional behaviour and outcome in Public Service Interpreting, Global Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 10, (7), 2022, p31 - 56Journal Article, 2022
Munyangeyo, Théophile, Intersecting and Contiguous Identities in African Narratives: ontological and Anthropological Perspectives, International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Research, 8, (3), 2022, p15 - 31Journal Article, 2022, URL
Theophile Munyangeyo, The role of interactional purposes in responding to interpreter-mediated communicative modalities, Ecumenism and Cosmopolitanism International Conference, Democritus University of Thrace (Komotini, Greece), 25/05/2022, edited by Department of Language, Literature and Culture of the Black Sea Countries and the Democritus University of Thrace (Komotini, Greece) , 2022Conference Paper, 2022
Theophile Munyangeyo, Representation of Educational Elitism and Entrepreneurship Merit in Contemporary Africa: A Cultural Shift to Self-Fulfilment, British Journal of Education, 11, (9), 2023, p51 - 78Journal Article, 2023, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
Theophile Munyangeyo, The Quest for Solidarity in a Failed Prescriptive and Aspirational Cosmopolitanism: African Travel Narratives and Duality of Cross-Cultural Encounters, International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Research, 9, (1), 2023, p42 - 59Journal Article, 2023, URL , TARA - Full Text
Munyangeyo, Theophile, Socio-cultural shifts in the representation of gender (in)equality in Africa, International Journal of African Society, Cultures and Traditions, 11, (2), 2023, p61-76-Journal Article, 2023, URL
Theophile Munyangeyo, The impact of (un)ethical survival mode duality and choices of the educational elite on the African renaissance, International Journal of Education, Learning and Development, 12, (2), 2024, p26 - 43Journal Article, 2024, TARA - Full Text
Theophile Munyangeyo, Examining Alterity Dynamics Through the Conceptualisation and (Re)Construction of Social and Political Enemy in Post-Independent Francophone African Literature, Global Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 12, (4), 2024, p67 - 89Journal Article, 2024, DOI , TARA - Full Text
Theophile Munyangeyo, Power and agency: a critical analysis of the role of mistresses in francophone African literature, International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Research, 10, (1), 2024, p58 - 83Journal Article, 2024, TARA - Full Text
Theophile Munyangeyo, Sociological reading of the impact of nepotistic tribalism on political and socio-economic sustainable development in Africa, Global Journal of Political Science and Administration, 12, (2), 2024, p1 - 26Journal Article, 2024, TARA - Full Text
Munyangeyo, Theophile, Decrypting the spiral of instability in francophone Africa through the literary discourse, ECRTD, London, 2025Book, 2025
Munyangeyo, Theophile, The Representation of Cunning Strategies to Maximise the Political Personalisation: Machiavellian Approach to Holding and Retaining Power in Africa, Global Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 13, (3), 2025, p36 - 51Journal Article, 2025, URL , TARA - Full Text
Munyangeyo, Theophile, Effective Soundbites for Democracy: The Strategic Use of Political Slogans as Instruments of Steadfast Democratic Consciousness and Mobilisation in Africa, Global Journal of Political Science and Administration, 13, (1), 2025, p36 - 51Journal Article, 2025, URL , TARA - Full Text
Théophile Munyangeyo and Zinhle Precious Simelane, Negotiating gender-based intersecting cultural dynamics in Africa: How young girls in Eswatini navigate tradition and modernity, International Journal of African Society, Cultures and Traditions, 13, (1), 2025, p108 - 132Journal Article, 2025, URL
Theophile Munyangeyo, Cultural diplomacy and the reconfiguration of global geostrategic narratives: African positionality in a multipolar order, International Journal of International Relations, Media and Mass Communication Studies, 12, (1), 2026, p1 - 27Journal Article, 2026, URL , TARA - Full Text
Munyangeyo, Theophile, Intersecting cultural diplomacy and multipolarity in cultural hegemony shifts within the global south, 3rd EUT+ Language Conference Exploring Multilingualism: Language, Technology and Cross-Cultural Connections, Technological University of Dublin, 15/01/2026, 2026Conference Paper, 2026
Munyangeyo, Theophile, Language, power, and decolonial futures: rethinking language policy in postcolonial Africa (keynote), Language Teaching in Multi/Intercultural and Digital Environments, University of Western Macedonia, 08/05/2026, 2026Conference Paper, 2026
Théophile Munyangeyo, Language, Power, and Decolonial Futures: Rethinking Language Policy in Postcolonial Africa., International Journal of Education, Learning and Development, 14, (1), 2026, p57 - 85Journal Article, 2026, URL , TARA - Full Text

Munyangeyo, T. , Identity and power dynamics in interpreter-mediated encounters in immigration settings , Research Seminar, Salford University, 17 April, 2013Invited Talk
Munyangeyo, T. , Ethics in Public Service Interpreting: towards a new communication model?, Research Seminar on Current Issues in Public Service Interpreting, University of Central Lancashire (United Kingdom), 18 January, 2012Invited Talk
Munyangeyo, T. , Writing for publication , Research Training Day, University of Rwanda, 18 February, 2020, The University of Rwanda Centre for Language Enhancement (UR CLE)Invited Talk
Munyangeyo, T. , Research methods and intellectual property rights, Research Workshop, Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom, 24 September, 2019, Department of LanguagesInvited Talk
Munyangeyo, T. , Principles, practices and challenges of undergraduate research supervision in foreign languages , Away Day, Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom, 7 January, 2011, School of LanguagesInvited Talk
Munyangeyo, T. , La politique française de conditionnalité et son impact sur la démocratie pluraliste en Afrique francophone, Research Workshop: The challenges faced by France in reinforcing its influence in Francophone Africa, Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom, 20 May, 2010Invited Talk
Munyangeyo, T. , Functional language learning versus language conventions: how grammar rules and discourse context inform each other., Talking the Talk Research Seminar, Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom, 2008, Department of English and Modern Foreign LanguagesInvited Talk
Munyangeyo, T. , Understanding the logical, rhetorical, pragmatic, social, political and psychological peculiarities of the BREXIT discourse through proxemics, Guest Lecture, University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland), 15 May, 2019, Organised by Sylwia GIERSZAL-SŁAWIK, International Office and the Institute of EnglishInvited Talk
Munyangeyo, T. , Internationalisation of higher education in post Brexit context: Challenges and opportunities , Guest Lecture, Université Jean-Monnet, IUT St Etienne (France), 20 November, 2017, Organised by Département Gestion des Entreprises et des Administrations and Département Gestion Administrative et Commerciale des OrganisationsInvited Talk
Munyangeyo, T. , Promoting intercultural communication skills in a multicultural environment , Guest Lecture, University of Primorska, Kopa (Slovenia), 27 September, 2017Invited Talk
Munyangeyo, T. , Applying teaching and learning theories to classroom experience, Guest Lecture to Teacher Trainees, University of Turku (Finland) , 29-30 September, 2016Invited Talk
Munyangeyo, T. , Seeking communicative impact through translation , Public Lectures to postgraduate students, University of Primorska (Kopa, Slovenia), 1-3 April, 2015, Institutional EU funded project for Visiting ProfessorshipInvited Talk
Munyangeyo, T. , Insight into translation strategies as means of meaning modulation, Guest Lecture, Universitatea Alexandru Ian Cuza din Iasi (Romania), 18 October, 2012, Organised by Dr Silvia-Maria Chireac and Faculty of LettersInvited Talk
Munyangeyo, T. , The complexity of the role of interpreter: what does interpreting really means?, Guest Lecture, Universitatea Alexandru Ian Cuza din Iasi (Romania), 26 October, 2011, Dr Silvia-Maria Chireac and Faculty of LettersInvited Talk
Munyangeyo, Théophile, Interpreter-mediated communicative modalities in emotionally charged situations and contexts, Community Interpreting Conference, Limerick, Republic of Ireland, 13/05/2022, 2022, University of Limerick, School of MedicineInvited Talk
Theophile Munyangeyo, Literary representation of socio-cultural shifts in the midst of educational elitism in Africa, Symposium on Francophone African Voices in Ireland, Trinity Long Room Hub, Neill Lecture Theatre, 31/05/2023, edited by Theophile Munyangeyo , 2023Conference Paper
Theophile Munyangeyo, What does inclusive curriculum mean for global south students in western universities?, African Day , Global Room, Trinity College Dublin, 26/05/2023, 2023Conference Paper
Theophile Munyangeyo, Let's get uncomfortable by talking about race in higher education: embracing an EEDI toolkit not a ticklist, Inclusive Trinity Festival , Trinity College Dublin, 14/10/2022, 2022, Trinity College DublinInvited Talk
Munyangeyo, Theophile, Building research teams for sustainable research culture, Internationalisation of Research towards a Global South CUT 2030 Vision, Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa, 01/09/2024, 2024Conference Paper

My research sits at the intersection of applied linguistics, multimodal communication, cultural studies, African and Francophone studies, and pedagogic innovation in higher education. Adopting interdisciplinary approaches, I examine how language, culture, and communication interact across multilingual and intercultural contexts, with particular attention to the production, circulation, and interpretation of meaning across linguistic, literary, visual, and cultural modes.

Publishing in both French and English, my work contributes to international debates on language practices, discourse, and intercultural communication within global and postcolonial contexts. A central strand of my research explores multimodality and the ways in which linguistic, visual, and cultural resources combine to shape communication in educational, professional, and sociocultural environments. This work intersects with African and Francophone studies, where I investigate questions of language, identity, and cultural expression within transnational and diasporic frameworks.

My research is developed through international collaboration and participation in global scholarly networks. I have led and contributed to internationally funded research projects that support interdisciplinary inquiry, institutional research capacity, and knowledge exchange with academic, professional, and cultural partners.

I also contribute to the advancement of the field through service to the research community, including membership of research committees and peer-review panels, and editorial responsibilities as Associate Editor for international journals. Through these activities, my work strengthens international collaboration and contributes to the development of interdisciplinary scholarship on language, culture, and communication.

Education, Politics, Social and economic geography, Languages and literature, Other Humanities, Other social sciences,

Recognition

Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) 09/10/2015
Member of the Royal Irish Academy for the Study of Languages, Literature, Culture and Communication Committee 04/05/2022
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (FCIL) 10/07/2017

Member of the Language and Education Group, Universitat de Lleida (UdL), Spain (funded by the Generalitat de Catalunya). Present
Member of the editorial board of the Studies in English Language Teaching journal (ISSN 2372-9740 in print and ISSN 2329-311X Online). Present
Member of the European Centre for Research Training and Development (Membership number: 11918) Present
Chair of Languages in the Globalised World Present
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events (ISSN: 1940-7963 in print and ISSN: 1940-7971 online). 2021
Member of the Peer Review Team for the Translation Studies journal (ISSN: 1478-1700 in print and ISSN: 1751-2921 online).
Member of Editorial board of the International Journal of Language and Linguistics (ISSN Print: 2330-0205; ISSN Online: 2330-0221) Present
Member of the Peer Review Team of the Russian Journal of Linguistics, Vestnik RUDN (ISSN: 2312-9182 in print and ISSN: 2312-9212 Online).
Member of the Peer Review Team for the Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, (ISSN 2083-5205 in print and ISSN 2084-1965 online) 2017
Member of the Royal Irish Academy for the Study of Languages, Literature, Culture and Communication Present
Associate Editor of the international Journal of Humanities, Educational Technology and Innovation Present
Member of the Scientific Committee the International Journal of Language, Translation and Intercultural Communication (ISSN: 2241-4304 in print and ISSN: 2241-7214 online). Present
Member of the Executive Committee of the Alliance Française, Lusaka Zambia 1997

Associate Editor of the international Journal of Humanities, Educational Technology and Innovation - JoHETI (ISSN: 3079-8469). 19/06/2024
Member of Routes into Languages (RiL)
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists 08/07/2017
Chair of the editorial board of the Languages in the Globalised World. This is a biennial conference that was created in 2011 April 2011 - Present
External examiner at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), United Kingdom. 2021 - 2025
Member of the European Centre for Research Training and Development (Membership number: 11918) 01/10/2022
Member of Editorial Board of the International Journal of Language and Linguistics (ISSN Print: 2330-0205; ISSN Online: 2330-0221) 01/02/2017
Member of the Editorial board of the Studies in English Language Teaching journal (ISSN 2372-9740 in print and ISSN 2329-311X Online). January 2017-June 2021
External examiner for "Interpreting and Intercultural Communications"; and "Intercultural Awareness in Diverse Health and Social Care Settings" courses, School of Medicine, University of Limerick Since April 2023
Associate Editor of the International Journal of International Relations, Media and Mass Communication Studies (IJIRMMCS) Print ISSN: 2059-1845; Online ISSN: 2059-1853. 01/09/2025
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events (ISSN: 1940-7963 in print and ISSN: 1940-7971 online). Sept. 2009-June 2021
External Examiner for Business School; Teesside University (United Kingdom) 2009 - 2014
Member of the Royal Irish Academy's Multidisciplinary Committee for the Study of Languages, Literature, Culture and Communication 04/05/2022
Associate Editor of the International Journal of Multilingualism and Languages for Specific Purposes (IJMLSP), P-ISSN: 2992-0310 E-ISSN: 2992-0426. 26/01/2025
External Examiner at London Metropolitan University (United Kingdom) 2010 - 2014