The Department of French proudly congratulates Mensimah E. Appiah-Thompson (also known as Mensimah Thompson-Kwaffo) on the successful defense of her doctoral thesis. Mensimah Thompson-Kwaffo is a lecturer and researcher at the Department of Law, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Ashesi University. Her research, titled “Communication Strategies and Oral Productions in French as a Foreign Language (FFL): A Study on Ghanaian University Students,” explores an important area in language learning and teaching.