KITAL

The Kashim Ibrahim Tala Annual Lecture was created in 2012 by the Cameroon English Language and Literature Association in recognition of Emeritus Professor Tala’s significant contribution to higher education in Cameroon. As the first Cameroonian to earn a PhD from/in a Cameroonian University, Professor Tala worked in different capacities for close to forty years in Cameroon’s Higher Education sector until his retirement in 2012 from the University of Buea. Though retired, Emeritus Professor Tala continues to work as consultant and PhD Dissertation Committee member, and is Interim Vice Chancellor at the new created Saint Lawrence University. 

KITAL 2015
Theme: Africa at Crossroads: Marginalization in a Global Context
Presenter: 
Professor Ayobami Kehinde, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Professor Roselyne Jua, University of Bamenda, Cameroon

KITAL 2014
Theme: Ecoculture: An African Experience
Presenters: 
Dr. Blossom N. Fondo 
Dr. Kelvin Ngong Toh 
Professor Athanasius Ayuk Ako

KITAL 2013
Theme: Towards a Practical Professionalization of the Humanities
Presenters: 
Professor Charles N. Teke, 
Dr Oscar C. Labang

KITAL 2012
Theme: The Concept of Kashimism Explained
Presenters: 
Professor Shadrach Ambanasom
Professor Nol Alembong 
Professor Kizitus Mpoche