Determinants Of Students’ Choice Of French Language Subject: A Case Of Public Secondary Schools In Nairobi City County, In Kenya

ABSTRACT The French language was introduced into the secondary school curriculum in Kenya with the aim of producing a specialised workforce with the requisite skills needed in the diplomatic and foreign affairs sectors. Initially confined to a few selected secondary schools, the advent of 8-4-4 saw the numbers of schools offering French increase. However, this increase in the number of schools offering French is not matched by a corresponding growth in the number of students taking French in school. The purpose of this study was to establish the learners‟ and teachers‟ perceptions of the valu…