Kenya Polytechnic University College is one of the Kenya's leading technical and teaching institutions. It is located in Haille Sellassie, Nairobi, Kenya.

The primary focus for this department is the applications and implications of linguistic ideas. The programme introduces key concepts to the understanding of the relationship between language, communication and society, the use of language in domains of public, private and professional discourses.

The department offers communication skills as a common unit for all Diploma studies at Kenya Polytechnic University College . The department is developing Degree and Diploma courses in the following areas:-

• Communication Studies
• Foreign Languages (French, German, Japanese and Spanish)
• Translation and Interpretation
• Public Speaking and Advocacy
• Proposal and Report Writing