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The Contribution (Place) of Evening Schools to the Educational Landscape of Cameroon: Curriculum Design and Performance Issues

Sussana Fomundam Epse Tenjoh Okwen

Volume: 13 Issue: 2 2023

Abstract:

This paper seeks to examine the place and contribution of evening schools in the Cameroonian educational landscape which has been often neglected or given less attention despite the significant contribution over the years in contributing to the education of many people who, for one reason or another, may not be able to attend the day or regular classes. This paper will therefore highlight the cornerstone this mode of education plays in the life of the country and other learners and on the other hand, it seeks to prove other aspects like the need for a new and consolidated curriculum which can enhance the performance of learners which has not been the best in recent times as far as the English language is concerned and possibly propose solutions to salvage the situation. The research goal of this work is to find out whether a newly designed innovative English syllabus that takes into consideration the needs and learning conditions of evening school students will lead to sufficient improvement in the results of the English Language paper. The research uses the experimental design involving a control experiment where a new and innovative English Language syllabus focused on the needs of evening school students is used to teach an ‘Experimental Group’ of evening school students with the same background as those of the ‘Control Group’ of evening school students.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrssh.v13i02.067

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