Curriculum Development and Student Teachers’ Bilingual Competencies in Cameroon

Abstract

The present study entitled curriculum development and competencies of bilingual student teachers from higher teacher training colleges. This paper investigated the importance of addressing student teachers at the end of a cycle of training present a lack of linguistic competence when it comes to the practice of bilingualism. The sample consisted of 147 respondents from higher teachers Training College students in bilingual letters in Yaoundé, Bamenda, and Maroua. Data was collected using a questionnaire constructed following the Likert scale. The data was analyzed using the Spearman Rank Correlation. It revealed that curriculum development and competencies of bilingual student teachers in Cameroon are positively significant. This paper proposes that the syllabus for bilingual letters should be finished and a copy of each should be given to each lecturer. Keywords: curriculum development, student teachers, bilingual, competencies DOI: 10.7176/JLLL/90-03 Publication date: July 31 st 2022