The Power of Redo Strategies in Revitalising Language Education in Cameroon’s Primary and Secondary Schools

written by Nicoline Agbor Tabe

Falling standards in English and French language education in Cameroon’s primary and secondary schools pose significant challenges for educational achievement and future

growth. This scholarly book offers a timely and comprehensive exploration of “redo” strategies, reiterative learning practices, informed by mastery-based learning, self-regulated

learning, and continuous formative assessment, as a vital solution. Through a mixed- methods approach including surveys, interviews, and classroom observations, Nicoline Agbor Tabe meticulously examines teachers’ engagement, perceptions, and attitudes towards “redo”. The findings reveal limited and often inappropriate “redo” implementation despite a generally positive teacher outlook, hampered by large class sizes, heavy workloads, and a lack of clear policy and training. The book provides actionable insights and evidence-based recommendations for educators, policymakers, and stakeholders, aiming to revitalise language learning outcomes and foster greater learner development in Cameroon and beyond. It highlights the critical need to shift from syllabus completion to a mastery-oriented approach, ensuring all learners are given multiple opportunities for success.

“This book is a timely and valuable contribution to the field of language education, stating challenges, offering practical solutions and strategies to address the subpar performance through redo framed from mastery-based learning, self-regulated learning and continuous formative assessment. The findings and recommendations potentially inform policy reforms, teacher training programmes and classroom practices which would ultimately enhance language learning outcomes and learner development.” Vincent A. Tanda, PhD, Professor of Linguistics, Deputy Director, Higher Teacher Training College, Bambili, The University of Bamenda

Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
Pages: 236
Year: 2025
Category: Social Sciences
Dimensions: 229×152 mm
ISBN: 9789956003839
Shipping class: POD

Nicoline Agbor Tabe

Nicoline Agbor Tabe, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Dean of Studies at the Higher Teacher Training College (HTTC), Bambili, University of Bamenda, Cameroon. With a specialization in English Language Teaching (ELT), she is a prolific author who has published over 25 articles internationally and nationally. Her authored works include Professionalising English Language Teaching in Cameroon, and she has co-authored Language Teaching and Language Use in Non-native Settings: From Theory to Practice and National Language Promotion and Pedagogic Perspectives in a Multilingual/Multicultural Africa. Professor Tabe’s primary research interest is classroom-based ELT. She brings extensive teaching experience to her current role at HTTC Bambili, having taught and served as a headmistress at primary and secondary levels, and lectured at the Universities of Yaoundé 1, Ngaoundére, and Maroua. Additionally, she is an Associate Editor of INSTRUCTOR: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal of Pedagogy, Humanities, and Social Studies, hosted by HTTC Bambili.