Evaluation of the undergraduate Ghanaian languages programme in the University of Cape Coast

Abstract

The study evaluated the undergraduate Ghanaian languages programme in the University of Cape Coast using Stufflebeam’s 1971 CIPP model. The sequential explanatory design was employed for the study. The census technique was used to involve 143 students and eight lecturers while the snowball technique was used to sample 15 graduates for the study. The Programme Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ) and the Follow-up Interview Guide (FIG) were used to gather data. Descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and inferential (repeated measures ANOVA, independent samples t-test and one-way ANOVA) statistics were used to analyse the quantitative data and thematic analysis for the qualitative data. Findings indicated that the students, the graduates and the lecturers were all satisfied with the context rubric of the Ghanaian languages programme. However, the low appeal of the programme to students was due to limited awareness, ill knowledge of the programme’s prospects and misconceptions students had about the programme. The respondents exhibited moderate satisfaction towards the input and process rubrics. The evidence showed that respondents were highly satisfied with the product components of the programme. It was recommended that the programme needs to acquire enough resources such as books and a language laboratory and recruit more lecturers for its implementation. The Department of Ghanaian Languages and Linguistics also needs to advertise the programme.