Models of Bilingual Programme used to provide Bilingual Education in selected Secondary Schools in Enugu State, Nigeria

Abstract

To achieve the goal of bilingual education in any education system, an appropriate bilingual programme ought to be structured into the education system with an effective mechanism to monitor the progress and implementation at every stage. This paper investigated the models of Bilingual programme used to provide Bilingual Education and the extent of its implementation in selected secondary schools in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. It adopted descriptive survey design, using mixed method of data collection and analysis in the form of structured questionnaire, interview guide and classroom observation schedule. The researcher employed purposive sampling techniques to select 30 teachers and 6 principals as respondents, in three private and three public secondary schools. The findings revealed that there was no clear model of bilingual programme operational in the secondary schools in Enugu State. This paper therefore recommends that the ministry of education should adopt Maintenance Bilingual Programme in the education system and train more bilingual teachers. The school administrators should encourage and support the implementation of the Bilingual programme in their schools. This will help to bridge the gap in the linguistic competence and proficiency of the students and in turn improve their academic performance.