The gender enrolment gap in foreign language education revisited: Contemporary issues in a Ghanaian higher education institution

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dc.contributor.authorLomotey, B.A.
dc.contributor.authorCsajbok-Twerefou, J.
dc.contributor.authorHusein, A.A-R.
dc.contributor.authorDiabah, G.
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-30T10:42:25Z
dc.date.available2023-08-30T10:42:25Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates the intersection between gender and foreign language education with specific reference to subject choice, motivation, and achievement. The study was carried out at a Ghanaian public university, amongst students of the following Bachelor of Arts foreign language programmes: Arabic, Chinese, French, Kiswahili, Russian and Spanish. Through a thematic analysis of transcribed focus group discussions and desk-research of relevant administrative documents, the authors inquire why a gender enrolment gap exists in the foreign language pro grammes and if indeed, certain languages are perceived as more masculine than others. The findings of the study confirm the existence of a gender gap in foreign language education. Par ticipants also considered some languages such as Spanish and French as more feminine. Regarding their motivation, participants noted both integrative and instrumental factors that motivated them to study the foreign language. Additionally, the study found no statistical sig nificance between the performance of females and males. However, males performed slightly better than females in Arabic, French, Kiswahili and Russian whereas females performed better in Spanish and Chinese. This paper investigates the intersection between gender and foreign language education with specific reference to subject choice, motivation, and achievement. The study was carried out at a Ghanaian public university, amongst students of the following Bachelor of Arts foreign language programmes: Arabic, Chinese, French, Kiswahili, Russian and Spanish. Through a thematic analysis of transcribed focus group discussions and desk-research of relevant administrative documents, the authors inquire why a gender enrolment gap exists in the foreign language pro grammes and if indeed, certain languages are perceived as more masculine than others. The findings of the study confirm the existence of a gender gap in foreign language education. Par ticipants also considered some languages such as Spanish and French as more feminine. Regarding their motivation, participants noted both integrative and instrumental factors that motivated them to study the foreign language. Additionally, the study found no statistical sig nificance between the performance of females and males. However, males performed slightly better than females in Arabic, French, Kiswahili and Russian whereas females performed better in Spanish and Chinese.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2023.103110
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh:8080/handle/123456789/39871
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSystemen_US
dc.subjectArabicen_US
dc.subjectChineseen_US
dc.subjectFrenchen_US
dc.subjectKiswahilien_US
dc.titleThe gender enrolment gap in foreign language education revisited: Contemporary issues in a Ghanaian higher education institutionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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