Aims to present findings about the validity of cloze tests for measuring English language proficiency in the Yoruba-English bilingual classroom of primary-school children. The study compared cloze tests with nine other measures. Results show that the cloze test had the highest average correlation coefficient with the other tests. The test,…

The status of bilingualism in Cameroon is unusual in that both French and English are foreign languages. Although French seems to be predominant, the official intent is to establish bilingual primary schools to create completely bilingual individuals. This approach is costly, difficult, and perhaps unnecessary. (CHK)

Comparative language tests in English and French were given to pupils of the Bilingual School, Buea, Republic of Cameroon, to measure the extent of bilingualism. The results showed that although English speakers made greater progress in learning French than vice versa, the system of language teaching has been a qualified success so far.…