THE MANAGEMENT OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN TEACHING AND LEARNING EFL IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN CAMEROON

Author: Sokeng Piewo Stéphane Céleste

ABSTRACT

In recent decades, thanks to globalisation (and more recently to the COVID-19 pandemic), African universities have integrated digital tools to transform the way they operate. This article aims to highlight the state of digital transformation in the Department of Bilingual Studies and the Department of English Modern Letters at the University of Yaounde I in Cameroon, particularly in the context of teaching English as a foreign language (EFL). The paper is divided into three sections: Section 1 discusses the evolution of digital transformation in higher education in Cameroon, Section 2 reviews and compares the practices of digital transformation in the teaching and learning of English as a foreign/second language in both departments and Section 3 makes some suggestions or recommendations to improve the successfulness of the process of digital transformation in teaching and learning English. The framework adopted for this study is the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The objective is to build awareness for digital transformation for school administrators, teachers, and students.

Keywords: digital transformation – higher education – EFL/ESL – language teaching and learning – digital tools – TAM

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