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

• Published in: System (Linköping) Vol. 117; p. 103110
• Main Authors: Lomotey, Benedicta Adokarley, Csajbok-Twerefou, Ildiko, Husein, Alhassan Abdur-Rahim, Diabah, Grace
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2023
• Subjects: Arabic; Chinese; French; Gender; Kiswahili; Russian and Spanish foreign language education; Sociolinguistics; Kiswahili; Sociolinguistics; Arabic; French; Chinese; Russian and Spanish foreign language education; Gender

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: Ar...