EVALUATING THE AVAILABILITY AND ADEQUACY OF LANGUAGE TRAINING RESOURCES: THE CASE OF THE NIGERIA FRENCH LANGUAGE VILLAGE IMMERSION PROGRAMME.

Résumé

The importance of training resource utilized in the construction and improvement of French language processing application cannot be over-emphasized. This study therefore evaluated the availability and adequacy of linguistic resource composition and technologies at the Nigeria French Language Village to students who undergo an immersion programme. The descriptive survey research type was employed. The population for this study comprised of 377 NCE year II students undergoing immersion and 17 facilitators of the Nigeria French Language Village (NFLV) Ajara, Badagry. The instrument utilized for this study was Human and Material Resource Availability and Adequacy Inventory. Findings revealed that human and a few of the material resources were available and adequate, however most of the material resources and physical facilities were in short supply. It was therefore recommended that Government should assist the NFLV in the provision of facilities needed to aid teaching and learning as well as other linguistic resources for teaching the French language.