IJLC International Journal of Languages and Culture 2788-404X SvedbergOpen ijlc-1-2-005 10.51483/IJLC.1.2.2021.23-30 Case Study Language skills development in English through an integrated approach: The case of integrated skill instructions GaindjoungJean Paul 1 * 1Independent, University of Yaounde 1, Yaounde Ngoa-Ekelle, Yaounde, Centre 237, Cameroon. E-mail: gaindjoungjeanp@gmail.com *Corresponding author: Jean Paul Gaindjoung, Independent, University of Yaounde 1, Yaounde Ngoa-Ekelle, Yaounde, Centre 237, Cameroon. E-mail: gaindjoungjeanp@gmail.com 06 2021 1 2 23 30 Abstract

Since the adoption of the Competency-Based Approach (CBA) to teaching English language in the French speaking subsystem in Cameroon, scholars have hitherto investigated the level of implementation and the various strategies of successful teaching according to the CBA principles, leaving aside the aspect of evaluation. Using an ethnographic approach of data collection and document analysis, this paper sets out to demonstrate how learners’ skills can be better developed by using an integrated skill instruction formulation during evaluation. The study concludes suggesting the national examination board to review the structure and content of examination subjects, and teachers to be both creative and imaginative in the process of lesson planning and teaching.

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