Wilfred Enow Agbor
Yaounde, Cameroon.
Translation Classes has become a tradition, owing to the fact that most Anglophone students do not have a mastery of the French language. Some do not attend French lectures in school because they would not understand. It is a necessity for Anglophone students to attend Translation Classes to get an in-debt understanding of their courses especially the French courses.
Students pay a fee of CFAF10, 000 per semester or CFAF200 per class excluding translated notes of lecturers. Translated classes are organized by group of Law graduates, most of whom have a mastery of the Courses as thought by the University lecturers.
Law students of 2nd level undertake translation classes with Group Intelligentia.
The students are thought French system of answer presentations and method of question interpretation.
During examination period these classes are a ‘must attend’ for some students.
Among translation groups in Sao ‘Group Inteligencia’ (GI) has stood the test of time and has become the most popular.
Speaking to Some Students and translation teachers, they say the classes are of great importance to the students.
Mrs Ajibi Bisherine a former student of GI, and holder of Post graduate diploma in Business law is a contract law teacher with GI. She said, “The essence of this group is to help students understand what they did not understand during official school classes.”
Bisherine attested that the classes had been of great help to her during her days as a university student.
Mrs Ajibi teaches techniques of answering questions in Contract Law.
“Students who attend these classes are very devoted, taking time off after school hours to get knowledge, most of them do not compromise studies for wealth which they have left back home,” she added.
Catching up with Pastor Ako Eyong during one of his classes on Public International Law, he explained the functions of diplomatic agents, their privileges and immunities.
Jeff Mukang, the class head for the second year students of GI advance some reasons why he thinks that the group is one to belong:
“Language barrier has been a big problem to most students coming from the North West Region of Cameroon including myself, I do not understand French and that makes it difficult to attend classes in the Campus,” he said.
Jeff says the teachers of GI are as good as the lecturers in school. Adding that learning is even more effective as the group classes have fewer students with devoted and experienced teachers like Magistrates Ajibi Julius and Obale Opku just to name but a few. He says GI has been the engine of success for so many Anglophones in University of Yaounde 2 Soa.
