Mostert, Annamarie2015-07-292015-07-292013Mostert, A. 2013. The role of flexibility in the context-adaptive model for language programme evaluation: a case study. Journal for language teaching = Tydskrif vir taalonderrig. 47(1):55-71. [http://reference.sabinet.co.za.nwulib.nwu.ac.za/sa_epublication/langt]0259-9570http://hdl.handle.net/10394/14163http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jlt.v47i1The demand for flexible, context-adaptive language programme evaluations has increased commensurately with the demand for context-specific language intervention programmes. In turn, an emphasis on the role of flexibility in language programme evaluation models to guide context-adaptive evaluations has grown. Lynch (1996; 2003) highlights the flexibility and adaptability of his Context-adaptive Model (CAM). This article explores the role of flexibility in the CAM in theory and in practice. The first section presents a description of the model that highlights its flexible evaluation approach. The second section sketches the specific education context of a language intervention programme namely, the English as language of learning and teaching (LoLT) Course. The third section explores the role of flexibility in a context-adaptive impact assessment of the English as LoLT Course. The final section discusses the role of flexibility in the CAM in the broader, meta-evaluation context of language programme evaluation frameworks.enLanguage programme evaluationmeta-evaluationprocess-oriented evaluationmixed evaluation designArticle