This resource sheds light on the different delivery methods of Core French across Canada. It takes perspectives from students and parents across each province and shares how the Core French program must be strengthened in order for students to develop good communication/written/oral skills and for them to stay to motivated to want to pursue French […]
Sujet : Éducation
Gender Differences in Second Language Motivation: An Investigation of Micro – and Macro – Level Influences
This Ontario study examines grade 9 French as a second language student’s motivation to learn French according to gender and societal influence. Save to Board […]
Student Engagement in an Ottawa French Immersion High School Program
This article explores the difference in language learning for students whose parents have no French background and vice versa. It explains how both sets of students in an Ottawa French Immersion high school benefit from the language learning. Save to Board […]
To What Extent are Canadian Second Language Policies Evidence-Based? Reflections on the Intersections of Research and Policy
This article focuses on four major Canadian policies: The Core French and Immersion program for non-native French speakers, policies surrounding immigrant language learners, heritage teaching and learning disabilities. This article sheds light on how these educational policies can be implemented in order to better meet the needs of language learners and to ensure that all […]
Inclusionary Practises in French Immersion: A Need to Link Research to Practise
This article sheds light on the inequities in the French Immersion Program. It explores key issues such as access to language support, retention, educational support for teachers with students with learning disabilities in their classroom etc for students with learning disabilities. It focuses on how these key issues can be addressed so that language learners […]
Dyslexia in the Classroom
This article focuses on the struggles of a student with dyslexia in the French Immersion program. The article sheds light on how parents and teachers must be in constant communication and devise a learning plan for the student in order for them to progress at an appropriate speed and ultimately succeed in learning two languages. […]
Training Non-native Second Language Teachers: The Case of Anglophone FLS Teacher Candidates
This study documents the experiences of anglophone French as a second language (FSL) teacher candidates during their pre-service program. The authors describe how this group of non-native FSL teacher candidates felt about the adequacy of their FSL skills, their need for some level of second language (L2) support, and the maintenance of their L2 skills […]
Pente or Slope?: Using Student Voices to Explore Program Choice and Experiences in Secondary French Immersion Mathematics
This phenomenological study explores students’ decisionmaking about whether to remain in an optional French immersion (FI) mathematics course in Grade 11, as well as students’ subsequent experiences in their mathematics course of choice. “Survey data from FI students revealed that the main reasons for transferring from FI are quality of instruction, a perception of increased […]
Auto-évaluation : Daily Self-Assessment in the FLS Classroom
This article is about the benefits of self-assessment and its use in language education. The main focus is on auto-évaluation as a means of beginning class in an organized and motivating way. Save to Board […]
Pour s’exprimer dans notre langue
Les témoignages de jeunes qui s’adressent au personnel de leurs écoles en partageant leurs stratégies gagnantes pour rendre les jeunes plus à l’aise de s’exprimer en français. Save to Board […]
