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Direct linkSchwieter, John W.; Jackson, Jane; Ferreira, Aline – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2021
The present study examines the language- and culture-learning perceptions of domestic and international students from a Canadian university who participated in an intensive four-week-long Spanish language and cultural immersion program in Spain. The study draws on quantitative and qualitative data to explore the ways in which the participants'…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Cultural Awareness, Study Abroad, Student Attitudes
Download full textBarker, Marianne – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2021
The Canadian government implemented the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) program to help immigrants integrate into Canada. However, research indicates that the LINC program fails to achieve its integrative goals. Using Fairclough's analytical concepts of genre, discourse and style, this article closely examines a unit of LINC…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Lesson Plans, Social Integration, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedHeffernan, Peter J. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Describes the birth of a French immersion program in a Newfoundland primary school, attended by French-speaking, English-speaking, monolingual, and bilingual students. It is designed especially for the French-speaking minority in danger of losing its native language and culture to assimilation processes. (AM)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Cultural Education, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedStrom, Robert; And Others – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1992
Discusses findings from interviews with immigrant and refugee parents from Vietnam and Central and South America in Alberta, Canada, regarding concerns and educational needs. Reports concerns about children not speaking their native language and greater independence for children in Canada. Describes a multicultural parent education program…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Immigrants
Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1988
The Canadian federal government will commit $25 million to an initiative aimed at assisting immigrant women. The initiative will support settlement orientation, and language and skills training to help immigrant women adapt to Canadian life and enhance their employment opportunities. Funding areas include the following: (1) delivery of basic…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Basic Education, Adult Education
Barnett, Don C.; Dyer, Aldrich J. – 1983
The volume on University of Saskatchewan graduate theses related to Canadian native peoples (Indian, Inuit, Metis) contains a brief introduction, followed by abstracts of 62 thesis projects (1912-1982), and a final section of statistics, charts, summaries, and discussions related to the abstracted research. Each research abstract consists of three…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Administrator Attitudes, American Indian Education
