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Stennett, R. G.; Isaacs, Lorna – 1979
Students enrolled in elementary French at grade 8 of the Ontario school system were tested to determine whether a lengthening of the daily session devoted to French from 20 to 40 minutes resulted in increased proficiency. Data make it apparent that increasing the amount of instructional time has produced a significant improvement in students'…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Educational Research, French, Grade 8
Stennett, R. G.; Isaacs, Lorna – 1978
Several hundred junior high school students of French in Ontario were administered a battery of various tests of French skills and of language and cultural attitudes. The purpose of the testing was to determine the relationships among the dimensions being tested, as a step in the evaluation of Ontario's elementary French program. Total amount of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Cultural Awareness, Educational Research
Peer reviewedMajhanovich, Suzanne – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1990
An Ontario language teachers' association survey of school boards concerning projected staffing needs, status of current core and immersion French programs, planned expansion and development, and areas of particular need for qualified French second-language teachers is summarized. Data and issues raised by respondents are presented. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Immersion Programs, Language Teachers
Download full textTuijnman, Albert – 2000
This 22-country survey was conducted between 1994 and 1998. Representative samples of adults aged 16-65 were interviewed and tested at home using the same literacy tests. The main purpose of the survey was to find out how well adults use information to function in society. Another aim was to investigate the factors that influence literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Benchmarking, Charts, Cross Cultural Studies
Peer reviewedDe Meo, Patricia – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1982
Structures of first-year French courses in Canada are similar except for contact hours. Enrollment is generally increasing, despite staff funding problems. Textbook choices change slowly, and eclectic methodology predominates. Institutional enrollments, trends, class hours, and course types are charted, and a list of textbooks is included. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Second Language Programs, Course Organization, Curriculum Design
PDF pending restorationStatistics Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). Training and Continuing Education Section. – 2000
This report presents the findings of the 1998 survey of providers of training in English or French as a second or foreign language in Canada. The purpose of the survey was to gather information at the national level and, where possible, at the regional level, on the size of the industry, its characteristics, and the role played by foreign…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Canada Natives, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
