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Mimi Masson; Alaa Azan; Amanda Battistuzzi – in education, 2024
The French as a second language (FSL) teacher shortage crisis has been a longstanding issue in Canada. In this paper, we examine the links between teacher agency, autonomy and identity in light of findings about marginalization, deprofessionalization, and/or difficulty in developing a strong sense of identity. Taking these findings into account,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Second Language Programs, Teacher Shortage
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Mesa Villa, Claudia Patricia; Gómez-Giraldo, John S.; Arango Montes, Rodolfo – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2020
In this paper, a teacher-educator and two students of a B.A. program in foreign language teaching (English and French) of a public university in Colombia discuss our pedagogical experiences in a research seedbed. First, we present the conceptualizations underlying our analysis: research seedbeds, undergraduate research education, and curriculum as…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Educators, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Mady, Callie; Black, Glenda – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2012
Language policies in any country exist within socio-historical contexts--embedded in history and influenced by socio-political factors. In Canada, such factors were the impetus to the formation of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, which was grounded in an English/French partnership and recommended that Canada become an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Content Analysis, French, Language Maintenance
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Dlaska, Andrea – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2012
One of the key recommendations of the Worton Review of Modern Foreign Languages provision in higher education in England (2009) is more effective collaboration between language centres and language departments. This paper presents a fully integrated model of such collaboration and develops recommendations for language centres and language…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Laboratories
Chapelle, Carol A. – Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL) (NJ3), 2010
Language educators argue that foreign language learning in the United States should increase students' intercultural competence (IC), which will allow them to see relationships among different cultures, mediate across cultures, and critically analyze cultures including their own. Qualitative research investigating students experiences with such…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, French
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Spicer, A. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1980
Reviews the history of the "pilot scheme" for introducing French into the curriculum of British primary schools, highlighting the project's limitations and the negative findings of the National Foundation for Educational Research report, and assesses the prospects for the future of the project. (AM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Experimental Programs, French, Pilot Projects
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Beaudoin, Michael; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1981
Compares programs for teaching Welsh to children in Wales with those teaching French in Canada. Describes Welsh medium schools, Welsh as a second language programs and the recent Schools Council Bilingual Project, in which Welsh is used as medium of instruction for part of the school day. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, French, Immersion Programs, Indo European Languages
Lafayette, Robert C. – Francais dans le Monde, 1991
Elementary school second language instruction began in 1840 but has in general been restricted to a limited number of schools and programs. In 1969, Louisiana initiated an effort to become the country's center of French language study, bringing together resources from French-speaking nations and setting an example for other communities. (MSE)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Trends, Elementary Education, FLES
Teachman, Goody – 1980
A survey was conducted of members of the Ontario Modern Language Teachers' Association, resulting in an evaluation of the core French-as-a-second-language program for grades 7 to 13. Results indicate that the use of video is not a significant part of regular classroom activities, a fact which is viewed as a problem to be overcome. The teachers are…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Cultural Education, Formative Evaluation, French
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Diffey, Norman R. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1991
A comparison of core French curriculum guides for Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and New Brunswick reveals emerging trends in objectives, program structure, and methodology and a sense of consensus on French language instruction curriculum guide content. Findings may be of special interest in light of the proposed framework for a national…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Guides
Morrison, Frances; And Others – 1980
The effectiveness of alternative programs for teaching French as a second language in Ottawa and Carleton schools was evaluated. French proficiency, English skills, and academic achievement were assessed among students in grades 3-8 in the core French program, grades 4-6 in extended French, grades 10 and 12 in the bilingual program, and grade 8…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES, French
Morrison, Frances; And Others – 1981
Alternative programs for teaching French as a second language in Ottawa and Carleton schools were evaluated. The study included a cross-sectional replication of previous French listening comprehension testing of grade 4-8 students in the core French program, French proficiency testing of grades 10 and 12 primary and late entry immersion students,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, FLES, French, Immersion Programs
Durio, Helen F.; Kildow, Cheryl A. – 1979
Listening comprehension of six French language scripts was tested using three types of instructional presentations and two sequenced exposures. The three presentation modes were: (1) video (a combination of audio and visual presentation of the script materials by a native speaker of French), (2) audio (a taped recording of the script materials by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Instruction, College Second Language Programs
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Billy, Lise – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1980
Examines research on the effectiveness of bilingual French/English "immersion" programs v French/English "intensive" programs consisting of a regular curriculum in English plus an intensive five-month oral French program. (AM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Research, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1990
The study summarized (in both English and French) in this report, is an evaluation of the listening comprehension and speech skills of ninth grade students in Manitoba's (Canada) French immersion programs. It is intended for parents and teachers in Manitoba involved in the French immersion program. The report consists of an overview of the study,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Grade 9, Immersion Programs
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