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The Teacher Is the Key: Building Trust in ESL High School Programs
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Roessingh, Hetty – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2006
Using a case-study approach, this inquiry examines the perceptions of 10 immigrant students regarding the ESL program provided at the high school they attended for three years. Their achievement outcomes and the ESL program design at this school have been the topics of previous publications; hence the quest for explanatory insights from the…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Program Design, Language Proficiency, Immigrants
A Summary of the Elementary School Evaluation of the Early French Immersion Program in Fredericton, N.B.
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Gray, Vicky A. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1986
The results of an evaluation of a New Brunswick elementary school immersion program show that native speakers of English do not achieve the same proficiency in French language skills as they do in English. This is due to their limited exposure to native French speaking models outside the classroom. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, English, FLES
Expanding Our Evaluation Perspective: What Can Classroom Observation Tell Us About Core French Programs?
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Ullmann, Rebecca; Geva, Esther – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1985
The formative evaluation of the curriculum, student attitudes, French achievement, and implementation of an elementary level core French program illustrates the usefulness of classroom observation and points to some general shortcomings in core French program content and teaching strategies. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Core Curriculum