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Peer reviewedLentz, Francois – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1990
Class activities for French native and second-language immersion classes using the souvenir program of a 1988 Manitoba travel festival are outlined. Activities involve global manipulation of the document and specific uses for information seeking and information manipulation. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, French
Peer reviewedd'Aoust, Jean, Ed. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1990
A variety of French language classroom activities are described, including a game to familiarize immersion students with Canada; exercises using songs; a teacher-student competitive vocabulary game; communicative activities; three games to practice verb conjugations, previously learned structures, and vocabulary; and a whole-language activity…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries, French
Peer reviewedComeau, Marthe, Ed.; Coutu-Vaillancourt, Ghislaine, Ed. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1985
Outlines a variety of suggestions for classroom activities for second language instruction and immersion. Most activities focus on the use of illustrations or illustrated materials. The descriptions of the activities are in French. (MSE)
Descriptors: Cartoons, Class Activities, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedLaPlante, Bernard – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1996
Illustrates how the pedagogical strategies of French immersion teachers are shaped by various aspects of those teachers' representations of language. (35 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, French
Peer reviewedSwain, Merrill – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1996
Focuses on research addressing how to integrate content and language teaching, with specific reference to studies conducted in French immersion classrooms. Findings indicate that teachers should structure activities to incorporate a focus on form into content teaching through teacher-led instruction and collaborative tasks with peers. (21…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Error Correction, Foreign Countries, French
Peer reviewedBelanger, Claire – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1991
It is proposed that both home and classroom reading activities influence writing skill acquisition. Relevant research in first- and second-language learning is reviewed and use of reading and independent reading to enhance writing skill acquisition is discussed. Extensive use of these activities in the French immersion classroom is recommended.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, French, Immersion Programs
