Urges the immersion of language students into the culture of the target language by direct contact with other students of that culture. (LG)

Describes various language courses organized by the Commission of European Communities as part of their personnel training program. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Examines a Swiss experiment in second language learning before the age of ten, which indicates that pre-puberty second language learning can be successful and can improve first language skills, and that the method used is less important than the training of the teacher. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Provides a brief description of the experimental French programs offered by the Ottawa and Carleton Boards of Education and outlines the research and evaluation which is now in progress. (Author/PMP)

This article outlines the role and duties of the teaching assistant in the interprovincial second language education program in Canada, and specifically discusses a pilot project experience that began in July of 1973. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

Discusses early and late French immersion programs, their advantages and disadvantages, and considerations of staffing, cost, student motivation, effect on native language skills, and program effectiveness. (CK)

The Ottawa school system conducts French instruction in both immersion and "core" or regular programs. Special features are bilingual grades at the higher level and a bilingual high school. French Immersion programs are evaluated in terms of expense and educational effect. (CK)

The experience of a British Columbia bilingual education program is outlined, with information about number of pupils, program objectives, staffing, teaching materials and cost. The program teaches French in a primarily English-speaking area. (CK)

This article discusses the question of the optimal age for second language learning by providing some background and by comparing relevant British and Canadian language teaching programs. (CLK)

A detailed description of language laboratory sessions in first- and second-year advanced college French classes. Each session is fifty minutes long and includes a wide variety of carefully planned and integrated exercises. Students and instructors are happy with the program. (AMH)

This bibliography lists articles on bilingual education and elementary level French immersion programs for English-speaking children. (RM)

A description of materials developed to supplement an activity-based French program for grade eight. (PMP)

This is a report of the findings of a longitudinal study of the immersion program in one school district through the primary grades, and a description of the British Columbia French Study, an evaluation of elementary French programs in the province. Discussion includes grade level and staffing questions. (AMH)