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Roy, Sylvie – Canadian Journal of Education, 2010
In this study, I investigate how French immersion students in two junior high schools in Alberta see themselves in Canadian society. The data come from three years of ethnographic research that included classroom observations and 94 interviews with students, teachers, administrators, and parents. This study shows how French immersion students do…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Immersion Programs, Foreign Countries, French
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Labrie, Normand; Belanger, Nathalie; Lozon, Roger; Roy, Sylvie – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2000
Examines challenges faced by two Canadian francophone communities, one in Niagra Peninsula, and the other in the Simcoe region. Investigates how communities are affected by changes related to globalization and how the members of these two communities use their linguistic resources to adapt socially and professionally. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Employment Opportunities, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Roy, Sylvie – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2000
Examines how linguistic standard globalization in a call centre affects the value of bilingualism and the linguistic varieties of a francophone minority population. Bilingualism grants access to a job in the information and service sector, but since the emergence of linguistic standardization in this sector only a certain selection of individuals…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Business, Employment Potential, Foreign Countries