ERIC Number: EJ824098
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Feb
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Conceptions of Literacy in Canadian Immigrant Language Training
Cray, Ellen; Currie, Pat
Current Issues in Language Planning, v5 n1 p51-63 Feb 2004
For immigrants and refugees, access to a national or majority language is an important issue. According to its immigrant language training policy, Canada offers its newcomers language instruction for the purposes of settlement and integration. One important aspect of settlement and integration involves literacy. Our study examined the concept of literacy in Canada's current immigrant language-training policy; we found that the implementation of this policy actually reneges on the original promise of language instruction to a level that would allow for successful settlement and integration. (Contains 1 figure and 4 notes.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Refugees, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Social Integration, Land Settlement, Literacy, Literacy Education, Language Proficiency, Language Planning, Educational Policy, English (Second Language)
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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