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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Faez, Farahnaz; Majhanovich, Suzanne; Taylor, Shelley; Smith, Maureen; Crowley, Kelly – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquee, 2011
This article reports on French as a second language (FSL) teachers' perceptions of using the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)-informed instruction (action-oriented instruction focusing on language use) in FSL classrooms in Ontario. In particular, this paper focuses on teachers' perspectives of the strengths and challenges of providing…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Focus Groups, Personal Autonomy, Foreign Countries
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Lamb, Terry Eric – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquee, 2011
Recent research in the fields of motivation and learner autonomy in language learning has begun to explore their relationships to the construct of identity. This article builds on this through the voices of a group of six learners of French or German in a secondary school in England, over a two-year period. These young learners initially reveal a…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Learning Motivation, Personal Autonomy, Foreign Countries
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Allen, Dawn – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquee, 2007
For immigrant-receiving societies that also claim to embrace diversity, there is a constant tension between constraining individual agency (the ability to have and act on choices) and recognizing individual rights. In a previous article, the author highlighted the ways in which newcomer youth are constrained by school discourses (e.g. programs,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Pragmatics, Immigrants