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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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Cultural Maintenance1
Females1
Foreign Countries1
French1
Language Maintenance1
Language Minorities1
Language Skill Attrition1
Language Usage1
Mothers1
Official Languages1
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Canadian Modern Language…1
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Iqbal, Isabeau1
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Journal Articles1
Reports - Evaluative1
Education Level
Preschool Education1
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"Mother Tongue and Motherhood: Implications for French Language Maintenance in Canada"
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Iqbal, Isabeau – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2005
This qualitative study explores how francophone mothers describe barriers to and supports for maintaining their mother tongue. It focuses on the experiences of women who have the primary responsibility for teaching French to their pre-school-aged children. The findings, based on data collected in semi-structured interviews with women residing in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Official Languages, Mothers, Language Skill Attrition