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Kunnas, Marika – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2023
Elitism has been an issue in Canadian French immersion since its inception. This study examines how two racially diverse Ontarian school boards and Ontario French immersion policy, curricula, and other related documents construct and support an elite student within the immersion program. The elite student who emerged from immersion documents is a…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Inclusion, Second Language Learning, Native Language
Arnott, Stephanie; Masson, Mimi; Lapkin, Sharon – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2019
This research synthesis aims to investigate the broader trends in K-12 French as a second language (FSL) published research from 2000-2017 (inclusive). We assembled a database of 181 peer-reviewed articles relating to FSL education to examine what we already know about specific issues. We used Nvivo 11 (Pro) to facilitate coding the articles for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, French
Nadasdi, Terry; Vickerman, Alison – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2017
Our study examines the extent to which French immersion students use lax /?/ in the same linguistic context as native speakers of Canadian French. Our results show that the lax variant is vanishingly rare in the speech of immersion students and is used by only a small minority of individuals. This is interpreted as a limitation of French immersion…
Descriptors: French, Immersion Programs, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Kissau, Scott; Turnbull, Miles – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquee, 2008
Following an extensive and federally funded analysis of literature related to boys learning French as a second language (FSL) in Canada, the authors propose a series of research questions to guide future research related to males in FSL classrooms. To better understand the need for this research agenda, the researchers provide an overview of the…
Descriptors: Second Language Programs, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, French
Kissau, Scott – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquee, 2006
The present article is part of a large-scale study conducted in Ontario that investigated gender differences in motivation to learn French. However, for this particular article second language (L2) motivation theory is the primary focus. Over the past 30 years of research, the study of L2 motivation has evolved. There appears to be a definite…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation, Measures (Individuals)
Nadasdi, Terry – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquee, 2005
This article presents a variationist analysis of verbs meaning "reside" in Ontario French. Four lexical variants are examined: "demeurer," "habiter," "rester" and "vivre." Results reveal that "rester" is used most often by unrestricted speakers and least often by those whose use of French…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Verbs, Foreign Countries, French