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Direct linkMasson, Mimi; Knouzi, Ibtissem; Arnott, Stephanie; Lapkin, Sharon – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2021
Using critical interpretive procedures, this synthesis reviews qualitative and quantitative empirical studies (N = 181) published between 2000 and 2017 in the Canadian French as a Second Language (FSL) K-12 context. This study examines the thematic focus of findings relevant to key stakeholders (i.e., students, teachers, teacher candidates,…
Descriptors: French, Immersion Programs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Mady, Callie; Arnott, Stephanie; Lapkin, Sharon – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2009
This mixed-method study examines the proficiency in and perceptions of French language learning of Grade 8 students who were exposed to an instructional approach called the Accelerative Integrated Method (AIM). Six AIM classes (n = 125) and six non-AIM classes (n = 135) were observed and their students tested using a four-skills French as a second…
Descriptors: Interviews, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Grade 8
Peer reviewedLapkin, Sharon – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1982
The English language writing skills of grade five students in a French immersion program were compared with those of students in the regular program and found to be no different either in overall quality or specific aspects. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, English, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedLapkin, Sharon; Swain, Merrill – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1996
Shows how one teacher skillfully integrates vocabulary instruction with his subject matter teaching. The teacher links the target vocabulary to the students' experiences and concentrates on word meanings and their written and oral forms and syntactic behavior, pushing students to accurate use of the words in context. (12 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, French
Peer reviewedSwain, Merrill; Lapkin, Sharon – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1991
Reports on two studies of minority language children enrolled in a Toronto, Canada, bilingual (English-French) program. The study indicated that focus on the maintenance and development of students' heritage language with specific reference to literacy learning enhanced the learning of French, a third language for the minority language students.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, English, Foreign Countries, French
Peer reviewedSanaoui, Razika; Lapkin, Sharon – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1992
Acknowledging that students learning a second language need opportunities for extended spoken and written interactions with native speakers, this paper describes instructional computer networking that links grade 12 Anglophone students of French in Toronto with native French-speaking peers in Montreal. Focus is on writing skills. (25 references)…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedTurnbull, Miles; Lapkin, Sharon; Hart, Doug – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2001
Compares immersion and non-immersion students' results on provincial Grade 3 tests in Ottawa in 1998-99. Explores the results by immersion type--according to the grade at which English literacy instruction is introduced, and the proportion of instructional time in English. Results corroborate those of large-scale evaluation studies of French…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Grade 3, Immersion Programs
