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Mady, Callie – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2007
In Canada, education in French as a second language (FSL) offers students the opportunity to learn a second official language. Is such an opportunity appropriate for allophone students who are still in the process of learning English? This literature review provides a fourfold consideration of the issue. Section 1 examines the political response…
Descriptors: Official Languages, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries, French
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Parker, Douglas H.; Belanger, Charles H. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1987
An examination of "de facto" and "de jure" bilingualism in Canadian universities looks at the phenomenon of French immersion programs, discusses the steps universities can take to prepare for bilingual college students, and uses the case of Franco-Ontarians to demonstrate the importance of developing individual rather than…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Case Studies, College Administration, College Environment
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Beynon, June; Toohey, Kelleen – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1991
Describes recent developments in heritage language education in British Columbia, Canada, discussing issues a heritage language advisory committee encountered in creating such policy, defining heritage language and the clientele for heritage language education, reviewing appropriate curricula, encouraging program development, and arranging…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, English, Foreign Countries, French
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Swain, 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