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Direct linkMady, Callie – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2018
This study seeks to examine the success of voluntary immigrants in Grade 6 French immersion with a double comparison to Canadian-born (a) Anglophones and (b) multilingual students (children of voluntary immigrants). The findings, that show the immigrant students to outperform the other two groups in French and English, are explored through a…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, French, Immersion Programs, Immigrants
Mady, Callie – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2014
In this paper, I report on the findings of a study that compared the French as a second official language (FSOL) proficiency of three groups of Grade-6 students in English-dominant Canada: Canadian-born monolingual English-speaking students, Canadian-born bilingual students and immigrant bilingual students (IMBs). The goal of the study was to…
Descriptors: Role, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Official Languages
Mady, Callie – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2014
This paper presents the results of a study that compared the French as a second official achievement of three groups of students: (1) Canadian-born English speaking (CBE), (2) Canadian-born multilingual (CBM), and (3) immigrant multilinguals (IMM) as determined by multiskills test results. ANOVAs and subsequent post hoc tests revealed that the…
Descriptors: French, Second Language Learning, Official Languages, Foreign Countries
Mady, Callie – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2012
This study explores the implications of Canada's official bilingual status on young immigrant adults who are presently studying at the undergraduate level at university. More precisely, I examine how these young adults have experienced and judge French as a second official language (FSOL) learning in "English-dominant" regions of Canada.…
Descriptors: Official Languages, Multilingualism, Young Adults, Foreign Countries
Mady, Callie – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2013
This paper examines French as a second official language (FSOL) teachers' perspectives as they relate to the inclusion of immigrants who are learning English (IMMs), in elementary FSOL education in an English-dominant region of Canada, in particular within French immersion. In this paper, I have tried to examine the question of access to…
Descriptors: French, Official Languages, Language Usage, Immigrants
Download full textMady, Callie; Turnbull, Miles – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2010
This article reviews federal language policies and provincial curriculum documents as they relate to Allophones and their access to French as a Second Official Language (FSOL) programs across Canada. Results of a detailed document analysis reveal that policies provide obstacles to access for allophone immigrants to Canada who seek to learn both…
Descriptors: Official Languages, Foreign Countries, French, Immigrants
