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Denise A. D. Kennedy – in education, 2022
This research based on my master's thesis explores Nahkawewin language revitalization. This study draws on the language nest model, which first originated with Maori grandmothers and their grandchildren in the 1970s. In this study, my mother and I created what I refer to as a "mini" language nest in both of our homes to teach my children…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Indigenous Populations, American Indian Languages, Canada Natives
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Corinne E. Barrett DeWiele; Jason D. Edgerton – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
This paper examines the persistent, growing popularity of Canadian French immersion (FI) programmes. Critics charge that FI programmes are elitist, diverting already limited resources from other areas of the education system. We begin with a brief overview of the benefits of FI in Canada and enrolment trends. Next, sources of FI-related inequality…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immersion Programs, Second Language Instruction, French
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Stephen Davis – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2024
French immersion (FI) programs are becoming increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse as a result of growing migration to Canada. In the present mixed-methods study, I explore the perspectives and ideologies of teachers, principals, and central office staff in eight school divisions in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta with respect to…
Descriptors: Refugees, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Immersion Programs