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Cardy, Michael – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1975
A discussion of university-level FL instruction in Canada. (RM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, French, Higher Education, Italian
Labrie, Normand – 1991
A study of 15 fathers and their 16 sons in an italophone community in Montreal (Canada) focused on the usage of Italian, French, and English in communication between generations and in a variety of activities. Data were drawn from 45 hours of taped conversation in home and work settings, which included 4,848 instances of language contact. Of the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Code Switching (Language), English, Foreign Countries

Mollica, Anthony; And Others – Mosaic: A Journal for Language Teachers, 1996
Notes that information presented in dialog form in a foreign language lends itself more easily to conversation than does intricate narrative prose. Using background information on Halloween, the article adapts the text to present information about the target culture as well as to humorously present facts about the North American festivity.…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Dialogs (Language), Foreign Countries, French
Fortier, Anne-Marie – 1991
A study investigated the choice of language (French, English, or Italian) for different activities and with different individuals among second-generation Italians in Quebec through interviews with 12 adults. The report first provides a sociolinguistic profile of the subjects and identifies the social factors associated with language choice in…
Descriptors: Adults, Code Switching (Language), English, Foreign Countries
Auger, Julie, Ed. – 1988
Student papers presented at a sociolinguistics conference include: "La variation phonologique [d'une voyelle] a Hull"; "La force illocutoire des pronoms personnels 'je' et 'tu' en tant qu'insignes des places d'ou parlent les femmes et les hommes"; "L'emploi des modes indicatif et subjonctif dans le francais parle de la…
Descriptors: Chinese, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, French
Nivette, Jos, Ed. – 1976
Selected papers that address theoretical and practical training of the modern language teacher and language teaching experiments in various countries are presented. Some of the articles included are the following: "Les problemes de la formation linguistique et pedagogique des professeurs de francais en Afrique Subsaharienne" (The…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Communicative Competence (Languages), Developing Nations, Educational Change
Pinton, Rae; Strong, Irene – 1984
This manual is designed for use by both teachers and students in an English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) job-search skills program, and is intended for use by students at the upper beginner or lower intermediate language proficiency level. The content can be used as a complete job search skills program, a resource for program development, a…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Arabic, Chinese, Employment Interviews