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Stennett, R. G.; Isaacs, Lorna – 1979
Students enrolled in elementary French at grade 8 of the Ontario school system were tested to determine whether a lengthening of the daily session devoted to French from 20 to 40 minutes resulted in increased proficiency. Data make it apparent that increasing the amount of instructional time has produced a significant improvement in students'…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Educational Research, French, Grade 8
Elementary French Core Program Evaluation: Summary of Findings, 1978 to 1983. Research Report 84-04.
Stennett, R. G.; Earl, L. M. – 1984
A report on the results of changes in the introductory core French program summarizes three reports evaluating the effects of increasing the total amount of instructional time in French in grades 7 and 8 on students' acquisition of French language skills, attitudes, and cultural awareness. Random samples of students in four academic year grade 8…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, French, Grade 7
Stennett, R. G.; Earl, L. M. – 1984
A study assessing the instructional effects of increasing core French instruction in grade 8 from 20 to 40 minutes daily looks at students' acquisition of language skills, attitudes, and cultural awareness. A random sample of two groups of 150 students was chosen and the groups were administered different tests. Subjects were chosen randomly from…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, French, Grade 6
Stennett, R. G.; Earl, L. M. – 1983
A preliminary, descriptive overview of the students and their progress in the first year of a new French immersion program looks at the 1982-83 grade 8 cohort of 40 students, most of whom had come from the standard core French program in grades 6 and 7, and compares their progress in other subjects with two grade 8 classes in another school. Data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, French
