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Reading Place: Bodies and Spaces in Quebecois Adolescent Literature
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Brisson, Genevieve; Rogers, Theresa – Children's Literature in Education, 2013
This paper examines two Canadian (Quebecois) novels for young adults, translated from French to English in Canada: "The Road to Chlifa" by Michele Marineau, and "Pieces of Me" by Charlotte Gingras. We examine the representation of adolescent bodies in space and movement, and how these coming of age narratives play out in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescent Literature, Canadian Literature, Novels
The Role of Canadian Children's Literature in National Identity Formation.
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Bainbridge, Joyce M. – English Quarterly, 2002
Seeks to understand teachers' practices in relation to selecting children's literature for use in classrooms, and to understand the wider issues associated with book selection and in particular with Canadian children's literature. Supports a strong need for rethinking the implications of the literacy events that occur on an everyday basis in…
Descriptors: Canadian Literature, Childrens Literature, Educational Change, Elementary Education
French Variation and the Teaching of Quebec Literature: A Linguistic Guide to "la litterature journalisante."
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Ossipov, Helene – French Review, 1994
Salient lexical, phonetic, and morphological peculiarities of the vernacular French of Quebec are examined and explained, and similarities to European popular French are discussed, both as a guide to texts written in the vernacular and to place this variety in its sociolinguistic context. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Canadian Literature, Foreign Countries, French, Language Attitudes