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Peer reviewedRehorick, Sally; Edwards, Viviane – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1995
With dwindling budgets and multiple demands on their time, teachers find fewer opportunities to stay current in their field. This article describes some principles for self-directed professional development and ways to read journals efficiently. Suggestions are offered for establishing a community of self-directed learner-teachers. (12 references)…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Faculty Development, Independent Reading, Independent Study
Peer reviewedBelanger, Claire – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1991
It is proposed that both home and classroom reading activities influence writing skill acquisition. Relevant research in first- and second-language learning is reviewed and use of reading and independent reading to enhance writing skill acquisition is discussed. Extensive use of these activities in the French immersion classroom is recommended.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, French, Immersion Programs
Peer reviewedPelletier, Christine – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1999
To encourage the students in her French class to read books in French, a teacher implemented a project involving literary journals. Students recorded their reflections on their reading, first of a novel chosen by the teacher, then of individually chosen novels. Appropriate evaluation of the journals posed a particular dilemma. (JLR)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, French Literature, Grade 11
Peer reviewedGeva, Esther; Clifton, Susan – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1994
Compared 20 good and poor readers in a second-grade French immersion program to 20 good and poor readers in regular English second-grade classes on various indexes of reading accuracy and speed. Found that English-only students achieved independent reading in greater numbers than French immersion students did in either French or English. (MDM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
