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Online Submission, 2004
The nine-year program of studies for French as a Second Language (FSL) is a legal document that specifies from Grade 4 to 12 what Alberta students are expected to acquire as attitudes and linguistic, cultural, and strategic knowledge as they develop and demonstrate their communicative skills. This document contains an introduction, a rationale,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Curriculum Design, French
Rebuffot, Jacques – Francais dans le Monde, 1979
Examines the constraints on adult second language learners in a bilingual country, their characteristics, and the teaching methods and programs at their disposal. (AM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Bilingualism, French

Street, Jack D. – French Review, 1992
Recent activation of a 1940 Italian law allowing equal amounts of elementary school subject area instruction in French and Italian in the Valle D'Aosta (Italy) are described. The plan uses paired bilingual teachers who alternate both languages and grades during the school day. Extension of the program to higher grades is discussed. (six…
Descriptors: Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Teachers, Curriculum Design, Elementary Education

Gfeller, Elisabeth; Robinson, Clinton – Language and Education, 1998
Addresses the question of mother-tongue education of children, especially in francophone countries of Africa. It seeks to contribute to the debate on the integration of local languages into educational systems in multilingual settings by stressing the opposing cultural messages carried by official and indigenous languages. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
The Leadership of Heritage: Searching for a Meaningful Theory in Official-Language Minority Settings
Lapointe, Claire; Langlois, Lyse; Godin, Jeanne – Journal of School Leadership, 2005
This article has two purposes: the first is to give a voice to school leaders in official-language minority schools; the second is to present an empirically based critical analysis of some of the main current models in the field of educational leadership in order to verify whether they are relevant in official-language minority settings. This…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Research Projects, Criticism, Foreign Countries
Valasek, Michele – 1990
The language planning activities undertaken by Belgium's government suggest that the goals of linguistic legislation have changed over time, reflecting the evolution and complex interplay of social, cultural, political, and economic characteristics. Initially, language legislation stemmed from the desire of Flemish militants to protect and promote…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Dutch, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
De Vries, John – 1986
This examination of the sociology of language in Canada focuses on the social or societal aspects of the relationship between languages and society rather than on linguistic aspects. The study is developed in seven sections: (1) an introductory discussion of language and communication systems, language acquisition, messages, and language…
Descriptors: Demography, English, Foreign Countries, French
Farquhar, Robin H. – 1988
The bilingual educational opportunities in the universities of Canada's primarily anglophone provinces are reviewed, focusing on the prairie provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba). The information is drawn from a survey of the nine universities in the prairie provinces concerning courses offered in French to students from bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Educational Opportunities
Canadian Teachers' Federation, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1981
A ten-member commission on French as a Second Language (FSL) was established by the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) in July 1978, with a three-year mandate. One of the commission's tasks was to review the national scene in the area of FSL education. A process was initiated to survey CTF member organizations, to review education acts and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Elementary Secondary Education, French, Government School Relationship
Centrale de L'Enseignement du Quebec (Canada). – 1976
The problem of language in Quebec today is not unique. All over the world, the problem of language comes up as a result of the organization of life in society. It is useful, therefore, to examine the role language has played in the evolution of societies from tribes to nations. In this way, the similarities and differences between the situation in…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, French, Language Attitudes, Language Instruction
Beaudin, Maurice; Boudreau, Rene; De Benedetti, George – 1997
Socioeconomic profiles of two Canadian communities are presented in which the language spoken, an official language, is also a minority language: the French-speaking Acadian minority in an area of Prince Edward Island, and an anglophone minority in the Gaspe Peninsula. The profiles are designed to establish a comparative base from which to assess…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Demography, Economic Development, Economic Factors
Mackey, W. F. – 1981
Both Ireland and Canada are officially bilingual countries. There are similarities between the two countries and differences with regard to numbers of speakers and purposes for which speakers use Irish or French. Yet, a comparison of language policy in the two countries is possible, one which would focus on demographic, economic, social, cultural,…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences, Economic Factors
Tetley, William – 1986
A review of the language laws and conventions in Canada and the province of Quebec focuses on: Canadian constitutional law concerning education and language, including the 1867 constitution, the 1960 declaration of linguistic rights, and a 1969 law on official languages; the language of government and instruction in Manitoba; language usage in the…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, English, Foreign Countries, French
Canadian Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1977
In assessing the Canadian government's performance in 1976 in carrying out the spirit of the Official Languages Act, at least 80% of Ottawa's initiatives seem to have been successful, but many problems remain. This report surveys the progress made in varying sectors of government structure. The report is divided into two chapters. Chapter one,…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Federal Government
Statistics Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). Education, Science, and Culture Div. – 1980
This publication, an update of previous reports of the same title, provides information on language programs in Canada under the following headings: (1) programs in the nine provinces (excluding Quebec) including a description of minority language and second language education as well as French immersion programs; and (2) programs in Quebec,…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English