The collection of essays on French second language instruction in Canada, directed to parents, includes: "Our Brave New World" (Andrew Kniewasser); "French in Your School: Identifying and Achieving the Right Program" (Carolyn Hodych, Jos Scott); "So, You're Worried About Becoming an Immersion Parent" (Judy Gibson); "Is Core French a Valid Option?" (J. Clarence LeBlanc); "Co-Existence or Assimilation: It's Up to All of Us" (Paule Desgroseilliers-Macdonald); "A Progress Report from the Principal" (Spencer Stanutz); "The Case for Dramatization" (Alexander Fancy); "Research Update: The New Brunswick Study" (Sharon Lapkin, Merrill Swain); "Joie de vivre: A Dialogue on Co-Curricular Activities" (Raymond Lemoine, Janine Tougas); "Teaching the Gifted in Immersion" (Joan Sigler, Margaret Tourond); "French Immersion Students in Secondary and Post-Secondary Schools" (Frances Morrison); "Lettre a une amie anglophone d'immersion francaise" (with English translation) (Andre Obadia); "Senior Students and French--How Do They Rate Themselves?" (W. Russ MacGillivray); "The Role of the Bilingual Universities" (Philippe Garigue); "Milwaukee Follows the Canadian Example: U.S. Immersion Programs" (Helena Anderson Curtain, Nancy C. Rhodes); "The Education of Immersion Teachers: Challenge of the Eighties" (Claudette Tardif); and "The CPF [Canadian Parents for French] Saga" (Stewart Goodings). (MSE)