Minority Populations in Canadian Second Language Education / / ed. by Katy Arnett, Callie Mady.

Until now, the picture painted of French second language learning in Canada has tended to focus on successful French immersion. This volume offers a broader representation, in response to the demographic changes that have made the French language classroom a more complex place. Focusing on inclusion...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:New Perspectives on Language and Education
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Physical Description:1 online resource (224 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Contributors --
Introduction: Broadening the Lens of Second Language Education in Canada: Minority Populations in Canadian Second Language Education --
Part 1: French as an Additional Language: Immigrants’ Learning of French in English-dominant Canada --
1. Adding Languages, Adding Benefits: Immigrant Students’ Attitudes Toward and Performance in FSOL Programs in Canada --
2. Learning French in British Columbia: English as Additional Language Learner and Parent Perspectives --
3. French is Hard: An English Language Learner’s Experience in Core French --
Part 2: Heritage Language and Culture Maintenance for Immigrants and Their Families --
4. Fostering Heritage Languages and Diasporic Identities: The Role of Grassroots Initiatives in Alberta and British Columbia --
5. Self, Identity and Motivation in the Development and Maintenance of German as a Heritage Language --
6. Learning Chinese as a Heritage Language --
Part 3: Individuals with Disabilities and Second Language Study --
7. The Genesis and Perpetuation of Exemptions and Transfers from French Second Language Programs for Students with Diverse Learning Needs: A Preliminary Examination and Their Link --
8. Reading Without Borders: At-Risk Students Transitioning from L1 to L2 in French Immersion --
9. The Writing Processes of a Grade 7 French Immersion Student with Asperger Syndrome --
Part 4: The Revival, Maintenance and Growth of Aboriginal Languages in Canada --
10. A Fair Country? Consideration of Canada’s Debt to Indigenous Language Renewal --
11. First Nations, Métis and Inuit K-12 Language Programming: What Works? --
12. How Have Aboriginal North Americans Responded to Writing Systems in Their Own Languages? --
Conclusion: Additional Conceptions of Second Language Education in Canada --
Index
Summary:Until now, the picture painted of French second language learning in Canada has tended to focus on successful French immersion. This volume offers a broader representation, in response to the demographic changes that have made the French language classroom a more complex place. Focusing on inclusion and language maintenance, the chapters discuss how a multilingual population can add the two official languages to their repertoire whilst maintaining their languages of origin/heritage; how the revitalization of Indigenous languages can best be supported in the language classroom, and how students with disabilities can be helped to successfully learn languages.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781783090310
9783111024738
9783110663136
9783110606713
DOI:10.21832/9781783090310
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Katy Arnett, Callie Mady.