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

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Arnett, Katy,; Battiste, Marie,; Becker, Ava,; Bourgoin, Renée,; Bouthillier, Josée Le,; Burnaby, Barbara,; Carr, Wendy,; Dicks, Joseph,; Duff, Patricia A.,; Garbati, Jordana F.,; Gillies, Carmen,; Guardado, Martin,; Li, Duanduan,; Mady, Callie,; Noels, Kimberly A.,; Peck, Josephine,; Smith, Donna-Lee,; Taylor, Donald,
• HerausgeberIn: Arnett, Katy,; Mady, Callie,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

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