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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"French as a Second Language"”.
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Curricular integration of elementary French as a second language by non-specialist teachers
The aim of this study was threefold. Firstly, the feasibility of the curricular integration of French with another content area by non-specialist elementary teachers with low to average communicative competency in French was investigated. Secondly, the reaction of these teachers to "Explorons la …
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FRENCH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: TEACHER CERTIFICATION IN CANADA (IMMERSION, FSL, CORE FRENCH).
… explores the policies and requirements governing French immersion teacher certification at the secondary level as prescribed by the Ministry of Education and the universities in each of Canada's ten provinces. Four components are examined: (1) certification procedures, (2) professional training, …
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Essayons: French as a Second Language Teacher Beliefs and Experiences of Technology-Enhanced Practices
While past research has identified the importance of teacher beliefs in informing practice, fewer studies have investigated the context of Canadian French as a Second Language (FSL) teachers in recent years (Lapkin, Mady, & Arnott, 2009; Lawrence, 2014). By considering how practicing FSL teachers …
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French As a Second Language Teachers’ Conceptualizations and Pedagogical Views of Intercultural Awareness, Intercultural Competence, and Global Citizenship
… Grades 7, 8, and 9 Ontario Core and Immersion French as a second language (FSL) teachers’ conceptualizations of intercultural awareness (IA), intercultural competence (IC) and global citizenship (GC). Questions that guided the research were: ‘How does a purposeful sample of FSL teachers …
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Individual Variation in French-L2 Spelling Ability
Canadian French-as-a-Second-Language (FSL) programmes teach students how to read and write in French with the goal of bilingualism. However, students are not consistently attaining a level of French equivalent to native French speakers (Genesee, 1987) and many graduates do not retain their French …
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Teacher experience with the accelerative integrated methodology (AIM) : a multiple case study
This multiple case study explores different dimensions of the Accelerative Integrated Methodology (AIM) in an attempt to investigate how a primary English as a second language (ESL) teacher could implement it into her practice. This research examined how three French as a second language (FSL) …
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De-duotanging Core French: Case study of a Digital Learning Space Portfolio in a Grade 8 Classroom
This case study explored the use of a digital learning space portfolio by Grade 8 French as a Second Language (FSL) students. The focus of this study was on the meaning students assigned to the use of the digital learning space portfolios and how their perceptions of themselves as FSL learners …
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Diverse Pathways, Common Themes: A Complexity-Informed, Human-Oriented Comparative Case Study of Teacher Candidates' Experiences of French Language Proficiency Development in Concurrent Teacher Preparation in Ontario
This dissertation explores the French-language-proficiency development experiences of diverse teacher candidates (TCs) in two concurrent teacher preparation programs in Ontario, Canada, where French is a minority language and many future teachers of French as a Second Language (FSL) use it as an …
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Exploring the Relationship Between Core French Teachers' Beliefs and their Instructional Practices
… explore the relationship between beginning Core French (CF) teachers’ beliefs about Core French teaching and their instructional practices. As a former teacher educator, one of my principle preoccupations was the challenge faced by many of my Core French teacher candidates (TCs) to enact …
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Second language (L2) French students' and instructors' experiences of critical literacies pedagogy: A mixed methods program evaluation
… labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01
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Saute ça : the acquisition of the faire faire causative by first and second language learners of French
Do young Bengali-speaking children learning French as a second language at preschool follow the same developmental path as French first language children with respect to the acquisition of the French faire faire causative? As an initial step toward answering this question, a flexible …
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Student Programming and Identity in French Language Studies at an Ontario College
… following questions: Why do students enroll in French, and in what ways do the students position themselves to learning French? What kinds of social issues do they confront when coming back? How do such issues impact their identities? Using the frameworks developed within sociocultural second …