Official Languages committee  Yes, I think that it is very valued at home. Our province is officially bilingual, and it maintains its linguistic and cultural duality. We place great emphasis on programs for students. We place a lot of stress on both languages.

Official Languages committee  No, I just wanted to give you an example. For instance, I don't speak Japanese, but if I was asked to teach it, I would do my best to teach things that are related to that language. I would not be able to explain cultural sensitivities or perhaps even to speak in Japanese. In so

Official Languages committee  Yes, at times.

Official Languages committee  The Canadian Association of Second-Language Teachers conducted a survey to determine how many people usually remain in that profession. People were asked questions about second-language teaching and about the second-language teaching profession. The information gathered on this t

Official Languages committee  Canada has a number of provinces and territories, and each of them is responsible for its own programs and curriculum content. A Canada-wide problem is that teachers, departments, schools and school districts do not interpret second-language learning in the same way. Should the

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  I am not from Hanwell. I am from New Maryland.

Official Languages committee  In certain parts of Canada, depending on how much an education board promotes second-language learning, greater emphasis is sometimes placed on first-language learning. We promote second-language learning, given its potential impact on cognitive development and on many other area

Official Languages committee  Thank you. The relationship that we have already established with Canadian Heritage is still very positive. We have been given opportunities to get informed and to share our activities, our research and our raison d'être with people who work at Canadian Heritage, including the O

Official Languages committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair, dear members of the committee and partners, I wish you a good day. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Caroline Turnbull. I work with the New Brunswick Ministry of Education and Early Childhood Development, francophone sector. I also serve as vice-presiden