Official Languages committee  Yes, it is a helpful addition.

Official Languages committee  It is quite difficult. The idea of self-learning in languages is not entirely rooted in Quebec society. People automatically say they are going to learn English. When I was young, I moved to Ontario and I learned English in two years. It was easy.

Official Languages committee  Yes. I caught it. It did not take a lot of time. One of our recommendations is that the government put on-line language training programs in place for both French as a second language and English as a second language. We understand that this may be somewhat unrealistic on our pa

Official Languages committee  Yes, I entirely agree. We believe it is a good idea. We are establishing a professional virtual learning community for teachers. We are developing it, and all teachers will be able to get the information and training they want to meet their needs. We want to establish a kind of

Official Languages committee  It takes money, equipment and platforms.

Official Languages committee  A little cheque.

Official Languages committee  I am promoting my idea, but that is why the common frame of reference for languages enhances self-learning. When children start kindergarten or grade 1 and learn to learn on their own, if they finish high school and have acquired that habit, their chances of continuing are good.

Official Languages committee  Yes, absolutely. I agree.

Official Languages committee  The demand for second-language instruction programs exceeds the supply. So there is indeed a shortage. If the provinces are unable to meet the demand, the federal government has a mandate to try to create more second-language programs. We at least want to meet the demand. We the

Official Languages committee  That's a very interesting question, and it's a very important point. Actually, no, we don't. We usually try to work at a national level or a pan-Canadian level. There are provincial and territorial associations of second language or modern languages teachers across the country,

Official Languages committee  The techniques addressed in teacher training in the universities must be more adapted to the needs of the profession. Our organization has created a portfolio based on the common framework of reference for languages which enables teachers who are learning French, but who will al

Official Languages committee  More classes, more material and so on.

Official Languages committee  They are second-language teachers. There are three programs for teaching French as a second language: the core program, the intensive program and the immersion program.

Official Languages committee  The first thing that a common framework does is standardize the terminology of second-language teaching, learning and evaluation. In other words, everyone is talking about the same thing. That is the first benefit. Currently, the French language outcomes of a British Columbia hi

Official Languages committee  Yes, you have to be flexible, based on the needs and realities of each.