Official Languages committee  Our wishes.

Official Languages committee  Researchers will have different points of view. If you look at genetics it will bring some things. But they're all in agreement that with transfer of knowledge from a unilingual to a bilingual environment, depending on the origin of the language—from Turkish to Greek, from French

Official Languages committee  If you will allow me two seconds, as a former French second language teacher I have to say that you are not just teaching the language of French, you are bringing in different competencies and putting them in a live setting. I do have family in Saskatchewan and in Wainwright, Alb

Official Languages committee  I could share some ideas with you. In the case of first- and second-generation immigrants who did not grow up exposed to French as a second language, we provide literacy activities and workshops designed for parents. Indeed, the transfer of knowledge must take place. However, ea

Official Languages committee  I get to talk about competencies, because that's my area of expertise. I agree with you about the more languages we have. Research has shown that when students develop more than one language, it also brings them to increased sensitivity, openness, and communication, not only to

Official Languages committee  Yes. We also see a great deal of temporary immersion in kindergarten.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  You have to remember that what is most important to parents is that their children become bilingual. In French, we talk about “bilinguisme fonctionnel”, functional bilingualism, because there is no translation in French for the terms “bilingual” and “bi-literate”. They are very p

Official Languages committee  For grade 11, you will see from our partnership agreements that...

Official Languages committee  At the end of elementary school, of grade 6, our results are just as high across all subjects.

Official Languages committee  Even in English, yes.

Official Languages committee  No.

Official Languages committee  It means that if 100 students are registered in elementary school...

Official Languages committee  Those are numbers for junior and senior high school. In high school, most of the subjects are taught in English. Therefore, French as a second language, enriched French and French as the language of instruction are offered to students. You will find that in most of our schools,

Official Languages committee  In high school, even if students are registered in an immersion program, most of their classes will be in English. After all, our school board is an English-language school board. Students are therefore registered in a program. There maybe other subjects in those French immersion