Official Languages committee  We have a lot of students who choose a double major. There is a second language requirement at the Faculté des sciences humaines. Students in international relations, international trade, have to study a second language for at least two years. We have a lot of students who figure

Official Languages committee  In the case of immersion teachers, we recruit extensively in Quebec, but I think it's very important that students have francophone and anglophone teachers for models. If they only have Quebec teachers, we send them the message that they'll never achieve that level. However, if t

Official Languages committee  We should have qualified anglophones.

Official Languages committee  There are enough.

Official Languages committee  I'm very pleased to have francophones who teach, but, at the same time, it seems essential to me that there be anglophones or people with another mother tongue to teach French.

Official Languages committee  I think we do have—not so much organized through the university, but through Alberta Education—a number of bursaries for teachers to do summer programs, particularly in Quebec. I think these types of programs are really quite valuable. I'm originally from Newfoundland, and we had

Official Languages committee  I think you have to look at the Explore program not as if it were intended solely for French specialists, teachers for example, but also for others who won't necessarily teach French or do a specialization. My son studied in the Explore program at Chicoutimi and he did a major i

Official Languages committee  That would be on the condition we got the funding.

Official Languages committee  I haven't checked recently, but when I took the program at Trois-Rivières in 1977, the scholarship was $2,000. When I checked two years ago, it was still $2,000.

Official Languages committee  That's it, yes.

Official Languages committee  I think it's normal for the federal government to invest in Canada. I understand my colleague's point of view, but we're trying to promote the French fact in Canada. As a result, let them go to France if they can afford to do it, or, why not, to Africa or Belgium, and let's prop

Official Languages committee  We're headed towards that; it's starting to develop. In the past, we only had our in-house standards, as you say.

Official Languages committee  I completely agree with my colleague: these long-term language stays have incredible value. I did my studies, a long time ago, at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. It required a language stay of at least one semester and preferably one year. So the students' level of Frenc

Official Languages committee  Yes. In the context of French instruction, core French is a poor cousin, but I believe, with regard to rigour, that we're trying to emphasize the language skills of teachers. For example, we want to put this pilot project on the European common framework into practice. The Unive

Official Languages committee  Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen members of the committee, thank you for inviting us. First, I would like to talk about the Albertan context and about the context in south Alberta. There is an incredible need for teachers in French immersion and core French programs. The Alber