Minority populations in Canadian second language education
By: Edited by Katy Arnett and Callie Mady
Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education -- 32
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Bristol
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781783090303; 9781783090297; 9781783090310
Subjects: Language and languages; Study and teaching; Second language acquisition; Multicultural education; Linguistic minorities; Bilinguial Education
Description: "Until now, the picture painted of French second language learning in Canada has tended to focus on successful French immersion. This volume offers a broader representation, in response to the demographic changes that have made the French language classroom a more complex place. Focusing on inclusion and language maintenance, the chapters discuss how a multilingual population can add the two official languages to their repertoire whilst maintaining their languages of origin/heritage; how the revitalization of Indigenous languages can best be supported in the language classroom; and how students with disabilities can be helped to successfully learn language"--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.