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CPF FRENCH INTERNET ADDRESS LIST

0025.    Core French Related - General

 CPF (CANADIAN PARENTS FOR FRENCH) web site originally developed by andre obadia , education professor (french immersion) at sfu
 http://www.cpf.ca

Info from CPF about Core French
http://www.cpf.ca/english/FAQ/Core%20French%20in%20Canada.pdf

 http://www.caslt.org
 The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers

 http://www.patrimoinecanadien.gc.ca/offlangoff/
Official Languages Support Programs

"French immersion, often touted as the most
                      effective way to learn Canada's second official language by educators
                      in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, is rarely available to students at small
                      schools in rural communities such as Glace Bay, N.S., Gander, Nfld., or
                      High Lake, Alta., which cannot afford the higher staffing costs.

                      But researchers in Newfoundland have developed a promising new way
                      to teach French that offers a more intensive experience than a regular
                      daily classes, but can be delivered by only one French teacher at a small
                      school.

                      Students in the program, called intensive core French, devote about
                      three-quarters of their school day in the first half of Grade 6 learning to
                      speak, read and write in French. Students start learning basic French
                      phrases, such as how to introduce themselves or describe their families,
                      in September. By December, they are writing articles for a classroom
                      newspaper and discussing the daily news in French.

                      "The point isn't to learn the regular curriculum in French," said Dr. Joan
                      Netten, a professor of education at Memorial University in St. John's.
                      "It's to learn the language."

                      The students return to the English curriculum in January and complete a
                      compacted English and social studies program until the end of the school
                      year.

                      Supporters hope the cheaper alternative will encourage more schools to
                      teach French."
From an article by
                      Heather Sokoloff
                      National Post
                      Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Intensive Core French, as of September 2007, is available in:
- Newfoundland and Labrador since 1998
- New Brunswick since at least 2005
- Nova Scotia since at least 2005
- Saskatchewan since at least 2005
- Alberta since at least 2005
- 4 schools in Surrey, British Columbia since at least 2005
-1 school in Vancouver, British Columbia since Septemebr 2007

CPF BC & Yukon January 2005 Newsletter re Int. Core French Page 1

CPF BC & Yukon January 2005 Newsletter re Int Core French Page 2

[ CPF National]  Intensive French is not intended to replace early or late immersion - it is an alternate core French delivery model and, as such, will not give the same French fluency outcomes as Early or Late immersion because:
It is a program usually offered for one year only (1/2 year intensive French-language focus) at the grade 4-6 level, depending on the jurisdiction.  Although Fr fluency outcomes are higher than for core French, fluency is certainly not as advanced as in immersion programs.
Intensive French is not a stand-alone program.  In order for students to maintain and/or enhance the Fr fluency gains, appropriate follow-up programs are required: late French Immersion, extended French or enhanced core French.  The latter stems from suggestions that regular core French be improved - no curricula for an enhanced core program have been developed.  Intensive French boosts the rate of language learning and, it is to be hoped, provides enough motivation and reassurance to students and parents to increase enrolment and retention in follow up programs.
CPF recently participated in a Heritage-funded, CASLT-led Intensive French Review Committee.  You might be interested in reviewing the program info and recommendations made by that  committee.  http://caslt.org/pdf/IF.pdf
 
http://www.cpf.bc.ca/bc_html/Resources/FramePages/f_icfrench.shtml
CPF BC & Yukon list of links for Research on Intensive French

Extended Core French:
A program in which one or two subjects are taught in French, in addition to French Language Arts itself; less than half the day is spent in French.


The State of French-Second-Language Education in Canada 2004 report is the fifth in a series of annual reports on how French-second-language (FSL) programs are faring across the country. Support for FSL programs exists at four interconnected levels: national, provincial/territorial, school district and school. The State of FSL provides information to decision makers and advocates for FSL education about the quality of national and provincial/territorial support for the FSL programs offered to Canadian students.
The federal government's Action Plan for Official Languages challenged French-second-language education stakeholders to double the number of functionally bilingual high school graduates by 2013. Enhancing core French and implementing alternate core French delivery programs were identified as major strategies to achieve this goal.
http://www.cpf.ca/English/Resources/FSL2004/2004%20Index.htm


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