Minority populations in Canadian second language education. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Katy Arnett and Callie Mady.
• Other Names: Arnett, Katy editor of compilation.; Mady, Callie editor of compilation.
• Contents: Introduction: Broadening the Lens of Second Language Education in Canada: Minority Populations in Canadian Second Language Education: Katy Arnett and Callie Mady Section 1: French as an Additional Language: Immigrants’ Learning of French in English-dominant Canada 1. Adding Languages, Adding Benefits: Immigrant Students’ Attitudes Towards and Performance in FSOL Programs in Canada: Callie Mady 2. Learning French in British Columbia: English as Additional Language Learner and Parent Perspectives: Wendy Carr 3. French is Hard: An English Language Learner’s Experience in Core French: Jordana Garbati Section 2: Maintenance of their Heritage Languages and Cultures 4. Fostering Heritage Languages and Diasporic Identities: The Role of Grassroots Initiatives in Alberta and British Colmbia: Martin Guardado and Ava Becker 5. Self, Identity, and Motivation in the Development and Maintenance of German as a Heritage Language: Kimberley Noels 6. Learning Chinese as a Heritage Language: Patsy Duff and Duanduan Li Section 3: Individuals with Disabilities and Second Language Study 7. The Genesis and Perpetuation of Exemptions and Transfers from French Second Language Programs for Students with Diverse Learning Needs: A Preliminary Examination and Their Link to Inclusion: Katy Arnett 8. Reading Without Borders: At Risk Students Transitioning from L1 to L2 in French Immersion: Renée Bourgoin and Joseph Dicks 9. The Writing Processes of a Grade 7 French Immersion Student with Asperger Syndrome: Josée Le Bouthillier Section 4: The Revival, Maintenance, and Growth of Aboriginal Languages in Canada 10. A Fair Country? Consideration of Canada’s Debt to Indigenous Language Renewal: Donna-Lee Smith, Josephine Peck, and Donald Taylor 11. First Nations, Métis, and Inuit K-12 Language Programming: What Works?: Carmen Gillies and Marie Battiste 12. How have Aboriginal North Americans Responded to Writing Systems in Their Own Languages: Barbara Burnaby Conclusion: Additional Conceptions of Second Language Education in Canada: Callie Mady and Katy Arnett Index
• Publisher Details: Bristol : Multilingual Matters
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages)
• Subjects: 407.10971; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General; EDUCATION / Multicultural Education; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Multicultural education; Bilingualism & multilingualism; Language and education -- Canada; Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Canada; Second language acquisition -- Canada; Minorities -- Education -- Canada; Linguistic minorities -- Education -- Canada; Multicultural education -- Canada; Education, Bilingual -- Canada
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783090327; 1783090324
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