This phenomenological study (Creswell, 2003, 2007; van Manen, 1997) explores student and teacher perceptions of first language use in French immersion mathematics classrooms at a large, urban high school in Canada. During individual interviews, participants discussed their perceptions and experiences of French immersion mathematics, language use, and, in particular, first language use. Interview data are analysed through a sociocultural theory lens (e.g., Lantolf, 2000; Swain & Lapkin, 2000), drawing on key notions such as language interdependence and the use of language as a cognitive tool. While first language use in second language classrooms remains controversial, this article contributes to an open discussion on the potential role ...
AbstractThe diversity of Canada’s French as a second language (FSL) student population is increasing...
The purpose of the present study is to synthesize research findings accumulated by numerous evaluati...
Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) in Quebec has its own particularities due to language la...
This phenomenological study (Creswell, 2003, 2007; van Manen, 1997) explores student and teacher per...
French immersion in Canada was instituted by parents in Québec who wished their children to learn Fr...
Teacher language proficiency and confidence influences students’ classroom experiences. With the vie...
AbstractGatekeepers’ language ideologies and beliefs about language learning determine how learners ...
A great deal of time and resources are invested throughout Canada to encourage students to learn Fre...
There is a challenge in juxtaposing the principles of numeracy, which is grounded in language-based ...
The scarcity of research on French immersion teachers’ professional identity contrasts with the incr...
Khezzane (2014) describes being bilingual in Canada as a ticket that opens doors and allows a person...
We examined the perceptions and suggestions of French immersion students regarding their progress in...
AbstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the self-efficacy beliefs of novice elementary Fren...
grantor: University of TorontoThis action research study aims to investigate how eighth gr...
French immersion is a program that some non-native French parents in Canada choose for their childre...
AbstractThe diversity of Canada’s French as a second language (FSL) student population is increasing...
The purpose of the present study is to synthesize research findings accumulated by numerous evaluati...
Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) in Quebec has its own particularities due to language la...
This phenomenological study (Creswell, 2003, 2007; van Manen, 1997) explores student and teacher per...
French immersion in Canada was instituted by parents in Québec who wished their children to learn Fr...
Teacher language proficiency and confidence influences students’ classroom experiences. With the vie...
AbstractGatekeepers’ language ideologies and beliefs about language learning determine how learners ...
A great deal of time and resources are invested throughout Canada to encourage students to learn Fre...
There is a challenge in juxtaposing the principles of numeracy, which is grounded in language-based ...
The scarcity of research on French immersion teachers’ professional identity contrasts with the incr...
Khezzane (2014) describes being bilingual in Canada as a ticket that opens doors and allows a person...
We examined the perceptions and suggestions of French immersion students regarding their progress in...
AbstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the self-efficacy beliefs of novice elementary Fren...
grantor: University of TorontoThis action research study aims to investigate how eighth gr...
French immersion is a program that some non-native French parents in Canada choose for their childre...
AbstractThe diversity of Canada’s French as a second language (FSL) student population is increasing...
The purpose of the present study is to synthesize research findings accumulated by numerous evaluati...
Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) in Quebec has its own particularities due to language la...