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A young Newfoundland and Labrador student who had attended Paradise Elementary School explained her experience in intensive French in 2014-15 “I don’t remember learning much French before intensive core. In Grades 4 and 5 we were taught very basic vocabulary but in ICF we learned how to speak it and carry on a conversation. I wouldn’t be able to do late immersion if I didn’t do ICF; that is where I learned French so I could understand my teachers.” success in communicating in French increases self-esteem, motivation and options for job availability. Interest in IF and the neurolinguistic approach (NLA) from which it springs, is increasing. 2 In Canada the approach is being adopted in many Aboriginal communities to teach French and to teach or maintain Indigenous languages, such as Cree in the James Bay School District and in Saskatchewan. It is also used to teach Spanish, Mandarin and other second languages in western Canada. The approach is used in French courses offered to high school and university students in China who plan to study in France, while pilot programs in French using IF principles are also offered in other Asian countries, notably Japan. In addition, the approach is being adapted in France for French as a second language training. Teacher training is offered by several provincial departments of education and participating universities; for example, at Trois Pistoles in co-operation with the University of Western Ontario and in Normandy in co-operation with Laval University. Both the Yukon Department of Education and the Catholic School District of Eastern Ontario have hosted both teachers and researchers from Japan. When interest is expanding elsewhere in the world for this highly successful new approach, it would be short-sighted to reduce the number of classes in Canada. The innovative approach of IF/NLA to second language teaching was developed in Newfoundland and Labrador and piloted in a mixture of rural and urban communities: Herring Neck, Dover, Topsail and St. John’s. From being the province’s gift to the widespread improvement of second language teaching, it is now under threat on the home front. Essentially, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians could be deprived of profiting from their own invention. To prevent any shrinkage of IF nation wide, immediate dialogue is needed among parents, school boards, provincial branches of Canadian Parents for French, The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT) and the Association canadienne des professionnels d’immersion (ACPI). We cannot afford to curtail student interest in becoming bilingual. n 1 In Newfoundland Labrador the program is called intensive core French (ICF) in order to highlight its development for improving the skills of core French students. 2 For further information about intensive French and the Neurolinguistic Approach, consult the website at: http://francaisintensif.ca YEARS · ANS YEARS · ANS Stand up for your city! with French for the Future’s National Essay Contest THEME: For Canada 150, create an original written portrait of your city, in French in a maximum of 750 words! Deadline: December 22, 2017 For more information: french-future.org Celebrity Judge STEF PAQUETTE! IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FOLLOWING POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS: Le français pour l’avenir reçoit le soutien de French for the Future is supported by 26 Canadian Parents for French Vol 5 • Issue 1 • 2017
Au Plaisir de lire en français Booking it in French Voici quelques coups de coeurs pour encourager notre lecture en français cet automne, choisis par monsieur Eric Charlebois, le président de L’association des auteures et auteurs de l’Ontario français (AAOF). Some recommended titles for younger and more experienced readers of French, courtesy of Eric Charlebois, President of the Association des auteures et auteurs de l’Ontario français. The AAOF supports its authors and promotes Franco-Ontarian literature, increasing its vitality and influence in Canada and around the world. Visit their website: aaof.ca. Disparue chez les Mayas, Author: Luc Bélanger Editions David, 2017 ISBN 978-2-89597-587-8 Lors d’un voyage scolaire au Mexique, une élève de 12e année est portée disparue. Est-ce une fugue ou un enlèvement ? Sous les rayons chauds du soleil mexicain parents, amis et forces policières tentent de retrouver Valérie Brunet. Après 24 heures de liberté et Ski, Blanche et avalanche (Prix Trillium 2017), Pierre- Luc Bélanger nous entraîne cette fois au Mexique où il fait vivre à des ados une aventure hors du commun. Some unconventional adventures for these youth travellers on a Grade 12 school trip to Mexico, including a disappearance! Luc Bélanger, won the Trillium Award 2017 for a previous work, Blanche et Avalanche. La mesure du temps, Author: Jean Boisjoli Les Editions Prise de Parole, 2016 ISBN 978-2-89744-039-8 Retour au Manitoba par un homme qui a passé sa vie d’adulte à Montréal. Accompagné par une ancienne amoureuse, Bernard doit affronter et accepter un drame de jeunesse qui a ombragé sa vie. En parcourant St-Boniface et le grand lac Winnipeg, il réfléchit à sa condition de Franco-Canadien. Roman imagé aux accents poétiques, La mesure du temps est une plongée saisissante dans la psyché humaine. The main character returns to his roots in the francophone sections of Winnipeg and reflects on this influence on his personal identity. With high imagery and poetic accents, the novel guides the stronger French reader into a striking dive into the human psyche. La petite fille qui ne rêvait jamais, Author: Diya Lim Les Editions L’Interligne, 2017 ISBN 978-2-89699-554-7 Une petite fille qui vit seule dans une bibliothèque sait tout faire : cuisiner, nettoyer, coudre, se soigner et surtout… LIRE ! Un jour, après avoir dévoré tous les livres qui jalonnent son existence, elle se retrouve désœuvrée. Que va-t-elle entreprendre maintenant ? Elle se mettra à écrire, bien sûr ! Or, il lui faudrait de l’imagination pour y parvenir, et elle n’en a point ! Of interest for early readers, a little girl who lives alone in an abandoned library knows how to do it all. Having now read all the books, she decides to begin to write. It will require imagination, and yet she has none! Canadian Parents for French Vol 5 • Issue 1 • 2017 27
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