The State of French-Second-Language in Canada
2004
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What is the 2004 Report About?
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.
What is in the 2004 Report?
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 models were identified as major
strategies to achieve this goal.
This year's edition of
the State of French-Second-Language Education in Canada
focuses on core French programs. Post-secondary students who
attended senior high school core French courses were
interviewed to determine what they viewed as positive aspects
of core French, what they felt could have been done to enhance
the programme and if they now wished they had studied more
French in high school. The report reviews the literature on
extended and intensive (core) French programs and provides a
starting point for discussing the potential of these programs
to contribute to the realization of the federal Action
Plan's goals.
The report also includes the second
annual update of the 2002 French-second-language teacher
shortage survey, current FSL enrolment data and a description
of the status of national and provincial support for
French-Second-Language education.
How was the Report Created?
The 2004 report was created with the
participation and co-operation of CPF branches across the
country. CPF branches gathered information regarding FSL
education in each province and territory with the co-operation
of ministries of education, while CPF National gathered
information with the co-operation of the Department of
Canadian Heritage, the Office of the Commissioner of Official
Languages and the Privy Council Office. The National Office
also worked directly with ministries of education to gather
the enrolment data.
CPF National FSL Report Advisory
Committee
CPF would like to thank and acknowledge the
time and contributions of those who volunteered their services
to the FSL Report Advisory Committee.
· Ian Richmond, PhD,
President CPF, Chair of Committee
· Richard Julien, PhD,
National Board Member, CPF
· Margaret O'Brien, National
Board Member, CPF
· Nicole Thibault, Executive Director,
CASLT
· Miles Turnbull, PhD, Professor, Faculty of
Education, University of
How can I get a copy of the
Report?
The report can be downloaded from this
website, or a hard copy of the report can be obtained by
contacting the CPF Branch nearest you. For a list of Branches
and contact information, click
here
Where do I find more information about the
Report?
For more information about this report and
other research reports, please contact Joan Hawkins at mailto:%20jhawkins@cpf.ca
What is CPF?
For more information on Canadian Parents for
French, please click
here.
Where do I find more information about
FSL Education?
For more information about FSL education
programs, terminology or other facts, please visit our FAQ
Section.
The State
of French-Second-Language Education in Canada
2004
Cover
Preface
Chapter
1: Working Together to Achieve Canada's Vision for
Official Languages
Chapter
2: National Support for FSL Education Programmes
Chapter
3: Provincial and Territorial Support for FSL Education
Programmes
Chapter
4: French-Second-Language Enrolment Summary
Statistics
Chapter
5: Getting to the Core
Chapter
6: Extended Core French and the 2013 Challenge
Chapter
7: The Road Ahead: A Review of the Literature
Chapter
8: The French-Second-Language Peer Tutoring
Programme
Chapter
9: The 2004 FSL Teacher Shortage Bellwether Survey
Chapter
10: Focus on Core French: An Agenda for Change
Chapter
11: Provincial and Territorial FSL Enrolment
2000-2003
NOTE:All chapters and supporting
documentation are in PDF format.
Appendices
Section 3: Provincial and Territorial
Support for FSL Education Programmes
Areas for Action
Section 4: FSL Enrolment Summary
Statistics
Full
Text
Fig.
5.1: Curricular Divisions in K-12 Programmes: Provinces
and Territories
Fig.
5.2: % Change in Core French Enrolments 2002-2003
Fig.
5.2b: Changes in Enrolment and Coverage for Basic/Core
French Programmes 2001 - 2003
Fig
5.2c: Scattergraph #2 Changes in Enrolment and Coverage
for Basic/Core French Programmes 2001 - 2003
Fig
5.2d: Scattergraph #3 Changes in Enrolment and Coverage
for Basic/Core French Programmes 2001 - 2003
Table
5.1: Enrolment Trends in Core French: 2002/031
Fig
5.3a: % Change in French Immersion Enrolments
2002-03
Fig
5.3b: Changes in Enrolment and
Coverage for French Immersion Programmes 2001 - 2003
Fig
5.3c: Scattergraph #2 Changes in Enrolment and Coverage
for French Immersion Programmes 2001 - 2003
Table
5.2 Enrolment Trends in French Immersion: 2001-2
Table:
National Eligible Populations
Table:
FSL Enrolment in BC 1999-2003
Table:
FSL Enrolment in Yukon 1999-2003
Table:
FSL Enrolment in AB 1999-2003
Table:
FSL Enrolment in NT 1999-2003
Table:
FSL Enrolment in NU 1999-2003
Table:
FSL Enrolment in SK 1999-2003
Table:
FSL Enrolment in MB 1999-2003
Table:
FSL Enrolment in ON 1999-2003
Table:
FSL Enrolment in QC 1999-2003
Table:
FSL Enrolment in NB 1999-2003
Table:
FSL Enrolment in NS 1999-2003
Table:
FSL Enrolment in PE 1999-2003
Table:
FSL Enrolment in NL 1999-2003
Table:
Attrition in Core French Programs After End of Compulsory
French
Section 5: Getting to the
Core
Full
Text
Student
Questionnaire
Section 6: Extended Core French and the
2013 Challenge
Chart:
Board Respondents
Section 7: The Road Ahead
Full
Text
Section 8: The FSL Peer Tutoring
Programme
Full
Text
Section 9: The 2004 FSL
Teacher Shortage Bellwether Survey
Full
Text
FSL Enrolment Analysis Tables
- Table
1: Current Availabilty of FSL Teachers
- Table
2: Future Availablity of FSL Teachers
- Table
3: Reasons for Core Teachers Shortages
- Table
4: Reasons for Immersion Teachers Shortages
- Table
5: Are New Grads Sufficient for Staffing Needs
- Table
6: Expected change in number of teachers needed over next
5 years
- Table
7: Expected enrolment changes
- Table
8: Most Important Competition from Other Districts
- Table
8C: Rentention and Incentives
- Table
9: Unassigned Teachers
- Table
10: Need to Compromise in Hiring: Core French
- Table
11: Need to Compromise in Hiring: French
Immersion
Section 11: Statistical
Appendix
Table
1: Alternate Core French by Province and
Territory
Table
2: French Immersion and Core as % of Eligible
Enrolment
Table
3: French Immersion by Type of Programme
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