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Teaching Language Varieties for Communication
Author: Poulin, Norman A.Date: 1985-04Language : enFind in a library: 1238339Article exploring the extent to which non-native speakers of French are able to communicate with native French speakers of Canadian heritage. Presentation of a study conducted in Lowell, Massachusetts with native speakers and non-native French-language students. Discrepancies in vocabulary usage and comprehension among native speakers, as found in the author's study, and some observations on their communication with non-native, student-age speakers of French. -
The French Fact : Linguistic Challenge, Demographic Reality, Political Distortion
Author: Woolfson, A. PeterDate: 1976-09Language : enFind in a library: 60621291Essay on the realities of bilingualism in Canada, specifically in Québec. Projections for the future of the French language there with respect to human movement, population, and linguistic assimilation to English. Acknowledges the political strength and vocalization of Québec City has impacted ("distorted") actual popular arguments in defense of the French language -
A Translator's Journey : A Retrospective
Author: Duclos, MarcelDate: 2012Language : enSource : Full textFind in a library: 794912528Personal observations of a Franco American author and psychotherapist on his French-to-English translation of "Body Psychotherapy: History, Concepts, and Methods" by Michael Heller. Confronting the prospect of a translation project; re encountering the "long dormant French language" of his youth; configuring and reacquainting his body to speaking in French. -
Language and Nationalism : Two Integrative Essays
Author: Fishman, JoshuaDate: 1973Publication: Newbury House PublishersLanguage : enFind in a library: 855231From ERIC: "The extent to which the language planning that has been pursued in many localities and in many periods has been guided by nationalism, that is, by '...the social movements, attitudes, and ideologies which characterize the behavior of nationalities engaged in the struggle to achieve, maintain or enhance their position in the world' (Wirth 1936) is examined in this text. The study familiarizes the reader with the formations and the transformations of nationalism itself, and also examines how and why language commonly comes to be one of the ingredients in nationalist goals and programs..." -
Language and Culture : Heritage and Horizons : The 1976 Northeast Conference
Author: Arsenault, PhilipDate: 1976-09-10Language : enFind in a library: 1642244Summary description of the twenty-third annual meeting of the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, held in New York City. The conference's theme relating to the origins and endurance of languages other than English among immigrant groups in the United States, and culminating in three reports: "Origins," "Cultural Pluralism," and "Contributions." Descriptions of conference participants and program content, with emphases on French, Spanish, and German languages. Includes brief descriptions of the work of Normand Dubé, Don Dugas, Guy Dubay, Alain Blanchet, Paul Chassé, Claire Quintal, Nelson Pepin, Joan Young, Roger Paradis, Richard Santerre, Ann Woolfson, Robert Paris, and others. -
"Speak White" : Language Policy, Immigration, Discourse, and Tactical Authenticity in a French Enclave in New England
Author: Peters, JasonDate: 2013-07-00Language : enFind in a library: 507095240Article analyzing the Sentinelle Affair in 1920s Rhode Island as a case study in <i>la survivance</i>, for the role of language politics in spectres of assimilation and white ethnicity in the United States, and as a lens to the political economies that have historically upheld English Only language policy arguments. An expansive reading of Sentinellist responses to American Catholic Church English language policies for parochial schools. How events like the Sentinelle Affair imply what have been historical, multifaceted linguistic realities in education throughout the United States, and in particular in New England French-heritage enclaves of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Argument in favor of Franco American "settlement" in New England as best understood in the discourse of diaspora instead of the "resistance-assimilation" dichotomy that often accompanies discussions of local culture in American immigration. -
The Teacher of French and the Franco-American Newspaper
Author: Matthews, F. LouiseDate: 1955-04-00Language : enFind in a library: 137573897Article describing French, French-Canadian, and Franco-American newspapers published in the US and Canada as useful classroom tools for language learning and cultural competency. Discussions of various relevant French-language periodicals, their contents, origins, and distribution. Suggestions for their use with students.Tags Alberta, Berlin NH, California, Canada, Fall River MA, Lewiston ME, Los Angeles CA, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, New Bedford MA, New Brunswick, New England, New Hampshire, New York, Newark NJ, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- Journalism, Nonfiction -- Language and Linguistics, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pittsburgh PA, Québec, Rhode Isand, San Francisco CA, Saskatchewan, Worcester MA