Information and resources for parents
CPF Alberta receives and distributes news of many resources and products designed to be of interest to students of French and their parents. Publication does not imply CPF endorsement.
Information is also provided through the CPF national newsletter and the CPF Alberta News, which are distributed to our members, and through our local chapters.
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All programs to teach French as a second language: |
French immersion: |
Core French ("FSL"): |
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Yes, You Can Help! -- online version "Information and Inspiration for French Immersion Parents" from Alberta Education |
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Yes, You Can Help! -- printable version "Information and Inspiration for French Immersion Parents" from Alberta Education |
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French
Immersion
Kindergarten - Alberta Education publication
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LanguageGuide (vocabulary, grammar, readings) |
Education in general: |
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| Proud of Two Languages video |
Research on the Effect of the Second Language Learning on First Language Literacy Skills |
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| The Parent Advantage | ||
| Working Together in Mathematics Education | ||
| Bilingualism in Canada | ||
| www.2Learn.ca | ||
| additional parent resources from Alberta Education |
French courses for adults
"French for Immersion Parents" - contact your local CPF chapter to ask whether it is offering this program developed by CPF Alberta. This course is designed:
To have the participants learn some very basic French vocabulary, pronunciation, and sentence structure, or to provide a review of same for those who have had a previous introduction to French.
To introduce some of the basics of French grammar.
To help participants understand and feel comfortable with the immersion approach to language learning.
To provide hints and strategies for immersion parents to use in supporting their children’s learning, regardless of their own knowledge of French.
To introduce resources of interest to immersion parents.
Level 2 of the course also includes an exploration of the reasons to remain in the French immersion program through grade 12.
Contact your local school board, community college, or university continuing education department (including the School of Languages at the Centre Collégial de l'Alberta in Edmonton at 780-430-5115)
Many public libraries throughout Alberta offer free access to the Mango language learning software
Courses are available through the Alliance Française in Edmonton and Calgary
Educacentre College in British Columbia offers French as a Second Language online courses
Distance education French courses are offered by Athabasca University
Check out the Study English or French in Canada! web site
Your child and the internet
Get an instant translation of a word at www.wordreference.com
At www.google.ca/language_tools and world.altavista.com/tr you can have a block of text translated (copy and paste it into the box, or type it in) or you can have a web page translated. The translations are word-for-word and therefore awkward, but will let you know what the text is about.
CPF Alberta receives and distributes news of many resources and products designed to be of interest to students of French and their parents. Publication does not imply CPF endorsement.
Bilingualism in Canada
CPF report on core French
CPF's 2004 report The State of French Second Language Education in Canada focused on core and alternative core French programs:
- Getting to the Core - university students share their high school core and extended (core) French experiences
- Extended Core French - explores the possibility for extended (core) French to help double the number of high school students with a working knowledge of their second official language
- The Road Ahead - a review of the literature on regular, extended, and intensive (core) French programs