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Fact Sheets and Research Reports

CASLT Fact Sheets

• Descriptions of Different Types of French as a Second Language Programs in Canada

CASLT Research Reports

• Teaching French as a Second Language in Canada: Teacher's Perspectives. (CASLT/CAIT/CTF, 2006)
  View the Summary or download a Fact Sheet highlighting its findings.
  
  This report presents the results of a national survey of FSL teachers concerning teaching and working conditions. The report points out that gaining access to adequate teaching resources and to more professional development opportunities, as well as improving public opinion and community support towards FSL programs are among the most pressing needs of FSL educators.
  
  
• An Examination of Intensive French in Canada (CASLT, 2005).
  
  This report presents the results of study of the effectiveness of the Intensive French programs and the possibility that they could rejuvenate Core French programs.
  
  
• Consult our CASLT Research Catalogue for a complete listing of all our available research reports.

Other Research Reports and Findings

• The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages has published a report which presents findings and results from a major study on second-language learning in Canada’s universities:
  - Two Languages, a World of Opportunities: Second-Language Learning in Canada’s Universities
  
  
• The Standing Committee on Official Languages has published a report on bilingualism:
  - The Role of Postsecondary Institutions in Promoting Canada's Linguistic Duality
  
  
• The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages' (OCOL) media room has fact sheets and information on official languages. OCOL also publishes a number of reports.
  Some recent reports of interest include:
  - Annual Report (2009-2010)
  - The Role of Canadian Federal Research Funding Agencies in the Promotion of Official Languages
  
  
• Canadian Parents for French is a good source for data related to French as a Second Language education in Canada.
  Some recent reports of interest include:
  - The State of French-Second-Language Education in Canada 2008

Council of Ministers of Education ( Canada )  (CMEC)

• Government of Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, Sign Official Languages in Education Protocol
• CMEC document: Working with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in the Canadian Context (January 2010) - Executive Summary Prepared by the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers