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Peer reviewedPons-Ridler, Suzanne; Plastre, Guy – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1981
Describes a testing program initiated by the University of New Brunswick (Saint John Campus) to evaluate the French proficiency level of their students according to norms standardized throughout Canada. The evaluators used the Public Service Commission tests which were administered to a group of volunteer students for two succeeding years.…
Descriptors: French, Higher Education, Language Proficiency, Public Service
Peer reviewedRidler, Neil B.; Pons-Ridler, Suzanne – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1984
Uses simple economic analysis to describe the market for French as an international language, and as an official language of Canada. Both internationally and within Canada, French is threatened by English, which has prompted government intervention in the form of influencing the yield of and the demand for French. (SL)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Awareness, Economic Research, Ethnic Groups
