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Technology Training and Praxis at the American Indian Language Development Institute: Computer Applications for Indigenous Language Communities
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Galla, Candance – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2018
This research examines three American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI) participants who registered and completed the "Computer Applications for Indigenous Language Communities" course at the University of Arizona between summer 2003 and summer 2007, at a time when digital technology was emerging, particularly in Indigenous…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, American Indian Languages, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Indigenizing the Structural Syllabus: The Challenge of Revitalizing Mi'gmaq in Listuguj
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Sarkar, Mela; Metallic, Mali A'n – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2009
Mi'gmaq, an Algonkian language of northeastern North America, is one of nearly 50 surviving Indigenous languages in Canada that are usually not considered to be viable into the next century. Only Inuktitut, Cree, and Ojibwe presently have enough younger speakers to provide a critical mass for long-term survival. In one Mi'gmaq community, however,…
Descriptors: Action Research, Foreign Countries, Eskimo Aleut Languages, Indigenous Populations
Apprendre une langue seconde: La Prise en compte de l'experience d'apprentissage (Learning a Second Language: Taking Advantage of the Learning Experience).
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Cloutier, Raymonde – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1993
A course (Learning a Second Language) is described that focuses on the experience of learning a second language: the communicative approach that led to learner-centered practices; course materials, objectives, and content; a learning guide to help students organize self-teaching activities; and learner reactions to the course. (23 references)…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Foreign Countries, French, Second Language Learning
Diversification through Mini-Courses
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Carter, Thomas P. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1975
The second-year French course at Dalhousie University was divided into two semesters and redesignated as separate, half-credit courses, allowing science students to complete the basic program in less than two years and allowing the others more options for the second semester. (RM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, French
English for Academic Purposes through Canadian Literature and History.
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Young, Lynne; O'Brien, Trudy – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Describes a program designed to improve English skills in university students learning English as a second language through a Canadian literature and history component. Reading lists are appended. (AM)
Descriptors: Canadian Literature, College Language Programs, Course Descriptions, Cultural Education
Second-Language Acquisition through Subject-Matter Learning: A Study of Sheltered Psychology Classes at the University of Ottawa.
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Edwards, Henry; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1984
An experiment on second language learning placed college students in a psychology course taught in their second language (English or French) in "sheltered" classes. Comprehension was emphasized. Second language proficiency, self-evaluation, and subject-matter performance gave evidence supporting this approach to second language learning. (MSE)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, English, French, Higher Education
Multidimensional Project-Based Second Language Teaching: Observations of Four Grade 9 Core French Teachers.
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Turnbull, Miles – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1999
Reports the results of detailed observations conducted in four Grade 9 French classes during one school semester in one school district in Eastern Canada. Results suggest teachers were implementing the multidimensional project-based core French curriculum prescribed by the Ministry of Education in different ways. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Course Descriptions, Foreign Countries, French