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ERIC Number: ED155952
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-Nov
Pages: 270
Abstractor: N/A
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A Survey of Attitudes and Opinions Concerning the French Programmes in the London Public System. Research Bulletin No. 10.
Smythe, P. C.; And Others
A survey was carried out at the request of the London, Ontario, Board of Education in order to assess the attitudes of the London community toward the public school system French program. Thirteen groups were identified whose attitudes and opinions concerning French programming were to be sampled. Each group received one of the five forms of the questionnaires developed to assess feelings concerning a variety of issues related to French studies. A total of more than 4,500 questionnaires were distributed, with return rates for the various groups ranging from 40 to 96 percent. This report summarizes the more than 250,000 responses resulting from the questionnaries, both through a series of statistical tables and through anecdotal evidence. The following are among the trends revealed in the data: (1) in general, attitudes toward learning French are positive; (2) more emphasis is currently placed on reading and writing skills than on listening and speaking, and most parents, and students would like to see this change; and (3) there is a feeling among parents, students, and teachers that students need greater exposure to native-speaker French. (Author/AM)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Department of the Secretary of State, Ottawa (Ontario).
Authoring Institution: University of Western Ontario, London. Dept. of Psychology.
Identifiers - Location: Canada; Canada (London)
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