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Teaching Core French in British Columbia: Teachers ’ Perspectives

Teaching Core French in British Columbia: Teachers ’ Perspectives. over 800 teachers throughout BC responded to BCATML/BCFT survey 84 % were elementary and middle years teachers

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Teaching Core French in British Columbia: Teachers ’ Perspectives

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  1. Teaching Core French in British Columbia: Teachers’ Perspectives

  2. over 800 teachers throughout BC responded to BCATML/BCFT survey • 84 % were elementary and middle years teachers • key challenge: how to achieve provincial learning outcomes with the lack of time foror valuing of French instruction and low levels of teacher language proficiency and methodological background

  3. among elementary/middle years core French teachers • 15 % have received methodological training • 25% have taken specific university coursework • 20 to 30% report ease of use of French

  4. Frustrations expressed: • not enough time allocated to teaching core French (45-90”/wk) • not enough valuing of French as a school subject • need to upgrade language & methodology skills

  5. Steps in the right direction: • targetting 5-8 core French in pre-service programs: - SFU and UBC = one cohort each - UBC + new F.L.A.G.S. cohort

  6. Steps in the right direction: • providing inservice for FSL teachers - UVic Cont. Ed./Victoria Sch Dist - SFU Field Studies/Surrey & Richmond - UBC’s proposed FSL Teacher Certificate - UBC/SFU’s new Gramligne online language course - summer immersion experiences (e.g., Explore!)

  7. Steps in the right direction: • district reviews of FSL programs, e.g., - Surrey has just conducted a 2-year review - Principal’s Guidebook for Core French

  8. More steps needed: • Faculties of Education: include second language methods for all elementary/middle years candidates • Districts: value teachers’ efforts to upgrade language and methodological skills • School principals: value staffing and delivery of core French in their schools • Provincial associations: join forces (e.g., BCATML and PITA) to reach out to elem/middle yrs. generalist teachers

  9. http://www.bcatml.org Teaching Core French in British Columbia: Teachers’ PerspectivesWendy Carr, BCATML, 2007

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