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** Featured – Learning a language takes immersion, not just instruction, prof says – New Brunswick – CBC News
Posted: September 2, 2017
A professor at Laval University in Quebec City says time — at least 1,200 hours of it — and motivation inside and outside the classroom are key to learning a second language. Source: Learning a language takes immersion, not just instruction, prof says - New Brunswick - CBC NewsLearning a language takes immersion, not just instruction, prof says – New Brunswick – CBC News
Posted: September 1, 2017
A professor at Laval University in Quebec City says time — at least 1,200 hours of it — and motivation inside and outside the classroom are key to learning a second language. Source: Learning a language takes immersion, not just instruction, prof says - New Brunswick - CBC NewsWHEN HIS LANGUAGE KILLED! – Society of Acadia of New Brunswick
Posted: September 1, 2017
Source: WHEN HIS LANGUAGE KILLED! - Society of Acadia of New BrunswickEquality Health in French requires the end of the NB Ambulance Contract (Translated using Google Translated)
Posted: August 31, 2017
The Equality in French group calls on the government to terminate the contract linking its ambulance service with Medavie Health Services. The pressure group invokes the report of the Commissioner of Official Languages, published on Friday in which Katherine d'Entremont described several breaches of the Official Languages Act. According to the Commissioner, NB Ambulance has […more]Government releases French Second Language Results for 2015 – 2016 school year
Posted: August 30, 2017
Highlights The total number of students enrolled in Grade 12 Anglophone was 6 258. Early French Immersion - First of all, only 451 Anglophone students in NB completed the program and took the assessment. Of those students - only 166 students achieved Advanced Level (hiring for entry level public service usually requires Superior, […more]NB Ambulance has “deviated from it’s obligations” (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: August 28, 2017
https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2017/08/28/ambulance-nb-a-deroge-a-obligations-katherine-dentremont/How do we define the Canadian Francophonie?
Posted: August 23, 2017
PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 23, 2017 Image credit: Pixabay OTTAWA - Mother tongue, first official language spoken, ability to speak French ... What definition should be used when speaking about Francophones from outside Quebec? BENJAMIN VACHET bvachet@tfo.org | @BVachet "At Statistics Canada, we do not give a single definition of what a francophone is, because there is no consensus," […more]Pride: Air Canada should also have posted in French (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: August 22, 2017
PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 22, 2017 Image credit: courtesy TORONTO - The Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada is categorical: in promotional activities, Air Canada must display and promote its activities in both official languages in all regions of the country where this is required. The airline did not do so at the Toronto Pride celebrations in […more]How a data error revealed deep francophone anxiety – The Globe and Mail
Posted: August 19, 2017
Source: How a data error revealed deep francophone anxiety - The Globe and MailNew Brunswick less bilingual than reported, corrected census figures show – New Brunswick – CBC News
Posted: August 17, 2017
New Brunswick is a bit less bilingual than previously reported, Statistics Canada announced Thursday after discovering a computer error. Source: New Brunswick less bilingual than reported, corrected census figures show - New Brunswick - CBC NewsFrancophone beats speeding ticket issued by non-bilingual officer – Manitoba – CBC News
Posted: August 16, 2017
A Franco-Manitoban lawyer has successfully challenged a speeding ticket because the officer who pulled him over didn’t offer him service in French. Source: Francophone beats speeding ticket issued by non-bilingual officer - Manitoba - CBC NewsShould August 15 be a holiday? (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: August 15, 2017
PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY 15 AUGUST 2017 For UNI Financial Cooperation, August 15 is a public holiday. Photo: CBC / Samuel LeGresley Many Acadians celebrate their culture on August 15, but should this day be a holiday? In some Acadian regions, some employers grant paid leave to their employees. A text by Samuel LeGresley Each province has its holiday. Quebeckers […more]
** Featured – Learning a language takes immersion, not just instruction, prof says – New Brunswick – CBC News
Posted: September 2, 2017
A professor at Laval University in Quebec City says time — at least 1,200 hours of it — and motivation inside and outside the classroom are key to learning a second language. Source: Learning a language takes immersion, not just instruction, prof says - New Brunswick - CBC NewsLearning a language takes immersion, not just instruction, prof says – New Brunswick – CBC News
Posted: September 1, 2017
A professor at Laval University in Quebec City says time — at least 1,200 hours of it — and motivation inside and outside the classroom are key to learning a second language. Source: Learning a language takes immersion, not just instruction, prof says - New Brunswick - CBC NewsWHEN HIS LANGUAGE KILLED! – Society of Acadia of New Brunswick
Posted: September 1, 2017
Source: WHEN HIS LANGUAGE KILLED! - Society of Acadia of New BrunswickEquality Health in French requires the end of the NB Ambulance Contract (Translated using Google Translated)
Posted: August 31, 2017
The Equality in French group calls on the government to terminate the contract linking its ambulance service with Medavie Health Services. The pressure group invokes the report of the Commissioner of Official Languages, published on Friday in which Katherine d'Entremont described several breaches of the Official Languages Act. According to the Commissioner, NB Ambulance has […more]Government releases French Second Language Results for 2015 – 2016 school year
Posted: August 30, 2017
Highlights The total number of students enrolled in Grade 12 Anglophone was 6 258. Early French Immersion - First of all, only 451 Anglophone students in NB completed the program and took the assessment. Of those students - only 166 students achieved Advanced Level (hiring for entry level public service usually requires Superior, […more]NB Ambulance has “deviated from it’s obligations” (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: August 28, 2017
https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2017/08/28/ambulance-nb-a-deroge-a-obligations-katherine-dentremont/How do we define the Canadian Francophonie?
Posted: August 23, 2017
PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 23, 2017 Image credit: Pixabay OTTAWA - Mother tongue, first official language spoken, ability to speak French ... What definition should be used when speaking about Francophones from outside Quebec? BENJAMIN VACHET bvachet@tfo.org | @BVachet "At Statistics Canada, we do not give a single definition of what a francophone is, because there is no consensus," […more]Pride: Air Canada should also have posted in French (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: August 22, 2017
PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 22, 2017 Image credit: courtesy TORONTO - The Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada is categorical: in promotional activities, Air Canada must display and promote its activities in both official languages in all regions of the country where this is required. The airline did not do so at the Toronto Pride celebrations in […more]How a data error revealed deep francophone anxiety – The Globe and Mail
Posted: August 19, 2017
Source: How a data error revealed deep francophone anxiety - The Globe and MailNew Brunswick less bilingual than reported, corrected census figures show – New Brunswick – CBC News
Posted: August 17, 2017
New Brunswick is a bit less bilingual than previously reported, Statistics Canada announced Thursday after discovering a computer error. Source: New Brunswick less bilingual than reported, corrected census figures show - New Brunswick - CBC NewsFrancophone beats speeding ticket issued by non-bilingual officer – Manitoba – CBC News
Posted: August 16, 2017
A Franco-Manitoban lawyer has successfully challenged a speeding ticket because the officer who pulled him over didn’t offer him service in French. Source: Francophone beats speeding ticket issued by non-bilingual officer - Manitoba - CBC NewsShould August 15 be a holiday? (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: August 15, 2017
PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY 15 AUGUST 2017 For UNI Financial Cooperation, August 15 is a public holiday. Photo: CBC / Samuel LeGresley Many Acadians celebrate their culture on August 15, but should this day be a holiday? In some Acadian regions, some employers grant paid leave to their employees. A text by Samuel LeGresley Each province has its holiday. Quebeckers […more]