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Learning French as a foreign language in a globalised world: an empirical critique of the L2 Motivational Self System Open
While the L2 Motivational Self System (L2MSS) has been extensively investigated among learners of English, this study explores through a crosslinguistic lens its applicability to learners of a language other than English (LOTE), in this ca…
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Effectiveness of explicit vs. implicit L2 instruction: A longitudinal classroom study on oral and written skills Open
Parlez-vous francais? Or how the Dutch teenagers can really learn to speak and write in French. This research is about the effectiveness of a special method for French as a second language in high school. After years of frustration and com…
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The Suitability of French Immersion for Allophone Students in Saskatchewan: Exploring Diverse Perspectives on Language Learning and Inclusion Open
French immersion programs in Saskatchewan have traditionally served to further the goals of additive bilingualism between Canada’s two official languages, French and English. Whereas these programs have historically consisted of predominan…
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Second language learning and cultural identity Open
The importance of the teaching of Louisiana Regional French language and culture as an academic subject has been debated by many scholars for decades. While some see it as a necessary dimension of a French course offered in the state of Lo…
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Actual and Self-Perceived Linguistic Proficiency Gains in French during Study Abroad Open
The present study focuses on 33 British and Irish students, including non-language specialists and language specialists, who spent their study abroad (SA) period in Francophone countries. Their proficiency in French ranged from lower indep…
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The influence of L1 Dutch and L2 English on L3 French: A longitudinal study Open
This longitudinal study investigates negative transfer from L1 Dutch and L2 English into L3 French in the first three years of French education in a Dutch/English secondary immersion school. We focus on two word order constructions in decl…
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Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Novice French as a Second Language Teachers: A Case Study of Ontario Teachers Open
The purpose of this study was to examine the self-efficacy beliefs of novice elementary French as a second language (FSL) teachers. A mixed methods approach was used to investigate self-efficacy appraisals of core French (n = 14) and Frenc…
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Foreign Language Anxiety and Self-Efficacy: Intermediate Korean as a Foreign Language Learners Open
This study examined the foreign language anxiety (FLA) and foreign language (FL) self-efficacy of learners of intermediate Korean as a foreign language (KFL), in relation to four language skills (i.e., speaking, listening, reading, and wri…
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Perceptions of Students Learning French as a Foreign Language in Malaysia Open
The study investigated the perceptions of students learning French as a foreign language in a Malaysian public university. The specific objectives were to examine: (1) the self-reported French language proficiency level; and (2) their perc…
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Extent of the Upper Basic Education French Language Curriculum Content-Delivery with Technologies in Nigerian Secondary Schools Open
The study examined the extent of the Upper Basic Education French language curriculum content-delivery with technologies in South East, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was used for the study using sample 817upper basic educat…
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Learning English in Algeria Through French-based Background Proficiency Open
With globalization leading to an ever-increasing connectedness of the world, learning a foreign language has become a requirement rather than an indulgence. Yet, learning a second and/or a third language may present a challenge and the iss…
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Foreign language teaching and learning in the Netherlands 1500–2000: an overview Open
The Netherlands are quite unique in that the Dutch have always learned various foreign languages. Until 1940, French was the most important foreign language. Between roughly 1870 and 1970, Dutch learners in grammar schools and higher secon…
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The educational books on the French language in Russiain the XVIII century Open
The article considers the features of the genesis and development of the first textbooks on the French language in the XVIII century in Russia. The most popular and well-known author’s textbooks are analyzed: V. E. Teplov’s translation wor…
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Instructional Supports for Students with Special Education Needs in French as a Second Language Education: A Review of Canadian Empirical Literature Open
With the view to responding to a call for information on instructional supports for students with special education needs (SSEN) in French as a second language (FSL) education, this article reviews the empirical literature from three Canad…
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Investigating a New Psychological Variable in Second Language Acquisition: Comparing Social Identity Across Canadian French Education Programs Open
This study investigates social identity as a potential psychological variable in second language education. Despite the fact that school plays a critical role in the formation of social identity for students, social identity has yet to be …
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<i>Parlez-vous francais?</i> Effects of structure-based versus dynamic-usage-based approaches on oral proficiency Open
We investigated the effectiveness of two different teaching methods based on two different theoretical views of how languages are learned in oral proficiency after three years of L2 French instruction. The first method is commonly used in …
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Using drama activities to teach beginner’s French to Chinese students at a tertiary institution in Hong Kong: An exploratory case study Open
The exam-oriented education system in Hong Kong has created a language learning environment that is largely confined to traditional classroom settings, which may not take best advantage of students’ abilities to relate what they have learn…
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‘A Puzzle that Needs to be Fitted Together’: The Beginning of My Autoethnographic Journey of Learning French Through Music Open
This is the first of several installments of an autoethnography about my experiences as a self-directed learner studying French over a six-week period. My studies paralleled work that students were completing in an English language course …
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Language Choice and Attitudes towards French and English: Moroccan High School Students in Consideration Open
This study aims to investigate language choice and language attitudes towards French and English among Moroccan high school students. The Moroccan society is known for its diverse linguistic map which includes both national and foreign lan…
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Learning to Read in Multiple Languages: A Study Exploring Allophone Students’ Reading Development in French Immersion Open
This article describes a two-year study of the French and English reading development of seven elementary French immersion (FI) students who spoke a home language that is neither English nor French. Given the critical role of literacy in s…
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GIVING VOICE TO OUR CORE FRENCH STUDENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR ATTRITION AND THE DISCOURSE ON THE BENEFITS OF LEARNING FSL IN ONTARIO Open
This article explores student motivation to learn French as a second language (FSL) in school. Ontario Grade 9 students (N = 63) were surveyed on their intention to (dis)continue studying French in the Core French (CF) program in Grade 10 …
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Reflection on E-Learning and Adaptability in the Teaching and Learning of French as Foreign Language Open
The teaching of French in Morocco has seen better days. "A progressive and almost generalized decline in the level of French throughout the Moroccan school curriculum is certainly not original" [1]. The secondary cycle is one of them. Toda…
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Students’ Transition from Secondary School French Programs into University Level French Immersion Open
A great deal of time and resources are invested throughout Canada to encourage students to learn French as a second official language through a variety of programs (core French, intensive French, and French immersion programs). Little is k…
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Life After French Immersion: Expectations, Motivations, and Outcomes of Secondary School French Immersion Programs in the Greater Toronto Area Open
This dissertation investigates the contribution of French immersion (FI) studies to the Canadian linguistic landscape. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study explored French immersion education from three different perspectives: parent…
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English lessons in lower secondary schools in Poland: Reflections based on learner voices Open
This paper reports on some of the data from a large-scale study Teaching and Learning Foreign Language in lower secondary school, which began in the school year 2011-12 and traces selected groups of learners through the three years of Key …
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Playing with Possibilities: Drama and Core French in the Montessori Elementary Classroom in British Columbia, Canada Open
French as a Second Language (FSL) is not often a popular subject among Canadian elementary and high school students. Negative attitudes and low motivation for learning French contribute to attrition at the high school level. In this articl…
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Pathways to learning mathematics for students in French-immersion and English-instruction programs. Open
Canadian students enrolled in either French-immersion or English-instruction programs were followed from grades 2 to 3 (Mage = 7.8 years to 8.9 years; N = 244; 55% girls). In each grade, students completed two mathematical tasks that requi…
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Uwarunkowania wyboru nauki języka francuskiego przez polskich licealistów Open
The aim of this article is to present the results of a sociological study diagnos-ing the reasons and circumstances for the choice of French as a second foreign language by Polish youth in secondary schools. In our study, we focused on two…
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Polish-French Bilingualism and Bicultural Identity: Cross-Cultural Studies on Immigrants in France and Belgium, and French Language Students in Poland Open
In the present study, the authors applied the Cultural Values and Script Questionnaire, together with language measures (bidirectional translation, listening comprehension tasks), to explore the relationship between Polish-French bilingual…
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La Loi Toubon: Language Policy and Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in France Open
This thesis is about language policy and planning in France. Through tracing the origins of the French language and policies, I demonstrate that language policy has historically been utilized to standardize and regulate French usage in ord…