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SUMMARY:Pardon my French! Exploring the myths and realities of Second Lang
 uage Education in Canada - Dr Shawn Bullock\, University of Cambridge\, Dr
  Cecile Sabatier\, Simon Fraser University
DTSTART:20181105T173000Z
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CONTACT:Ann Waterman
DESCRIPTION:A considerable amount of current educational research highligh
 ts the value of taking seriously the ways in which students might leverage
  their multilingual competencies in all kinds of learning environments (Ga
 rcía et al.\, 2017\; Cavalli et al.\, 2009). One might think that such re
 search is soundly implemented in a country such as Canada\, which has two 
 official languages (French and English) and is well-known for developing s
 ome of the earliest immersion programs in the cultural upheaval of the 196
 0s (Swain & Lapkin\, 1982\, 2005). It is not – at least not in a consist
 ent and coherent way across the country. Our presentation will draw attent
 ion to glaring inconsistencies in Canadian language education policy that 
 undermine the professed values of a bilingual country. We further highligh
 t that\, despite strong federal policy around our two official languages\,
  the fact that education is a power devolved to provinces has resulted in 
 a significant variation in the ways in which language education is concept
 ualized and enacted. 
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, Ro
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