Search found 5 matches
- Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:28 pm
- Forum: Elementary Education
- Topic: preserving the L1
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6390
In Quebec, we do not have the same problem. Instead, we have children who do not want to learn a second language. It makes it difficult for teachers to do their work. I think it is really important to keep our L1, even if you might not need it in your future. It is part of what you are and it is wha...
- Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:13 pm
- Forum: Texts
- Topic: Texts - Digital Texts
- Replies: 16
- Views: 257561
Online texts can be great to use with children because it is more interactive. Children need to be involved in their learning and do not want to be passive anymore. As other said, it is easy for the teacher to find texts on the internet and moreover it can be texts on any possible subject. However, ...
- Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:37 am
- Forum: Secondary School Education
- Topic: Secondary School Eudcation - Motivation
- Replies: 11
- Views: 29043
This is funny because it is exactly how I felt in high school. I thought I was loosing my time, listening to an old English speaking teacher who did not speak proper French in a French province. It is not that long ago but at that time we were still practicing with drills and learning exhausting voc...
- Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:20 am
- Forum: Intensive English Programs
- Topic: Intensive English programs
- Replies: 11
- Views: 31857
I agree with the fact that in Quebec, students would benefit of intensive English programs. I know that it is done in a few schools. I have heard of some places where children are taught in English for a few months at the end of the school year. I unfortunately do not know where it is, I will try to...
- Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:49 am
- Forum: Bilingual Education
- Topic: Bilingual Education
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13011
I unfortunately do not agree with you. I think that it is really important to be able to communicate in our 2 legal languages. Not only because of the rest of Canada but also because English is a language that allows for communication with people from all over the world. However, I also think that i...