Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
Government of Canada Publications
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
Linguistic Diversity in Canadian Society
Author: Regna Darnell
Publisher: Linguistic Research
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Publisher: Linguistic Research
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Images of Canadianness
Author: Leen D'Haenens
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 0776604899
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Images of Canadianness offers backgrounds and explanations for a series of relevant--if relatively new--features of Canada, from political, cultural, and economic angles. Each of its four sections contains articles written by Canadian and European experts that offer original perspectives on a variety of issues: voting patterns in English-speaking Canada and Quebec; the vitality of French-language communities outside Quebec; the Belgian and Dutch immigration waves to Canada and the resulting Dutch-language immigrant press; major transitions taking place in Nunavut; the media as a tool for self-government for Canada's First Peoples; attempts by Canadian Indians to negotiate their position in society; the Canada-US relationship; Canada's trade with the EU; and Canada's cultural policy in the light of the information highway.
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 0776604899
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Images of Canadianness offers backgrounds and explanations for a series of relevant--if relatively new--features of Canada, from political, cultural, and economic angles. Each of its four sections contains articles written by Canadian and European experts that offer original perspectives on a variety of issues: voting patterns in English-speaking Canada and Quebec; the vitality of French-language communities outside Quebec; the Belgian and Dutch immigration waves to Canada and the resulting Dutch-language immigrant press; major transitions taking place in Nunavut; the media as a tool for self-government for Canada's First Peoples; attempts by Canadian Indians to negotiate their position in society; the Canada-US relationship; Canada's trade with the EU; and Canada's cultural policy in the light of the information highway.
Whylah Falls
Author: George Elliott Clarke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Whylah Falls is a passionate play about poets and the lies they tell in the pursuit of love.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Whylah Falls is a passionate play about poets and the lies they tell in the pursuit of love.
Interculturalism
Author: GĂ©rard Bouchard
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442615842
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Written by one of Quebec's leading public intellectuals and the co-chair of the Bouchard-Taylor Commission on reasonable accommodation,Interculturalism is the first clear and comprehensive statement in English of the intercultural approach to managing diversity.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442615842
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Written by one of Quebec's leading public intellectuals and the co-chair of the Bouchard-Taylor Commission on reasonable accommodation,Interculturalism is the first clear and comprehensive statement in English of the intercultural approach to managing diversity.
Favoriser Une Cohabitation Respectueuse Des Deux Langues Officielles Au Travail
Author: Canada. Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages
Publisher: Commissariat aux langues officielles
ISBN:
Category : Bilingualism
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
The purpose of this study is twofold: to obtain greater insight into the factors that directly affect the use of the 2 official languages in the workplace and the nature of the challenges faced by Anglophones and Francophones with careers in the federal administration; and to identify the essential components of a workplace that respects the language rights of its employees, with a view to fostering the harmonious co-existence of both official languages on a daily basis. The study included a survey of federal public servants in Quebec; a survey of anglophone and francophone employees working at the head offices of 8 Crown corporations located in bilingual regions; and focus groups in the National Capital Region and Montreal.
Publisher: Commissariat aux langues officielles
ISBN:
Category : Bilingualism
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
The purpose of this study is twofold: to obtain greater insight into the factors that directly affect the use of the 2 official languages in the workplace and the nature of the challenges faced by Anglophones and Francophones with careers in the federal administration; and to identify the essential components of a workplace that respects the language rights of its employees, with a view to fostering the harmonious co-existence of both official languages on a daily basis. The study included a survey of federal public servants in Quebec; a survey of anglophone and francophone employees working at the head offices of 8 Crown corporations located in bilingual regions; and focus groups in the National Capital Region and Montreal.
Conflict and Language Planning in Quebec
Author: Richard Y. Bourhis
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 9780905028255
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This book presents a coherent picture of Quebec's efforts to make French the only official language of Quebec society. This book provides many answers as to why Bill 101 was implemented by the Quebec Government but it raises numerous questions when it comes time to evaluate the impact of the Charter on different sectors of Quebec society.
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 9780905028255
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This book presents a coherent picture of Quebec's efforts to make French the only official language of Quebec society. This book provides many answers as to why Bill 101 was implemented by the Quebec Government but it raises numerous questions when it comes time to evaluate the impact of the Charter on different sectors of Quebec society.
Variation Omnibus
Author: David Sankoff
Publisher: Carbondale (Ill.] ; Edmonton : Linguistic Research
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
Publisher: Carbondale (Ill.] ; Edmonton : Linguistic Research
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
Normative Language Policy
Author: Leigh Oakes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107143160
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
This book proposes an integrated framework for investigating the ethics of language policy in liberal democracies in a global era.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107143160
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
This book proposes an integrated framework for investigating the ethics of language policy in liberal democracies in a global era.
Current Research in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
Author: Piotr Romanowski
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331992396X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
This book covers research topics in bilingual education, language policies, language contact, identity of bilingual speakers, early bilingualism, heritage languages, and more, and provides an overview of current theory, research and practice in the field of bilingualism. Each chapter is written by a specialist in the field. Part I focuses on the numerous and heterogeneous relations between languages as well as the implications arising from bilingual speech processing. In Part II, a series of contextualized studies on bilingual classrooms are presented, with diverse research designs applied in different educational settings being a key feature of these studies. Part III bridges theory and practice by offering an insight into mono- and multilingual school settings showcasing examples of educational institutions where bilingualism successfully soared and depicts the needs related to language education.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331992396X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
This book covers research topics in bilingual education, language policies, language contact, identity of bilingual speakers, early bilingualism, heritage languages, and more, and provides an overview of current theory, research and practice in the field of bilingualism. Each chapter is written by a specialist in the field. Part I focuses on the numerous and heterogeneous relations between languages as well as the implications arising from bilingual speech processing. In Part II, a series of contextualized studies on bilingual classrooms are presented, with diverse research designs applied in different educational settings being a key feature of these studies. Part III bridges theory and practice by offering an insight into mono- and multilingual school settings showcasing examples of educational institutions where bilingualism successfully soared and depicts the needs related to language education.