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Stephen Davis
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Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina 🍏 Researching French immersion programs, multilingual education, language ideology, and plurilingual pedagogies 📚 Cyclist 🚴‍♂️
3. “French immersion programs for refugee-background students in Canada: Examining the ideologies shaping policy, inclusion, and support”

Here, I focus on findings pertaining to policy and resources in French immersion programs, advancing five key recommendations for school divisions.
jelipub.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:35 PM
2. “Refugee-background students in Canadian French immersion programs: Exploring the perspectives and ideologies of educators”

In this article, I examine the perspectives and ideologies of educators pertaining to refugee-background students in French immersion across the Canadian Prairies.
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journals.lib.unb.ca
December 5, 2024 at 5:31 PM
1. “Multilingual learners in Canadian French immersion programs: Looking back and moving forward”

In this literature review, I synthesize recent scholarship with multilingual learners in French immersion programs and propose new areas for future research.
Multilingual Learners in Canadian French Immersion Programs: Looking Back and Moving Forward | The Canadian Modern Language Review
French immersion (FI) programs in Canada have historically served predominantly Canadian-born, English-speaking students and families in their endeavour to learn both of the country’s official languages, French and English. However, FI programs are becoming increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse as a result of increased global migration to Canada, and many newcomer, multilingual families are interested in providing official-language bilingual education opportunities for their children. The present article is a hybrid literature review and reflection article pertaining to multilingual learners in FI programs. The first section presents a synthesis of post-millennial research (2000-present) according to the following four areas of inquiry: (a) language education policy, (b) educator perspectives, (c) motivation, and (d) achievement. Subsequently, the second section introduces two emerging areas for future research: (a) intersections of race, migration, and language; and (b) plurilingual education. The article seeks not only to summarize recent research with respect to multilingual learners in FI programs but also to set the stage for important and timely areas of future research and to promote more inclusive and equitable FI programs in Canada.
utppublishing.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:27 PM