ELT World North America

Canada: At Braeburn Junior School, principal Monica Francis can’t believe the difference a year makes. About two thirds of her Etobicoke students speak a language other than English at home — with parents insisting it’s closer to 80% — and despite new immigrants continually arriving into the largely Somali community, their school had not a [...]

Canada: King’s Record notes that Kelly Lamrock, the Canadian Minister of Education, speaks about the Canadian education system and the efforts to improve bilingualism among students, including a new program in which English-speaking students will communicate regularly with French-speaking students from another district.
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Canada: If rising demands for bilingual workers are to be met, and they surely must, Canada must improve access to French-second-language (FSL) schooling and stop regional practices that limit enrollment and retention, says a national parents’ group.
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Canada: The important role of English as a Second Language (ESL) education for new Canadians is being celebrated across Ontario during ESL Week, taking place from November 9-15, 2008. ESL Week is an annual celebration of ESL education and learning that is growing in popularity across the province, and has the support of several communities, [...]