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Immersion Delayed is Immersion Denied

We welcome comments on French immersion education in New Brunswick; on our analysis of the Croll and Lee NB FSL Report; and on all other discussion and research related to the Government's decision to eliminate EFI.

Monday, July 28, 2008

This week in EFI, Part IV

July 28th
EFI problem is bad management--Telegraph Journal
Early immersion proponents skeptical as consultation submissions deadline passes--Miramichi Leader

July 26th
'No magic solution'--Telegraph Journal
'New model' for French education by September--The Daily Gleaner
Education minister mulls over immersion changes--Times and Transcript

July 25th
N.B. minister says new ideas to lead to plan for French language education--Canadeast.com
Expect province to tweak its plan for immersion--Telegraph Journal
Quebec English groups network backs EFI--Letters--Telegraoh Journal

July 24th
Eliminating EFI won't fix funding woes--Telegraph Journal

July 23rd
Artists, writers support early French immersion--Telegraph Journal
Anglophone says thanks for letter--Letter--Telegraph Journal
Seniors groups add voice to immersion debate--Times and Transript

July 22nd
Immersion issue sparks enrolment jump --The Norther Light
Grade 1 students deserve better in September--Letters--The Daily Gleaner
Access for all--Surprise--TJ Editorial does it again-- see comments--Telegraph Journal

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Link to review of the Croll and Lee NB FSL report

http://hamlit2008.googlepages.com/

Current and upcoming events

  • Public Consultation--Changes to French Second Language Program--please share your views with NB Department of Education

More important documents

  • CEC Handout for DoE Open House Information Sessions on FSL
  • Ottawa-Carleton District School Board || Final Report || Review of French as a Second Language Programs, Elementary Phase.
  • Report of the Ombudsman into the Minister of Education’s decision to modify the French Second Language Curriculum
  • Report of Current Research on the Efffects of Second Language Learning on First Language Literacy Skills (Bournot-Trites and Tellowitz)
  • Mr. Justice H. H. McLellan's Decision --- Small & Ryan v. New Brunswick (Minister of Education), 2008 NBQB 201
  • CEC Response to Minister Lamrock's Justifications for His FSL Plan
  • Dr. Gene Ouellette's comments on French Immersion, Education, and Politics. Does Anyone Actually Care about the Evidence?
  • Dr. Fred Genesee's comments about Minister Lamrock's plans for FSL training in NB
  • Dr. Joseph Dicks' response to Minister Lamrock's CBC interview May 16th
  • An Alternative Plan for FSL in New Brunswick (Dicks and Kristmanson)
  • The Case for Early French Immersion: a response to J. Doulas Willms (Joseph Dicks)
  • Beyond Hysteria, the facts about FSL and the Lamrock Plan
  • Quality Learning in French Second Language in New Brunswick, A Brief to the Department of Education, by Rehorick et al., 2006.

Other Links

  • 2nd Language Research Institute
  • Care2 petition-Keep Early French Immersion in New Brunswick
  • Cdn Parents for French
  • Citizen Oversight in Public Education
  • Facebook: Save Early French Immersion in Canada's "Bilingual" Province
  • GNB FSL Site
  • Jarche
  • La Maison
  • Ombudsman/Child and Youth Advocate-- General Information: (506) 453-2789 (Mon. to Fri.: 8:30a.m.-4:30 p.m.) AST
  • The Independent

Related Video

  • Feb 27th 2009 CBC EFI Anniversary Report
  • CTV Report on CEC lawsuit against NB government over the termination of EFI
  • CBC Report on CEC lawsuit against NB government over the termination of EFI
  • Bernard Richard, NB Ombudsman, announces full investigation of decision to terminate Early French Immersion in NB
  • CBC Early French Immersion Forum Highlights, March 27, 2008
  • CBC National Coverage of the Fredericton Protest, March 27, 2008
  • Saint John EFI Protest, March 25, 2008, Global Evening News
  • CBC News Live at Six March 20, 2008
  • ATV Report on EFI March 19, 2008
  • The Sackville Protest March to Save Early French Immersion

Blog Archive

  • ►  2009 (1)
    • ►  February (1)
  • ▼  2008 (196)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  August (13)
    • ▼  July (11)
      • This week in EFI, Part IV
      • Taking some time off in Quebec
      • An Open Letter to Anglophones
      • This week in Early French Immersion, Part III
      • Is New Brunswick's unilingual past our future?
      • Are things looking up? Mixed messages
      • Future of French immersion discussed in Fredericton
      • For some comments from inside the Roundtable
      • More articles and letters
      • This Week in Early French Immersion--Part Deux
      • EFI in NB papers (Happy Canada Day)
    • ►  June (51)
    • ►  May (47)
    • ►  April (50)
    • ►  March (23)

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