In Defence of French Immersion Evaluation Studies

Authors

  • Adel Safty University of British Columbia

Keywords:

French immersion, Program evaluation, Bilingual education, Comparative research, Socioeconomic factors, Second-language acquisition

References

Carey, S. (1984). Reflections on a decade of French immersion. Canadian Modern Language Review, 41, 246–259.

Olson, P., & Burns, G. (1983). Politics, class, and happenstance: French immersion in a Canadian context. Interchange, 14(1), 1–16.

Peal, E., & Lambert, W. (1967). The relationship of bilingualism to intelligence. In J. Michel (Ed.), Foreign language teaching: An anthology (pp. 143–191). New York: Macmillan.

Safty, A. (1988). French immersion and the making of a bilingual society: A critical review and discussion. Canadian Journal of Education, 13, 243–262.

Trites, R. L., & Price, M. A. (1977). Assessment of readiness for primary French immersion. Ottawa: University of Ottawa.

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2026-10-16

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Safty , A. (2026). In Defence of French Immersion Evaluation Studies. Canadian Journal of Education Revue Canadienne De l’éducation, 15(3), 299–303. Retrieved from https://cje-rce.ca/index.php/cje-rce/article/view/8445

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (1990)

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Discussion

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