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A French‐Canadian Live‐In
Author(s) -
Kilzer Helen A.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1978.tb00017.x
Subject(s) - pedagogy , foreign language , bilingual education , mathematics education , psychology , cultural competence , sociology , linguistics , philosophy
This article explains how one teacher tried to meet in minimal time the challenge of maximizing students' cultural awareness and linguistic competency in French. A three‐week live‐in with Frenchspeaking Canadian families and an opportunity to assist teachers in a bilingual elementary school formed the nucleus of the experience, which served to deepen and prolong the facility acquired in a typical language course. A step‐by‐step description of the experiment and its effects on both the students and the participating community lead the author to believe that interest, coupled with a satisfying cultural experience, can give even those students who have not had the advantage of early foreign language exposure a chance to survive the current pressures for ‘professional’ education at the expense of liberal education.