Description
This book proposes an approach to teaching French as an additional language (immersion or core French programs) focused on developing a positive and legitimate bilingual identity. Language teaching often favours language skills over the development of practices that promote a sense of belonging to the language and its community, which makes it difficult to establish a long-term relationship. To remedy this, the book proposes a four-pronged identity approach: perception of linguistic identity, perception of language skills, intercultural competence, and sense of belonging to the language community.
This resource was created by Dr. Monica Tang with financial support from the Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne (ACUFC) and the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs (BAFF) at Simon Fraser University. It is offered free of charge with the permission of the author. Additional educational resources are available on the BAFF website.