Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Langmann, Rudy
issued: 2022-09-22
issued: 1982-07-07
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note: ■ J-.IH--I-1J Ii IIIJHammma^mm i IrSgislatltre Idbranr Parliament Buildings Victoria B C V8v 1x4' WIC83 Langley favors late French immersion MURRAYVILLE - A slight majority of British Columbian parents want their children to learn Flrench as a second language. In a Gallup poll commissioned by the Canadian Parents for French, 51.5 percent of those contacted said they want their kids to become bilingual. There are two ways to teach Flench in B.C; schools. One is a system called 'early immersion', in which students are taught totally in French from kindergarten to grade three. English is then phased in from grade three on.: The second method is called 'late immersion', hi this system, the children receive only English language instniction until grade five, then French is phased in. Canadian Parents for Flrench says early immesion is best, but Langley school district adheres to late immersion tactics. Alec. Holm, assistant superintendent for -langley schools, said Friday that Langley's system is a model for other school districts. School officials from other parts of B.C. come here to see how our late immersion program, works. Holm said that a study conducted by a major B.C. university showed that Langley's late immersion students quickly catch up with early immersion students < in other districts. '..*- '/..' "The program is very demanding in terms of the amount of work that children have to put out," said Holm. Parents are polled as their children end their fourth grade- year, and are asked if they want their child to enter the program. If the parent says yes, the child is then screened to make sure he or she has a genuine* interest in learning a second tongue. Bight now there are about 200 kids scheduled for the immeision program next year. The district hopes to establish French immersion classes in Aldergrove, at Aldeigrove elementary school, but so far there are not enough parents in this area willing to transport their kids to the school every day for classes. Hol…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Aldergrove Herald (1957-10-16 to 1958-02-20), Aldergrove News (1958-02-27 to 1964-04-30), Central Fraser Valley Echo (1964-05-06 to 1964-12-23), Central Fraser Valley Star (1967-01-17 to 1969-02-05), and Aldergrove Star (1969-02-12 to 1991-12-31). Presented to the Alder Grove Heritage Society by Kurt Langmann and Family, July 1, 2021.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0420798
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Aldergrove : Central Fraser Valley Star Publishing Ltd.
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
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