Includes bibliographical references.

Part I. French Second Language Outcomes: Core and Immersion -- 1. Case Study of Compact Core French Models: Attitudes and Achievement / Sharon Lapkin, Doug Hart, and Birgit Harley -- 2. Time on Task and Immersion Graduates' French Proficiency / Miles Turnbull, Sharon Lapkin, Doug Hart , and Merrill Swain -- 3. Characteristics of the Bilingual Private Sector Job Market with Special Reference to French Immersion Graduates: Exploratory Studies / Doug Hart, Sharon Lapkin, an Merrill Swain -- Part II. Classroom Studies -- 4. Constructing Meaning in L2 Listening: Evidence from Protocols / Laurens Vandergrift -- 5. The First and Second Language
Writing Processes of French Immersion Graduates / Marie-Josée Vignola -- 6. Grade 8 Immersion Students' Understanding of French: Insights and Pedagogical Implications / Maria Kowal -- 7. Grammar in Grade 2: An Instructional Experiment in Primary French Immersion / Birgit Harley, Joan Howard, and Doug Hart -- Part III. Professional Development -- 8. Diffusing Dichotomies: Using the Multidimensional Curriculum Model for Developing Analytic Teaching Materials in Immersion / Roy Lister -- 9. Supporting the Preparation of FSL Teachers Electronically: Case Study of a Computer Network / Razika Sanaoui -- 10. 'A Little Off Balance': Exploring Teachers' Knowledge about a Communicative-Experiential Curriculum in French as a Second Language / Cynthia C. Lewis -- 11. Test Development as Transformational Process: The Case of the Maritime Oral Communication Assessment Portfolio / Sally Rehorick and Joseph Dicks -- Part IV. Social and Administrative Aspects -- 12. A Board's-Eye View of Core French: The North York Board of Education / Ruth Calman and Ian Daniel -- 13, Issues of Social-Class Bias in Access to French Immersion Education / Doug Hart and Sharon Lapkin

"The thirteen chapters in this volume present recent empirical studies in French second language education in Canada. Many of them are based on thesis research or reports for school boards and provincial and federal agencies. They are theoretically grounded in current paradigms and employ leading-edge research methodologies. The studies address a wide range of substantive issues, including core French and immersion program design and outcomes, classroom studies, teacher development, and social and administrative perspectives on FSL education." (Book cover)