Heller, Monica

Crosswords : Language, Education, and Ethnicity in French Ontario / Monica Heller. - Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 2003. - x, 252 p. : ill., cartes ; 23 cm.

"Mouton select"--Front Cover. "The original hardcover edition was published in 1994 as volume 66 of the series, Contributions to the sociology of language" ( Index.

Comprend des ref. bibliogr.: p. [231]-241

CONTENTS Chapter 1 Difference and dominance: Language, ethnicity and education 1.0 Introduction: Language, ethnicity and power in Canada 1.1 Franco-Ontarian education and problems of difference and dominance 1.2 Minority language education 1.3 Outline of the book 1.4 Sources of data Chapter 2 The French in Canada: A historical overview 2.0 French ethnicity: Stratification, assimilation and mobilization
2.1 Colonization and la Nouvelle France (1534-1763)
2.2 Conquest to Confederation (1763-1867) 2.3 Internal migration (1867-1960) 2.4 Ethnic stratification and patterns of bilingualism 2.5 The ethnic mobilization of the 1960s; 2.5.1 La Révolution tranquille and its aftermath in Quebec; 2.5.2 The impact of Quebec nationalism on francophones outside Quebec
2.6 The French-language minority in Ontario 2.7 Franco-Ontarians in the 199s Chapter 3 Language in the ideology and politics of ethnic mobilization 3.0 The contest terrain of language 3.1 French and English as linguistic capital 3.2 French and English as ethnic emblems 3.3 Consequences of mobilization: Blurred boundaries and new hierarchies Chapter 4 The school system as border patrol 4.0 The school as ethnic institution
4.1 La gestion: Who sets the rules of the game? 4.2 Les non parlants and le multiculturalisme: Who is allowed to play? 4.3 Power and subordination: The limits of current strategies Chapter 5 Brokers and boundaries: French-language minority schools in Toronto
5.0 The Franco-Ontarian population and the French-language schools of Toronto
5.1 The schools: Ideology and practice of French-language education
5.2 The parents: Competing interests in the struggle for bilingualism
5.3 The students: Language choice and social boundaries 5.4 Brokers and boundaries Chapter 6 Projet "Coopération et découverte" 6.0 From ethnography to action-research 6.1 The development of a teaching approach 6.2 Projet "Coopération et découverte" in the classroom 6.3 The limits of pedagogical interventions Chapter 7 Franco-Ontarian education and the possibilities for pluralism
7.1 Power, boundaries and the distribution of resources 7.2 Language practices and the contradictions of Franco-Ontarian education 7.3 Conclusion Notes References List of Abbreviations Subject Index Author Index

"Based on a long-term ethnographic and historical study of French-language minority education in Ontario (Canada), Heller addresses a range of issues of interest to those concerned with minority languages, and in particular minority language education. These issues include the role of language ideologies, language practices (especially language choice), and policies regarding language and schooling, in the unfolding of ideas about identity and of relations of power." (Book Cover)

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Français (Langue)--Aspect social--Ontario
Langage et ďucation--Ontario
Langage et culture--Ontario
Canadiens français--Langues--Ontario


Ontario--Relations interethniques

PC3645.O6 / H45 2003

306.4409713 / H4774c