Additive bilingualism: In which the first language continues to be developed and the first culture to be valued while the second language is added.
Allophone: an immigrant whose first language is neither French nor English.
Bilingualism: Fluency in or use of two languages.
Bilingual Education: Bilingual education is instruction in two languages and the use of those two languages as mediums of instruction for any part, or all, of the school curriculum.
Core French: Students learn French as a subject.
ESL: Abbreviation - English as a Second Language
Extended French:Students learn French as a subject and French serves as the language of instruction in at least one other subject.
French Immersion:Students learn French as a subject and French serves as the language of instruction in two or more other subjects.
FSL: Abbreviation - French as a Second Language
Monolingual:(of a person or society) speaking only one language.
Mother tongue:The language which a person has grown up speaking from early childhood.
Multilingual: In or using several languages.
Semi-lingual:A semilingual adult is shown in which the person’s language ability in both languages is underdeveloped. The loss of the L1 may have been caused by the development of the L2, or complete competence in the L1 may never have been fully developed.
Stroop Task: Stroop test is a test in which individuals are presented with lists of colour words in matching and non-matching colours and the time they take to read the different words, or the number of errors they make, is recorded. Often used as a stressor in experimental studies.
Subtractive bilingualism:In which the second language is added at the expense of the first language and culture, which diminish as a consequence.
Allophone: an immigrant whose first language is neither French nor English.
Bilingualism: Fluency in or use of two languages.
Bilingual Education: Bilingual education is instruction in two languages and the use of those two languages as mediums of instruction for any part, or all, of the school curriculum.
Core French: Students learn French as a subject.
ESL: Abbreviation - English as a Second Language
Extended French:Students learn French as a subject and French serves as the language of instruction in at least one other subject.
French Immersion:Students learn French as a subject and French serves as the language of instruction in two or more other subjects.
FSL: Abbreviation - French as a Second Language
Monolingual:(of a person or society) speaking only one language.
Mother tongue:The language which a person has grown up speaking from early childhood.
Multilingual: In or using several languages.
Semi-lingual:A semilingual adult is shown in which the person’s language ability in both languages is underdeveloped. The loss of the L1 may have been caused by the development of the L2, or complete competence in the L1 may never have been fully developed.
Stroop Task: Stroop test is a test in which individuals are presented with lists of colour words in matching and non-matching colours and the time they take to read the different words, or the number of errors they make, is recorded. Often used as a stressor in experimental studies.
Subtractive bilingualism:In which the second language is added at the expense of the first language and culture, which diminish as a consequence.