Intensive French!

NOTE:This page will list current research articles about the new Intensive French program.
 

Definition of Intensive French

Intensive French is defined as an enrichment of the core French program by the creation of a period of intensive exposure to French which enables students to receive three to four times the number of hours of instruction normally devoted to French. In the Newfoundland and Labrador context, this enrichment will normally occur at grade six.

Intensive French possesses three major characteristics based on empirical research studies which seek to determine the most effective ways of learning a second language: an intensive period of study, use of the target language as a means of communication and a focus on language learning rather than on the learning of subject matter in the second language.

Research on Intensive French

The information on this page was late updated: November 28, 2005.
This page was last modified June 14, 2006.