TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hayday, Matthew
TI  - So They Want us to Learn French: Promoting and Opposing Bilingualism in English-Speaking Canada 
SN  - 9780774830058 (pbk)
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Vancouver
PB  - UBC Press
KW  - Bilingualism
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Canada
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - History
KW  - Immersion in Canada
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; "Bilingualism has become a defining aspect of Canadian identity. But why don't more English Canadians actually speak French? So They Want Us to Learn French explores the various ways in which bilingualism was promoted to English-speaking Canadians from the 1960s to the late 1990s. It analyses the strategies and tactics employed by organizations on both sides of the bilingualism debate. Attentive to the dramatic background of constitutional change, economic turmoil, demographic shifts, and Quebec separatism, Matthew Hayday's vivid account places the personal experience of Canadians faced with the issue and reality of Canadian bilingualism within a historical, political, and social context." (Book Cover); CONTENTS; List of Illustrations; Foreword /; Graham Fraser; Introduction: Canada's Bilingualism Conundrum; 1. Bilingualism and Official Languages in Canada; 2. From Chez Hélène to the First French Immersion Experiments; 3. Playing Games with the Language Czar: The First Commissioner of Official Languages
; 4. Social Movement Activism, 1969-75; 5. Canadian Parents for French and Its Adversaries, 1977-86; 6. Internationalization and Higher Education: The Second Commissioner of Official Languages; 7. Canadian Parents for French and Local Activism, 1977-87; 8. Shifting Priorities in the Commissioner's Office; 9. Squaring Off with the Foes of Bilingualism in the Meech Lake Years, 1986-90; 10. Constitutional Crisis and Economic Challenges in the Early 1990s; 11. A Millenial Reprieve; Conclusion: We Learned French! Well, Many Canadians Did; Appendices
; 1. French Immersion Enrolments by Province, 1976-77 to 1997-98
; 2. Total FSL (Core and Immersion) Enrolment by Province and as a Percentage of Total Student Enrolment
; 3. Elementary Core French Enrolments by Province and as a Percentage of Elementary School-Aged Children
; 4. Secondary Core French Enrolments by Province and as a Percentage of Secondary School-Aged Children
; 5. Canadian Parents for French Budget: Revenues and Expenditures, 1982-2000; Notes; List of Unpublished Primary Sources; Index
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