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SUMMARY:Parents and FSL learning in Canada
DESCRIPTION:Showcase meeting 2 – Thursday\, November 27\, 2025\n  \nHow can we promote FSL to parents and facilitate access to programs for those who want it?\n  \nPRESENTATIONS:\n  \nRobert James Talbot\, Manager of Research\, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada (OCOL)\, will briefly revisit some of the highlights of research from the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages\, Accessing opportunity: A study on challenges in French-as-a-second-language education teacher supply and demand in Canada\, and link to the broader question of how to promote FSL education to parents and how to facilitate access to FSL programmes. He will do so not only by drawing upon the study\, but also his professional and personal experiences as a federal public servant at the Office of the Commissioner\, as a French immersion graduate himself\, and as a parent of children in French immersion today. He will also draw upon the wise words of his mother who\, when asked why his parents had put him in French immersion to begin with\, responded simply: “Well\, why not?” \nAhdithya Visweswaran\, Director\, Advocacy and Public Policy\, Canadian Parents for French\, will provide an update on the state of access to French as a second language programs across the country\, with a particular focus on French immersion. He will then present the existing policies and levers that influence the availability of these programs\, before unveiling Canadian Parents for French (Ontario)’s legislative project\, an initiative aimed at guaranteeing and strengthening access to immersion for all students who wish to learn in French. \nDOWNLOAD CPF PRESENTATION \nDOWNLOAD PRESENTATION BY THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGES  \nSCREEN THE SHOWCASE MEETING VIDEO
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/parents-and-fsl-learning-in-canada-2/
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SUMMARY:Revitalization and re-energizing of Indigenous languages and teaching of FSL
DESCRIPTION:Showcase meeting 3 – Tuesday\, January 13\, 2026\n\n\nIn a context where we understand the vital importance of revitalizing/re-energizing indigenous languages\, how can we continue to ensure the place of French in our schools\, while ensuring that one is not perceived as being at the expense of the other?\n\n  \nPRESENTATIONS:\n\nDr. Wendy Carr is a Professor Emerita at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She was Associate Dean of Teacher Education\, oversaw UBC’s French teacher education programs\, and was an FSL teacher and coordinator in BC schools for many years.\n\nShe has edited several research publications\, including a discussion paper on Official and Indigenous Languages Education in Canada for Canadian Parents for French (CPF). Dr. Carr will provide examples of Indigenous languages education programs across the country. She will also invite us to consider various orientations to language learning and raise questions about how advocates of French and Indigenous languages education can move forward. \n2. Dr. Isabelle Côté is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. She specializes in teacher pre-service and in-service education in the following three programs: French as a second language\, French immersion\, and the Francophone program. In her doctoral research\, she focused on the integration of Indigenous perspectives into the French immersion program in British Columbia. \nThe purpose of her presentation is to provide a framework for reflection on the colonial linguistic ideologies that still exist and influence language teaching in our schools. Dr. Côté will also explore questions related to the importance of integrating Indigenous perspectives in the context of teaching French as a second language. \n3. Ashley Tulugak\, Inuit educator and trainer\, and François Ouellette\, Director of the Éducation en français Division\, Government of Nunavut. \nSince 2008\, Ashley Tulugak has taught all grade levels in Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet\, bringing her lived experience and strong connection to Inuit life into the classroom. She now works in Educator Development\, supporting and mentoring teachers across the territory. \nAshley’s presentation highlights why revitalizing Inuktut is essential for student belonging\, cultural continuity\, and the future of education in Nunavut. She will look at the capacity challenges schools face and why strengthening Inuktut must come before expanding into additional languages. The session will also touch on the place of French as an optional offering when capacity and resources permit. Participants will reflect on what sustainable\, community-driven language support looks like. \nFor his part\, François Ouellette will bring the perspective of French as a second language education in Nunavut\, while respecting the curriculum focused on Inuit language and culture. \nPRESENTATION LINKS (will be posted 2026-01-13) \n\nWendy Carr’s presentation\nIsabelle Côté’s presentation\nAshley Tulugak and François Ouellette’s presentation (Inuktut and English)\n\nShowcase meeting RECORDING (video)
URL:https://tnfls-ntfsl.ca/en/event/revitalization-of-indigenous-languages-and-teaching-of-fsl/
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