Giving Voice to Our Core French Students: Implications for Attrition and the Discourse on the Benefits of Learning FSL in Ontario

Autor/in	Arnott, Stephanie
Titel	Giving Voice to Our Core French Students: Implications for Attrition and the Discourse on the Benefits of Learning FSL in Ontario
Quelle	In: McGill Journal of Education, 54 (2019) 3, S.519-541 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-0666
Schlagwörter	Student Motivation; Second Language Learning; French; Adolescents; Core Curriculum; Required Courses; Persistence; Foreign Countries; Grade 9; Grade 10; Employment Opportunities; Communicative Competence (Languages); Travel; Relevance (Education); Student Experience; Bilingualism; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulische Motivation; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Französisch; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Kerncurriculum; Pflichtkurs; Ausdauer; Ausland; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Relevance; Relevanz; Studienerfahrung; Bilingualismus; Kanada
Abstract	This article explores student motivation to learn French as a second language (FSL) in school. Ontario Grade 9 students (N = 63) were surveyed on their intention to (dis)continue studying French in the Core French (CF) program in Grade 10 when FSL becomes optional. Survey participants shared their reasoning, and a subset (n = 7) took part in a focus group. Although motivating factors to (dis)continue in CF align with previous studies, participants openly contemplated the relevance of these factors to their lives. In response, this article explores the discourse on the benefits of learning French and debates its applicability to adolescent FSL learners. The implications for efforts to address CF attrition and promote FSL learning are also discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01