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Author : Richard J. Joy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015025183677
Author : Canada
Publisher : Bureau du Conseil privé
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015027928418
Author : Stacy Churchill,Canada. Canadian Heritage
Publisher : Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UCBK:C067891159
This book's purpose is to present an overview of the accomplishments of the Canadian model of official bilingualism based upon the co-existence of English-speaking & French-speaking Canadians and upon a partnership between federal & provincial governments in serving citizens' needs & interests. It outlines some historical background to these events but concentrates on the recent period & implications for contemporary Canadian life. Chapter 1 describes the context of language change, federalism as a product of demography & geography, the historical origins of the English- & French-speaking populations, the current distribution of official language groups across the country, & the context for policy making. Chapter 2 outlines the objectives pursued by the federal & provincial governments for official languages in Canada & the actions of the federal government to improve the status & use of official languages in federal institutions, to support the development of minority communities & to promote English & French throughout Canadian society. Chapter 3 reviews the major shifts in provincial policies & programs for official language minorities. Chapter 4 is a balance sheet showing the results of 3 decades of sustained effort to the English & French equal status.
Author : Helaina Gaspard
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780776623368
Canada’s official languages legislation fundamentally altered the composition and operational considerations of federal institutions. With legislative change, Canada’s public service has achieved the equitable representation of its two official languages groups, provided services to the public in both official languages, and has codified rights for public servants to work in their official language of choice. On paper, the regime is robust. In practice, there is a persistent divergence between policy and practice, as English dominates as the regular language of work in the federal public service. Through an historical institutionalist lens based on extensive archival research and semi-structured interviews, Gaspard shows that the implementation of official languages policy in the federal public service from 1967–2013 could not challenge the predominance of English as the operating language of the federal public service. The analysis of the roles of actors, ideas and institutions that influenced the policy implementation process show that a lack of structural change, inadequate managerial engagement, and a false sense that both official languages are equally ingrained in the public service explain the persistence of English as the dominant language of work. This book is published in English. - La politique sur les langues officielles du Canada a transformé la composition et les considérations opérationnelles des institutions fédérales. Grâce aux modifications législatives, la fonction publique du Canada a réussi à mettre en place une représentation équitable de ses deux groupes de langues officielles, assure la prestation de services au public dans les deux langues officielles, et a procédé à la codification des droits des fonctionnaires de travailler dans la langue officielle de leur choix. En théorie, le régime est robuste. En pratique, il existe un fossé entre politique et pratique, l’anglais s’étant établi comme langue dominante de travail dans la fonction publique fédérale. En adoptant une approche historique à cette question institutionnelle et au moyen de recherches archivistiques et d’entrevues mi-structurées, Gaspard fait valoir que de 1967 à 2013, la mise en oeuvre du programme de langues officielles à la fonction publique fédérale n’a pu influer sur la trajectoire de l’anglais comme langue prépondérante de travail. L’analyse des rôles des intervenants et des institutions qui ont façonné le processus met en lumière le fait que l’absence de changements structurels, l’engagement insuffisant des gestionnaires, de même que la perception erronée que les langues officielles sont toutes deux bien ancrées dans la fonction publique se conjuguent pour expliquer la persistance de l’anglais comme principale langue de travail. Ce livre est publié en anglais.
Author : Eve Haque
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442640788
"From the time of its inception in Canada, multiculturalism has generated varied reactions, none more starkly than between French and English Canadians. In this groundbreaking new work, Eve Haque examines the Government of Canada's attempt to forge a national policy of unity based on 'multiculturalism within a bilingual framework, ' a formulation that emerged out of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism (1963-70). Uncovering how the policies of bilingualism and multiculturalism are inextricably linked, Haque investigates the ways in which they operate together as part of our contemporary national narrative to favour the language and culture of Canada's two 'founding nations' at the expense of other groups. Haque uses previously overlooked archival material, including transcripts of royal commission hearings, memos, and reports, to reveal the conflicts underlying the emergence of this ostensibly seamless policy. By integrating two important areas of scholarly concern -- the evolution and articulation of language rights in Canada, and the history of multiculturalism in the country, Haque provides powerful insight into ongoing asymmetries between Canada's various cultural and linguistic groups."--Publisher's website.
Author : Michel Bastarache
Publisher : Editions Y. Blais
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015013450831
Author : John Edwards
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1998-07-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521563284
Language in Canada provides an up-to-date account of the linguistic and cultural situation in Canada, primarily from a sociolinguistic perspective. The strong central theme connecting language with group and identity will offer insights into the current linguistic and cultural tension in Canada. The book provides comprehensive accounts of the original 'charter' languages, French and English, as well as the aboriginal and immigrant varieties which now contribute to the overall picture. It explains how they came into contact - and sometimes into conflict - and looks at the many ways in which they weave themselves through and around the Canadian social fabric. The public policy issues, particularly official bilingualism and educational policy and language, are also given extensive coverage. Non-specialists as well as linguists will find in this volume, a companion to Language in Australia, Language in the USA and Language in the British Isles, an indispensable guide and reference to the linguistic heritage of Canada.
Author : Jack Jedwab,Canada. Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages
Publisher : Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Bilingualism
ISBN : OCLC:49550525
Author : Canada. Department of the Secretary of State
Publisher : Department of Secretary of State of Canada
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1987*
Category : Education, Bilingual
ISBN : OCLC:612658105
Author : Matthew Hayday
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774830072
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 analyzes 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.
Author : Canada. Department of the Secretary of State,Canada. Department of Justice
Publisher : Department of the Secretary of State of Canada
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Bilingualism
ISBN : NWU:35556025899733
The Official Languages Act and complementary official- language policies and programs seek to ensure that services from federal institutions are available to Canadians in the official language of their choice and to promote the equitable participation of members of both language groups in these institutions, regardless of their cultural origin or mother tongue. The new Act also aims to allow those Canadians who wish to do so to benefit from the advantages of the presence of these two languages in our country. This document is a guide for Canadians concerning the Official Languages Act.
Author : Françoise Coulombe,Canada. Library of Parliament. Political and Social Affairs Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Bilingualism
ISBN : 0660161516
Author : Jochen Kosel
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-09
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783640659432
Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Applied Geography, grade: 2,0, RWTH Aachen University (Anglistik), course: Variety in English, language: English, abstract: Since its colonisation by Europeans the history of Canada has always been affected by the rivalry between two ethnic groups – the British and the French. This rivalry has slowly faded into a dualism which is still prominent in Canada. This dualism can be found in both Canada’s population and culture as well as in the fact that Canada has two official languages, French and English. This bilingualism of Canada will be the subject of this paper. I will not focus on the development of English in Canada in terms of a linguistic analysis though but will analyze the causes for this bilingualism instead. Furthermore I am going to analyze how both the federal government of Canada and the provincial government of Quebec – the only province that has a French speaking majority in the Canadian federation – have dealt with the existence of two major language groups. In a first step I am going to give a general overview over Canada, including its geography, a brief look onto the composition of the Canadian population and the political system of Canada (2.1). The analysis of the political system is important to fully grasp the different levels of competency in Canada which will play a significant role in regard to legislation and jurisdiction of language laws in the Canadian federation and its provinces. Section 2.2 will deal with the history of Canada in relation to language contact. Starting with the early European colonisation (2.2.1) I am then going to analyze the period of British rule in Canada (2.2.2) before I am going to focus onto the time period starting with the foundation of the Dominion of Canada and Canada’s independence until today (2.2.3). Section 3 concentrates on the Canadian population in detail. While section 3.1 focuses on the Canadian population by ethnic origin, section 3.2 pays attention to the Canadian population by language. In section 4 I will analyze the official bilingualism in Canada, i.e. I will outline policies, constitutional provisions, and laws concerning bilingualism in Canada. Section 5 addresses the exceptional position of Quebec within the Canadian federation, especially with regard to its population and language legislation. In section 6 I will summarize my findings and will give an outlook on future language contact and language conflict in Canada.
Author : Michael A. Morris
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773590809
Capturing the dynamism of Canadian language policies, the essays in this volume analyze and compare the effects, histories, and features of language policies as they have been enacted and implemented by Canadian provincial and federal governments. The contributors' comparisons reveal significant domestic and international implications for language policy. An important study of a social and political issue that has immediate local, national, and international consequences, Canadian Language Policies in Comparative Perspective assembles knowledgeable authorities on language policy to provide a comprehensive synthesis of its consequences.
Author : Françoise Coulombe,Canada. Library of Parliament. Political and Social Affairs Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Bilingualism
ISBN : 0660156172
