Avantages linguistiques, scolaires et cognitifs de l'immersion française
Year:
2007
Author :
Volume and number:
, 63 (5)
Journal:
, Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes
Pages :
, 629-654
Abstract
L'examen des recherches sur l'enseignement du français langue seconde (FLS) au Canada donne à penser que les élèves en immersion française (IF) en retirent des avantages linguistiques , scolaires et cognitifs considérables. Dans notre compte rendu sommaire, nous avons regroupé les avantages de l'IF sous ces trois thèmes, comparant la maîtrise du français et de l'anglais des élèves inscrits à divers programmes d'iF et évaluant leur rendement scolaire en général. Notre étude révèle que les programmes d'iF permettent aux élèves d'atteindre des niveaux élevés de maîtrise du français et de l'anglais, sans que leur rendement scolaire n'en souffre. La recherche cognitive associe le bilinguisme à une plus grande souplesse mentale, une pensée plus créative, une meilleure conscience métalinguistique et une plus grande sensibilité communicative. Du fait les avantages cognitifs sont fonction de la maîtrise des deux langues par l'apprenant bilingue, il se peut que les programmes d'iF, qui favorisent une meilleure maîtrise du français et de l'anglais, génèrent chez les élèves un avantage cognitif sous-jacent.
A survey of research on French as a second language (FSL) education in Canada suggests that French immersion (FI) students enjoy significant linguistic, academic, and cognitive benefits. We organize our summary of the advantages of FI around these three themes, comparing students’ proficiency in French and English across various FI programs, and assessing their overall academic achievement. Our review shows that FI programs enable students to develop high levels of proficiency in both French and English, at no cost to their academic success. Cognitive research associates bilingualism with heightened mental flexibility and creative thinking skills, enhanced metalinguistic awareness, and greater communicative sensitivity. Because cognitive benefits are contingent on a bilingual learner's proficiency in both languages, it may be that FI programs, which promote heightened proficiency in both French and English, foster in their students an underlying cognitive advantage.
A survey of research on French as a second language (FSL) education in Canada suggests that French immersion (FI) students enjoy significant linguistic, academic, and cognitive benefits. We organize our summary of the advantages of FI around these three themes, comparing students’ proficiency in French and English across various FI programs, and assessing their overall academic achievement. Our review shows that FI programs enable students to develop high levels of proficiency in both French and English, at no cost to their academic success. Cognitive research associates bilingualism with heightened mental flexibility and creative thinking skills, enhanced metalinguistic awareness, and greater communicative sensitivity. Because cognitive benefits are contingent on a bilingual learner's proficiency in both languages, it may be that FI programs, which promote heightened proficiency in both French and English, foster in their students an underlying cognitive advantage.
Theme :
BilingualismEducation
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