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Teaching French as a second language

Pedagogical Video Series: Intentional Second Language Teaching

This series offers videos (available in English and French) and conversation guides related to various topics in second language teaching.

Teaching writing

These resources (available in either English, French, or both) are related to teaching writing in second language contexts.

• 70 activités motivantes de communication écrite
• Référentiel des compétences à l'écrit en immersion française
• The ÉCRI model: The ÉCRI model (reasoned and coherent writing in immersion) was developed as part of a research project on best practices in the teaching of writing in second language learning classrooms.

Language portfolios

Language portfolios are an integral part of the Common European Framework of References.

• School Based Language Portfolio (English-French). Designed and implemented by  L₂RIC. We continue to work on language portfolio projects in different contexts.

• The Canadian Language Portfolio for Teachers (CLPT). Created by the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT). 

Strategies to support diverse learners

Developed by L₂RIC, in partnership with the New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (NB EECD), 2019.

• Interactive version
• Printable PDF version

The purpose of this document is to support educators in their various teaching and learning environments. This tool is not intended to be prescriptive, sequential, or specific to a particular context.

Educators are invited to consider, to use, and to adapt these evidence-based practices for their grade level(s), subject area(s), or unique teaching setting(s). For optimal viewing and to access interactive features, download and save the file to your computer.