Language is the Key The Canadian Language Benchmarks Model [Paperback]

The CLB/NCLC success was dependent on many factorsoutstanding work by leading Canadian scholars; steady commitment of the government and non-governmental stakeholders at the federal, provincial, and local level; and, last but not least, unconditional commitment and caring on the part of an invested community of practice. Language is the key covers a range of topics: historical and political context that lead to the development of the Canadian standards, their current positioning in globaleducational markets, as well as their research and teaching cultures.?Modern Canada has a humanist view of immigrant integration and prides itself on being a welcoming land [&] The last 50 years of Canadian non-discriminatory immigration policy and implicitly underline the importance of immigrant access to official languagesa necessary, if not sufficient, means to successful integration.Le succ?s du NCLC/CLB repose sur plusieurs facteurs  le travail extraordinaire d?minents universitaires canadiens; lengagement continu de la part des parties prenantes gouvernementales et non gouvernementales aux paliers f?d?ral, provincial et local; et, enfin, un engagement inconditionnel de la part dune communaut? de pratique qui sy est investie.

Cet ouvrage collectif aborde une gamme de sujets : le contexte historique et politique qui a men? ? l?laboration des normes canadiennes, leur positionnement actuel dans lc4