[EDLING:1596] An article from globeandmail.com

[Francis Hult]

Francis Hult (fmhult at dolphin.upenn.edu) thought you would be interested in the following article from globeandmail.com, Canada's leading source for online news: 

"Bold strokes on language" 
Edmonton schools take lead with extensive bilingual program 
<http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060519.wxmandarin20/EmailBNStory/National/home> 

Note from  Francis Hult: It's a kindergarten class that is anything but typical, measured by Canadian public-school standards. In Edmonton, however, the class at Meyonohk Elementary School is an example of a system that encourages second-language learning, and not just in French. 
 
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