Canada: Quebec aims to end students sloppy French with language education overhaul

[Francis Hult]

Via lgpolicy...

Quebec aims to end students sloppy French with language education overhaul
12 hours ago

QUEBEC - Quebec's education minister has promised to correct the
sloppy, mistaken-ridden French of students with an extensive overhaul
of the way the language is taught in the province's elementary and
high schools. Michelle Courchesne announced 22 measures on Wednesday
that she says will help raise the quality of French being used in the
province. The measures include more time daily for reading and weekly
spelling or writing tests. The plan also calls for the province to
hire 150 more curriculum advisers.

"The secret, the essential element, is a revision of program content
and the training of teachers," Courchesne told reporters Wednesday.
Courchesne's reforms, which take effect in September, represent
something of a return to old-school teaching methods.
The changes aim to shift the emphasis from acquiring general
competency in the language to mastering the such basics as spelling,
syntax and grammar. Calling French "the soul of Quebec," Courchesne
acknowledged she was setting the bar high.

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