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What Are The Benefits Of A Double Dogwood? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Erika Rosales   
Thursday, 10 December 2009 20:22
French Immersion is designed to produce functionally bilingual students. To achieve the goals of this program, students should continue in French Immersion through Grade 12. Upon graduation, students will have acquired sufficient language skills to be able to pursue post-secondary studies or work in either official language. The skills students learn in the elementary years are the building blocks for the development of more sophisticated thinking and communicative skills in French.

According to a 2007 CROP poll prepared for CBC Radio-Canada, 88 per cent of Canadians believe that people who speak more than one language are better equipped to succeed in today’s global economy, and two thirds of the participants surveyed indicate that knowing Canada’s two official languages is a key factor in defining what it is to be a Canadian.

A 2003 Environics poll confirmed that Canadians consider learning both our official languages to be important and valuable. For example, 87% of English speaking Canadians surveyed believe that the ability to speak more than one language is very important in this period of growing international trade. Among young Canadians (aged 12-30), 66% believe that all high-school graduates should have a working knowledge of both English and French.

No matter what students might do in their lives, the modern economy forces virtually everyone to become involved in networks. By learning French, young people are tapping into a worldwide network of immense proportions. They are multiplying their chances to succeed in ways we cannot even imagine today.
  • La Francophonie is the French equivalent of the British Commonwealth of nations.  It is a network of 56 states and governments, of which 25 countries have French as an official language, and over 300 million French-speaking people worldwide. It is the only language other than English spoken on five continents. French is the second language most frequently known by Europeans in additional to their mother tongue. Nearly one-fifth of non-Francophone Europeans say they know French.
  • French and English are the languages of world diplomacy. French is an official working language of the United Nations, the International Red Cross, the International Olympic Committee, the European Economic Community, NATO, and many other organizations.
  • French is the language of commerce in many places. It gives students a competitive edge in the job market anywhere in Canada and in many other countries. According to Statistics Canada, Canadians who speak both official languages earn more, on average, than those who speak only English or only French.
  • French is the forth most prevalent language on the Internet.
  • Work experience opportunities include Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages, Katimavik, the Official Language Monitor Program, the House of Commons Page Program, and much more.
By secondary school graduation, immersion students should be able to function well in a French-speaking community, accept a job where French is the working language, or pursue university or college education in French.