Franco American Library

The Teacher of French and the Franco-American Newspaper

Author: Matthews, F. Louise

Date: 1955-04-00

Publication: The French Review

Volume: 28

Language: en

Find in a Library: 137573897

Article describing French, French-Canadian, and Franco-American newspapers published in the US and Canada as useful classroom tools for language learning and cultural competency. Discussions of various relevant French-language periodicals, their…

"Speak White" : Language Policy, Immigration, Discourse, and Tactical Authenticity in a French Enclave in New England

Author: Peters, Jason

Date: 2013-07-00

Publication: College English

Volume: 75

Language: en

Find in a Library: 507095240, 1564053

Article analyzing the Sentinelle Affair in 1920s Rhode Island as a case study in la survivance, for the role of language politics in spectres of assimilation and white ethnicity in the United States, and as a lens to the political economies that have…

Tags: Acculturation and Assimilation, Journalism, New England, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- French in North America, Nonfiction -- Government and Politics, Nonfiction -- History -- Religion, Nonfiction -- Language and Linguistics, Providence RI, Woonsocket RI

Language and Culture : Heritage and Horizons : The 1976 Northeast Conference

Author: Arsenault, Philip

Date: 1976-09-00

Publication: The Modern Language Journal

Volume: 60

Language: en

Find in a Library: 1642244, 41157033

Summary description of the twenty-third annual meeting of the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, held in New York City. The conference's theme relating to the origins and endurance of languages other than English among…

Tags: Acculturation and Assimilation, Connecticut, Fort Kent ME, Madawaska ME, Maine, Massachusetts, New England, New York, New York NY, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- Language and Linguistics, Rhode Island, St. John River Valley, Vermont

Integrating QuÃ©bec History into the Curriculum

Author: Collin, Marc
Author: LÃ©tourneau, Jocelyn
Author: Buck, Paul

Date: 2006 spring/summer

Publication: QuÃ©bec Studies

Volume: 41

Language: en

Find in a Library: 60628349

Article describing several ways to integrate resources in QuÃ©bec history into American university curricula on the history of the United States and North America. Historiographical summaries of historical periods and subject areas in QuÃ©bec…

Tags: Acculturation and Assimilation, Bibliography, Education, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Government and Politics, MontreÌal QC, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- Ethnic Studies, Nonfiction -- Historiography, North America, QuÃ©bec, United States

St. Anne as Symbol of Literacy in QuÃ©bec Culture

Author: Murray, Kathleen Rochefort

Date: 2000-09(2000 fall / 2001 winter)

Publication: QuÃ©bec Studies

Volume: 30

Language: en

Find in a Library: 60628349

Article on iconography surrounding Ste. Anne - the mother of Jesus' mother, Mary - in the Roman Catholic culture of QuÃ©bec. Exploration's of the saint's importance for understanding QuÃ©bec and its people more intimately, first in terms of…

Tags: Bennington VT, Clubs and Societies, Education, Family, Gender and Sexuality, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Art and Architecture, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- History -- Religion, QuÃ©bec, Religion

Les Franco-AmÃ©ricains et leurs institutions scolaires

Author: Quintal, Claire (rÃ©dactrice)

Date: 1990

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 23951441

Le septième colloque de l'Institut français du Collège de l'Assomption, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1990. Présentations sur l'éducation et les institutions scolaires dans les communautés…

Tags: Acadia, Albion RI, Augusta ME, Beecher Falls VT, Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Blackstone MA, Burlington VT, Cascade (NH), Central Falls RI, Chicopee MA, Clubs and Societies, Cohoes NY, Conference Proceedings, Connecticut, Education, Emigration and Immigration, France, Gardner MA, Gilbertville MA, Glens Falls NY, Goffstown NH, Hartford CT, Haverhill MA, Holyoke MA, Ipswich MA, Island Pond VT, Language and Linguistics, Lawrence MA, Lewiston ME, Lisbon ME, Lowell MA, Lynn MA, Madawaska ME, Maine, Manchester NH, Manville RI, Marieville RI, Marlboro MA, Massachusetts, Mexico ME, New Hampshire, New London CT, New York, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, North Adams MA, North America, Northampton MA, Ottawa ON, Pittsfield MA, Providence RI, Putnam CT, QuÃ©bec, Religion, Rhode Island, Rutland VT, Saco ME, Southbridge MA, Springvale ME, Three Rivers (Mass.), Trumbull (CT), Turners Falls (Mass.), Tyngsboro (MA), Vermont, Ware MA, Webster MA, West Warwick RI, Westbrook ME, Whitinsville MA, Willimantic CT, Winchendon MA, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA, Youth

Intergenerational Progress in Educational Attainment When Institutional Change Really Matters : A Case Study of Franco-Americans vs. French-Speaking Quebeckers

Author: Parent, Daniel

Date: 2009 February

Language: English

Find in a Library: Unknown/Inconnu

Comparative study of the education levels of Franco Americans and francophone Quebeckers of similar age, based on census data from 1970/1 and 2000/1. Patterns of educational attainment among each group. Franco American educational achievement as…

Tags: Education, Emigration and Immigration, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, QuÃ©bec, Youth

The Richford Experience : French Bilingual Education as a "Basic" Approach to Language Competence

Author: Hagel, Phyllis L.

Date: 1981 February

Publication: The French Review

Volume: 54

Language: English

Find in a Library: 137573897

Article describing the French-English bilingual elementary education program as developed and instituted by the Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union of Franklin County, Vermont. Bilingual education as a response to certain educational and…

Tags: Acculturation and Assimilation, Berlin NH, Burlington VT, Canaan VT, Education, Franklin County VT, Language and Linguistics, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Richford VT, St. John River Valley, Vermont, Winooski VT

A Study of Item Bias in the Maine Educational Assessment Test

Author: Smith, James Brian

Date: 1993

Thesis Type: Ed. D.

Institution: Boston College

Language: en

Find in a Library: 31951945

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Education study of the cultural validity of standardized testing in Maine. Based on test performances in 1988 and 1989 from samplings of students in St. Agatha, Madawaska, Lewiston, Fort Kent, Van Buren, and Caribou. Analyzes scoring in the areas of…

Tags: Caribou ME, Education, Fort Kent ME, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Madawaska ME, Maine, Native Americans, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- Language and Linguistics, St. Agatha ME, Van Buren ME, Youth

Basic Conversational French for Health Personnel : A Telecture Program

Author: Bolduc, Claire
Author: Colin, Cecile

Date: 1979

Language: English

Find in a Library: 5542504

Franco American language and culture resource guide for healthcare personnel. Glossary of French language terms and phrases, lessons, and an example story of French-English bilingual interaction. Published for a 1979 telecture (long-distance…

Tags: Education, Health and Wellness, Language and Linguistics, Maine, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- Language and Linguistics

A Preliminary Historical Inquiry into the Maine Catholic School System

Author: Raymond, Marcel-Alexandre-Lucien

Date: 1959

Thesis Type: M.A., Education

Institution: University of Ottawa

Language: en

Find in a Library: 16015534

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Education research into the Roman Catholic diocesan school system in Maine - from the Church's early teaching there, to the system's official establishment in 1853, to its middle-twentieth-century form. One of the earlist writings on the Maine…

Tags: Education, Exploration and Colonization, Irish Americans, Language and Linguistics, Maine, Native Americans, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- History -- Religion, Portland ME, Religion

Recapturing a Heritage : Franco-American Programming in Maine

Author: Van de Bogart, Erik

Date: 1976 July/August

Publication: Public Telecommunications Review

Volume: 4

Language: English

Find in a Library: 1791074

Essay on Franco American children's public television programming in Maine in the 1970s. Provides historical context for two such programs - "La Machine Magique" and "La Bonne Aventure." The reasoning and goals of this programming, its conceptual…

Tags: Auburn ME, Augusta ME, Biddeford ME, Caribou ME, Education, Film and Television, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Madawaska ME, Maine, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Saco ME, Van Buren ME, Waterville ME

La crise de l'enseignement du francÌ§ais dans nos eÌcoles paroissiales

Author: Le ComiteÌ de Vie Franco-AmeÌricaine

Date: 1965

Language: FranÃ§ais

Find in a Library: 70305868

Sous-titrée, "Actes du VIIIe CongreÌ€s des Franco-AmeÌricains tenu aÌ€ Manchester, New Hampshire, les 15, 16, et 17 october 1965." Des actes d'un congreÌ€s de 1965 dont le but principal était une discussion sur…

Tags: Clubs and Societies, Community: Customs and Social Life, Education, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Fall River MA, Language and Linguistics, Manchester NH, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Religion

Pour ReÌsoudre la Crise de l'Enseignement du francÌ§ais dans nos Ecoles Paroissiales

Author: ComiteÌ de vie franco-ameÌricaine

Date: 1967

Language: FranÃ§ais

Find in a Library: 2348006

Sous-titrée, "Actes du IXe CongreÌ€s des Franco-ameÌricains tenu aÌ€ Providence, Rhode Island, les 11 et 12 novembre 1966." Des actes d'un congreÌ€s de 1966 dont le but principal était une discussion sur l'état de la…

Franco-American Student Affairs at the University of Maine at Orono

Author: LabbÃ©, Yvon A.

Date: 1972 May 2 (published 1973; republished Summer 2010)

Language: English

Find in a Library: 31186541

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Original text of a presentation included in "The French in New England, Acadia, and Quebec," a 1972 conference sponsored by the New England-Atlantic Provinces-Quebec Centre at the University of Maine, Orono, Maine. Considers the birth, plight, and…

Tags: Bangor ME, Education, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Maine, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Orono ME, St. John River Valley

The Design of a Franco-American Restaurant as a Community Education Device

Author: Lanoue, Margaret A.

Date: 1984

Thesis Type: M.A., Education

Institution: University of Maine at Orono

Language: en

Find in a Library: 46579887

Master's thesis proposing a restaurant whose design and theme aim toward public education about Franco American culture. How this project is situated in a larger, national discussion about "the value of ethnic identity" (1). A demographic background…

Tags: Acadians, Art and Architecture, Business and Economics, California, Community: Customs and Social Life, Education, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Food, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- Ethnic Studies, QuÃ©bec

FLES : A Comparative Study

Author: Gabrielle, Sister Marie
Author: de JÃ©sus, Sister Raymond

Date: 1964 February 01

Publication: The Modern Language Journal

Volume: 48

Language: English

Find in a Library: 41157033, 1642244

Findings of a New England study comparing the listening comprehension, reading abilities, and general mental abilities of English-speaking, Franco American French-speaking, and bilingual fourth-grade students in parochial school French language…

Tags: Connecticut, Education, Language and Linguistics, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education

Public or Parish : A Study of Differences in Acculturation of Franco American Schoolchildren

Author: Woolfson, Peter

Date: 1973

Language: en

Find in a Library: Unknown

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Presentation of findings of a study on Vermont Franco American children. A comparison of cultural values - personal and public - as measured in young Vermont students in parochial school and public school. A report of the involved questionnaire and…

Tags: Acculturation and Assimilation, Community: Customs and Social Life, Education, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Family, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Anthropology, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, Religion, Vermont, Youth

Linguistic Differences and Equal Educational Opportunity in New Hampshire

Author: Stewart, Andrew T.

Date: 1975

Language: English

Find in a Library: Unknown

Working paper prepared for the New Hampshire Department of Education in the 1970s. An examination of the correlation between New Hampshire school districts holding students with French surnames, and New Hampshire towns wherein reside adults who have…

La Bonne Aventure : A Formative Evaluation

Author: Simano, Irene

Date: 1974 June 29

Language: English

Find in a Library: Unknown

A presentation of data collected on the pilot programs of a children's French language television series (La Bonne Aventure) produced by the Maine Public Broadcasting Network and created by Project FACTS. Intended as a review and a "validation" of…

Tags: Biddeford ME, Caribou ME, Education, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Film and Television, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Madawaska ME, Maine, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Youth

Value Orientations of French Canadian and Anglo-American Children in Three Northeastern Vermont Communities

Author: Woolfson, Peter

Date: 1972

Language: en

Find in a Library: 11803013

A comparison of cultural values - personal and public - corresponding to ethnicity, as measured in young Vermont students of French Canadian, Anglo-American, and mixed heritage. A report of the involved questionnaire and study, a presentation of…

Tags: Community: Customs and Social Life, Derby Line VT, Education, Essex VT, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Family, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Anthropology, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Orleans County VT, Vermont, Youth

Religion, Education, and Language as Factors in French Canadian Cultural Survival

Author: Kistler, Ruth Barthold

Date: 1947

Thesis Type: Ph. D., Education

Institution: New York University

Language: en

Find in a Library: 53768425

Dissertation on the cultural life of French Canada, from the 16th century until the middle 20th, and the specific roles that religion, education, and language have played in its minority preservation in and outside of Quebec. Historical background of…

Tags: Canada, Community: Customs and Social Life, Education, England, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Exploration and Colonization, Family, Fiction and Literature, France, Government and Politics, Language and Linguistics, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- History -- Religion, Nonfiction -- Language and Linguistics, QuÃ©bec, Religion, War

Guidelines for the Teaching of French to Franco-Americans

Author: DubeÌ, Normand C.

Date: 1971

Thesis Type: Ph. D., Education

Institution: The Ohio State University

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 22407012

Dissertation exploring the resources and methods available for teaching the French language to the Franco American native French speaker. Suggestions for materials, activity, and practice in the Franco American's bilingual education setting,…

Bilingual Education : A Program in New England

Author: Picard, Omer

Date: 1976

Book Title: IdentiteÌ culturelle et francophonie dans les AmeÌriques

Language: English (other essays in both English et franÃ§ais)

Find in a Library: 3732360

Some thoughts on the special features and concerns of "bilingual education" as one of many sorts of language education methods, and with a certain set of goals for an individual's growth. The particular state of the French language relative to the…

Tags: Acculturation and Assimilation, Education, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Language and Linguistics, Maine, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, St. John River Valley

Author: Schwartzwald, Robert

Date: 1994

Book Title: Langue, espace, socieÌteÌ : les varieÌteÌs du francÌ§ais en AmeÌrique du Nord

Language: French

Find in a Library: 34478167

Des pensÃ©es sur les dÃ©fis culturelles, politiques, et scolaires auxquels sont confrontÃ©s les Ã©tudes quÃ©bÃ©coises et les Ã©tudes franco-amÃ©ricaines dans les universitÃ©s amÃ©ricaines. L'Ã©tat actuel des cultures…

Tags: Acculturation and Assimilation, Albany NY, Burlington VT, Canada, Community: Customs and Social Life, Education, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Fiction and Literature, Government and Politics, Language and Linguistics, Massachusetts, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Orono ME, QuÃ©bec, United States, Worcester MA

Teaching Franco-Americans of the Northeast

Author: Pinette, Susan

Date: 2007

Publication: The French Review

Volume: 80

Language: English

Find in a Library: 137573897

An essay on including Franco Americans and Franco American literature in the rubric of French studies. How such inclusions impact this rubric historically, theoretically, and in terms of content. How a recognition of "la Francophonie" outside of…

Tags: Acadians, Education, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Exploration and Colonization, Fiction and Literature, France, Language and Linguistics, Maine, New England, New Hampshire, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, QuÃ©bec, United States, Vermont

Grade, Sex, and Ethnic Differences in Self-Concept of Franco-American and Anglo Primary Grade Students

Author: Drummond, Robert J.
Author: McIntire, Walter G.

Date: 1980

Publication: Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volume: 106

Language: en

Find in a Library: 425947545, 1782317

Studies conducted by University of Maine researchers on early school-age children. Observations and evaluations of psychological self-concept. Studies measure age, sex, and ethnic heritage factors and present data and observations based on these…

Tags: Education, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Family, Gender and Sexuality, Maine, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- Psychology, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Youth

Responding to Ethnicity: Franco-American Studies in Maine

Author: Langellier, Kristin M.

Date: 1996

Book Title: Logon Didonai: GesprÃ¤ch und Verantwortung

Language: English

Find in a Library: 35227497

Essay discussing the particular engagements - with theory, academia, community - of Franco-American Studies initiatives at the University of Maine. How community/classroom collaborative programming and discussion-based research participate in what…

Tags: Community: Customs and Social Life, Criticism and Review, Education, Gender and Sexuality, Language and Linguistics, Maine, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- Ethnic Studies, Orono ME, Social History

A Geography of the Imaginary : Mapping Francophone Identities and Curriculum Perspectives in the Postcolonial Present

Author: Thompson, Laura Anne

Date: 2008

Thesis Type: Ph. D., Secondary Education

Institution: University of Alberta

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 229425429

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From the author: "In the province of Alberta, the recent phenomenon of French-speaking newcomers, who are multicultural, multiracial, multiethnic and multifaith, is putting into question the concept of a collective Francophone identity in Canada. On…

Tags: Acculturation and Assimilation, Alberta, Canada, Community: Customs and Social Life, Education, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Geography, Government and Politics, Language and Linguistics, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- French in North America, Religion

A Study of the Survival of Certain Neologisms and 17th Century French Words and Expressions Among Pupils of French-Canadian Descent in the Woonsocket High School, Rhode Island, with a View to Determining Whether or Not This Survival Warrants Remedial Teaching

Author: Guyette, George Francis

Date: 1941

Thesis Type: M.A., Education

Institution: University of Maine at Orono

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 50013355

Thesis that argues a recognition of the persistence of French language from 17th-century France and New France into 20th-century southern New England. As a research piece in the field of education, this study examined the 1930s state of colloquial…

Tags: Education, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, France, Language and Linguistics, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- Language and Linguistics, QuÃ©bec, Woonsocket RI

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The Teacher of French and the Franco-American Newspaper

"Speak White" : Language Policy, Immigration, Discourse, and Tactical Authenticity in a French Enclave in New England

Language and Culture : Heritage and Horizons : The 1976 Northeast Conference

Integrating QuÃ©bec History into the Curriculum

St. Anne as Symbol of Literacy in QuÃ©bec Culture

Les Franco-AmÃ©ricains et leurs institutions scolaires

Intergenerational Progress in Educational Attainment When Institutional Change Really Matters : A Case Study of Franco-Americans vs. French-Speaking Quebeckers

The Richford Experience : French Bilingual Education as a "Basic" Approach to Language Competence

A Study of Item Bias in the Maine Educational Assessment Test

Basic Conversational French for Health Personnel : A Telecture Program

A Preliminary Historical Inquiry into the Maine Catholic School System

Recapturing a Heritage : Franco-American Programming in Maine

La crise de l'enseignement du francÌ§ais dans nos eÌcoles paroissiales

Pour ReÌsoudre la Crise de l'Enseignement du francÌ§ais dans nos Ecoles Paroissiales

Franco-American Student Affairs at the University of Maine at Orono

The Design of a Franco-American Restaurant as a Community Education Device

FLES : A Comparative Study

Public or Parish : A Study of Differences in Acculturation of Franco American Schoolchildren

Linguistic Differences and Equal Educational Opportunity in New Hampshire

La Bonne Aventure : A Formative Evaluation

Value Orientations of French Canadian and Anglo-American Children in Three Northeastern Vermont Communities

Religion, Education, and Language as Factors in French Canadian Cultural Survival

Guidelines for the Teaching of French to Franco-Americans

Bilingual Education : A Program in New England

Le rÃ´le des universitÃ©s amÃ©ricaines dans la diffusion de la culture francophone en AmÃ©rique du Nord

Teaching Franco-Americans of the Northeast

Grade, Sex, and Ethnic Differences in Self-Concept of Franco-American and Anglo Primary Grade Students

Responding to Ethnicity: Franco-American Studies in Maine

A Geography of the Imaginary : Mapping Francophone Identities and Curriculum Perspectives in the Postcolonial Present

A Study of the Survival of Certain Neologisms and 17th Century French Words and Expressions Among Pupils of French-Canadian Descent in the Woonsocket High School, Rhode Island, with a View to Determining Whether or Not This Survival Warrants Remedial Teaching