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Learning French Or English In Canada (6/10)
As most of you know, Canada has two official languages: French and English.
Now, most of the immigrants who are chosen under the skilled worker program will have to show language proficiency in either language. But it’s not always that easy.
French & English (3/10)
The province of Quebec’s official language is French, and the province of New-Brunswick is officially bilingual. For the other provinces and territories, it’s a bit of a grey area… English is most widely spoken but there are French communities almost everywhere: in Ontario (the Franco-Ontariens), in Manitoba, in Alberta…
Geographical Humour
One of my first job in Canada was in an inbound call-center. I was a bilingual agent, no doubt hired because I spoke fluent French.
The pay was low and I was working from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm. On top of that, I regularly had to deal with customers calling from Quebec’s countryside and we [...]
Summer In The City
Summer usually brings the worse students, along with those to busy to take classes the rest of the year and whose only chance is to come to school when the Parliament isn’t in session. I don’t mind those ones. They’re usually focused on their studies because they’re desperate to pass their French test, which will [...]
Lost In Translation
I’m losing my French. Too bad I’m a French teacher.
It all started when I moved to Ottawa. The city is in Ontario but the French-speaking province of Quebec is only minutes away, across the Ottawa River. As a result, roughly 50% of the population speaks English and 30% of the population speaks French. Besides, Ottawa’s [...]
The Teacher And The Test Dilemna
I was a student not that long ago. Now, I’m the teacher. I make the rules in my classroom where cell phones have to be switched off and notes must be taken.
My students are usually twice my age. They sometimes have an impressive background but they need me. They need French. According to the law [...]
French battle
D’humeur blagueuse après la pause :
– Sais-tu pourquoi les femmes n’arrivent jamais à faire un créneau ?
– C’est quoi un créneau ?
– Ben c’est quand… quand tu te gare entre deux voitures, par exemple le long d’un trottoir.
– Euh… oui, se parquer en parallèle…
Welcome to my life. Les quiproquos de langage avec les Québécois et [...]
