PWAC Reads!
Julie Barlow – PWAC Book reading and signing along with authors Beverly Akerman, Olivia Kona, Eve Krakow and Heather Grace Stewart. October 1, 2011, 2:00p …
Posts in category Divers
Is English Montreal School Board Killing the Best to Save the Rest?
On the first day of school in Montreal, Global TV News and Le Devoir newspaper both ask: why is Nesbitt school on the chopping block? …
Maclean Uncovers Why Successful Bilingual School in Montreal is Up for Closure
Successful Bilingual school in Montreal, Nesbit Elementary, featured in an article written by Martin Patriquin for Maclean’s Magazine. «The closing of an English school is …
The Bilingual Struggle Continues
In kiosks now: September issue of L’actualité where the bilingual elementary school Nesbitt is the frame for the article written by Lise-Marie Gervais. From the …
The Story of French: Q & A With Julie Barlow (Part 2)
What do you admire about French as a language? Julie: After writing The Story of French, what I admire most about French is the resilience …
History of the French Language
Is French really on the decline? Many believe so. To explain this demise, they point to the fact that French is “controlled” by an academy. …
The Story of French: Q & A With Julie Barlow (Part 1)
Tell us about The Story of French… Julie: We got the idea for The Story of French at the same time we got the idea …
Francophobia: is it the last “acceptable” prejudice?
By Jean-Benoît Nadeau This whole DSK debacle shed light on a particularly disturbing aspect of Western culture: widespread and uninhibited francophobia. The English language press …
Drowning in English
Jean-Benoit recently attended a conference of the association, Francophonie des Amériques where he heard University of Laval professor Michelle Daveluy speak about her adventures aboard …
Nesbitt School: The Battle for Bilingualism
By Julie Barlow Who would have believed a single sheet of yellow paper could throw life into such havoc? On March 21st, my daughters brought …