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_ Dear Editor: i . a .

_ lam very interested i in this”
7 controversy — “Over -

subject:

‘French. prime ‘mini:

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newspaper report that, ‘when 2
hea wicitad: France, tha Reanch ~

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President suggested a trans-
lation. of Mr... Trudeau’s.

case they. were not under.

stood by his Parisian-French |

PP ;
auGience. ey a,

Dear Editor:

immersion __ schools.
evidently cost us nothing.
Who is paying for the text

books from Quebec? Who
will -pay. for. the . French

teachers from Quebec? Who

will fill the library. with’

French books? The ‘school

administrators are wiser than

I realized if they can do this
£

for nothing, or else they axe

Dear Editor:

Nine months of. -fespon- .
sible investigation of avail-
able extensive research on ~ Enelish- literacy. levels at
second language learning -

preceeded the North Van.

_. School Board’s decision. (to
establish an
‘French kindergarten pro-
gram in September).

Immersion classes do not
raise the mill. rate.
substitution of a full time
English speaking teacher for

a full time French speaking

teacher does ‘not incur any
extra costs. .

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| French =:

_ immersion for school child=
ren. and I. have a few. -
questions to ask on the .

hebatet ae

| themselves =
.. novelty wears off?
vemarks at a formal dinner in -

immersion _

The

Sreteteinte
roe ee a

3 Will: our ° children be io

taught. Quebec: French or
French _ French ¢~ in: > our.
schools? ~

_. become bilingual in Quebec -”
Bs French ‘Or. ‘Erench— French, | “
A. ‘Does. Mr. Trudeau, our wher

ae ‘older’. “brothers and =

. sietareD Oe moles
RPE L rk ov 6 wauny .

2

Isabel Owen
_ West Vancouver

under the impression that we

: «are dumber than we seem.
I see we now have French |
‘that

This whole French i issue is
more than I can take. Has the .
school board ever thought of |
asking taxpayers what they
want? I for. one, -would..be

5 A Swedis i Grandmother”
.. =
(ame wi

be Csataerheeda ae

“OR North’ Vance

ne also. shire ‘the: é.coneetn | -
” regarding’ the level of Eng- —

lish literacy. of. our: children.
But the ' assumption .

second language. instruction.

can be compared i isa fallacy.

To improve ‘English lan-
guage instruction one should
offer constructive sugges-
tions ‘concerning that pro-
gram rather than criticize an
unrelated program. —

Lorraine Waring;

North Vancouver

Phone now and ‘set up = an
appolntmont for a personalized
procialon cut by one
professionally qualified hair cut-
tors.

of our

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3. When. our R. c. children ;

Eaten
OCCrween .

until the ne

th eld i inv. fequest)! ,

couver

ever, is why this: ; group: -has

smgied | out. the ‘Norin ; Van-:
_couver School: Board’s plan-
ned: French immersion Pro-

“What ‘additicieal e

ren in an immersion class
‘over r that of: a regular class?

delighted io ieli themi.- in© = . ”
_two languages! . ee

Sait In rena figohoecrni Be ree sdoponers

ver’s latest: citizens’: group,
Concerned’ Citizens Associa=.
_tion (CCA), a: concern. about:
“spiralling: costs ‘and expen-"
-.ditures of tax dollars ‘at: all
levels of government.’’ What.
I fail. to understand,. how- -

“ insteuction...’

- involved. in educating. child- ot :
and: French’ ‘immersion. ‘pro-
: grams will, ‘Not - involve amy

os Ere

‘tion regardless - of ‘what
language - ‘is: used. as. the .
“means of. communication and

The interest of the immer-

sion. method: is to cover: the .

‘Same basic curriculum as the.
regular. classes,

wi “the. opportunity ~
acquiring a second language

--in. the: most. effective and
‘economical means s available... _

© additional “teachers,

and, in :
7 addition. provide youngsters -

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aii pyyt meena CRA fe ESA ONL EO

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“class: a

-fooms or other: facilities. : . aes
The total. population - of - "Fhe board: also ‘decided

‘children to be educated : will that" a minimum number of

remain the.same. The only: .- @nrolments. ‘must be. received

- change will be that. parents: oe

will now have a choice.’ poe res

The’ CCA. also. voiced: “its. Se lt appears. to me then, that
concern that the school board: the ape a of enrolment will
acted “without ‘a: true: con-. |
 sensus: of public and: tax-. t
_ payer opinion’’ on this issue.

It. is my understanc ding that: =

immersion’ programs’ ‘and to.

provide’ “parents .. with ‘the. ee North Vancouver.

Cs

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