Deck 8: Our Bilingual Heritage: The Context of Official Languages Policy

Question 1

Explore the importance of translation in Health Care or in the Correctional field and discuss some issues professionals should keep in mind when supporting clients who do not have competence in both official languages.

Answer 1

No Answer

Question 2

Research one of the following significant historical issues connected to the development of rights for French Canadians: the Acadian Deportation; Louis Riel; activities of the "Orange Lodge".

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

Explore and discuss significant legislative developments that pertain to linguistic rights in Canada.

Answer 3

No Answer

Question 4

Choose one significant issue from the 20^th century that was important to how Quebec's relationship with the rest of Canada has developed and provide details of that event or phenomenon.

Question 5

Identify an organization in your community that celebrates French language and culture. Interview a member and write about the organization's goals, activities, and level of success achieving its goals.

Question 6

Find an individual who has participated in the federal government's six week 2^nd Language learning programs. Learn about the daily activities they participated in during the six weeks of immersion, and ask for their reflections on the value of the experience.

Question 7

Seek ideas on how to transform unilingual organizations into bilingual ones, and describe 3 strategies that you would incorporate if you were an agency director.

Question 8

What have been some criticisms of efforts related to Official Languages and what are some responses to such criticisms voiced by Hayday in his study published in 2005?

Question 9

What national values does Michel Bastarache believe are defined by Language rights?

Question 10

Explain the difference between majority and minority status with regard to the French language in Canada, and geographic sites where a minority status of the language could be found.

Question 11

Contrast two different Canadian cities, with regard to the degree to which English and French are spoken.

Question 12

Give examples of variations between different populations of francophones, in relation to educational achievement and income levels.

Question 13

How many Canadians speak both English and French?

A) 1 in 2
B) 1 in 3
C) 1 in 4
D) 1 in 5

Question 14

"Section 23" of a piece of legislation focused on language rights in Canada relates to:

A) the right to distinct cultural and educational institutions
B) the right to education in the minority language in each of the provinces and territories
C) the right to government services at the federal level
D) equality of official language communities

Question 15

After French and English, what are the next 3 mother tongue languages spoken most often, according to Statistics Canada (2001)?

A) Chinese (including Cantonese, Mandarin, Hakka and others), Italian and German
B) Spanish, Chinese and German
C) Spanish, Punjabi and Chinese (including Cantonese, Mandaren, Hakka and others)
D) Japanese, Spanish and Italian

Question 16

What does a "Commissioner of Official Languages" do?

A) Oversee coordination and hiring related to translation from one official language to another
B) Ensures the security of officially translated documents
C) Observes progress in promoting bilingualism
D) Represents their respective countries at the international policy level

Question 17

An extremely important piece of legislation connected to linguistic rights that came into being in 1969 is the:

A) Official Linguistics Act
B) Linguistic Treaties Act
C) Language Communications Act
D) Official Languages Act

Question 18

The significance of language is likely understood more profoundly by individuals who

A) Have learned a third language
B) Have been in immersion programs throughout their primary and secondary education
C) Do not have the everyday privilege of communicating in their first language
D) Speak the language of the majority population in a given society

Question 19

What is the purpose behind adoption of an official language?

A) To encourage the flourishing of official language groups as a component of the democratic ideal
B) To encourage greater immigration of people from parts of the world where that language is spoken
C) To strive for communication in a limited number of languages in a particular country for greater national unity
D) To appease lobby groups who have been particularly exemplary advocates for their cause.

Question 20

Which of the following is not something necessarily known to create positive associations with bilingualism?

A) Increased contact with the other linguistic community
B) Formal classroom learning of the other official language
C) Ability to understand the other language
D) Good opportunities to learn the other official language

Question 21

What is a highly active and visible organization which has contributed to recognition of the value of Anglophone children learning French?

A) "French is Fun" Board
B) "Parents for French"
C) "French Forever"
D) « Vive le francais » Children's Organization

Question 22

Francophone populations can be found, in varying sizes, in all provinces and territories.

Question 23

Research literature reviews written by anglophone researchers ordinarily contain at least one reference written by a Canadian francophone.

Question 24

Canadian social policy makers believed, until the 1970s, that both immigrants and Aboriginal peoples would assimilate to either the English or French majorities.

Question 25

Quebec became the first officially bilingual province of the nation during Confederation, in 1967.

Question 26

The Official Languages Act is not there to force Canadians to learn the other official language.

Question 27

In the home, 10% of the Canadian population today speaks neither English nor French

Question 28

A primary reason why Acadian settlers were deported in the 1750s from the Atlantic region was their failure to swear allegiance to the British Crown.

Question 29

It took 91 years for the government of Manitoba to honour rulings that an 1890 declaration, taking away constitutional rights given to the French language in 1870, was unconstitutional.

Question 30

Newcomers to Canada can benefit from established English or French language programs with almost immediate access, in Quebec and Ontario.

Question 31

Wherever official language legislation exists, there is a requirement that all employees be bilingual.