A critical policy analysis of French immersion documents
Who is Immersion For?
Thesis project
This website is a summary of the findings from Marika Kunnas' master thesis (2019): Inequities in Black et Blanc: Textual Constructions of the French Immersion Student.
This critical policy analysis investigated French immersion policies and documents, revealing who immersion is for.
Read through the different pages to see the different stages of this project. Engage in conversation on the blog page.
Research Questions
Is there a dominant social construction of the typical French Immersion student in the Ontario French as a Second Language curriculum, Ontario school boards’ policies and procedures, and French Immersion promotional materials?
Who is implicitly and explicitly included or excluded in this construction?
How are they included or excluded?
What other related provincial and regional policies or documents impact this construction?
"FI [French immersion ] has many benefits that all students should be able to take advantage of. This study demonstrates how current policies and documents surrounding FI are not adequately including all students, despite what they claim in their generic statements of inclusivity."
(Kunnas, 2019, p. 93)
