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Positions in the public service are classified in four ways, depending on the required linguistic capacity of the candidate for the position: bilingual imperative, English essential, French essential or either French or English essential. The bilingual imperative category is further broken down into the level of both languages the candidate is ...
Official bilingualism " is the term used in Canada to collectively describe the policies, constitutional provisions, and laws that ensure legal equality of English and French in the Parliament and courts of Canada, protect the linguistic rights of English- and French-speaking minorities in different provinces, and ensure a level of government ...
Official Languages Act. (Canada) The Official Languages Act ( French: Loi sur les langues officielles) is a Canadian law that came into force on September 9, 1969, [1] which gives French and English equal status in the government of Canada. [2] This makes them "official" languages, having preferred status in law over all other languages.
The Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism (French: Commission royale d’enquête sur le bilinguisme et le biculturalisme, also known as the Bi and Bi Commission and the Laurendeau-Dunton Commission) was a Canadian royal commission established on 19 July 1963, by the government of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson to "inquire into and report upon the existing state of bilingualism ...
Cognitive effects of bilingualism. Bilingualism, a subset of multilingualism, [ 1][ 2] means having proficiency in two languages. [ 3] A bilingual individual is traditionally defined as someone who understands and produces two languages on a regular basis. [ 4] A bilingual individual's initial exposure to both languages may start in early ...
Transitional bilingualism. Transitional bilingualism is the shift from being bilingual, knowing two different languages, to only speaking one leading language. This usually happens over a period of time and can be seen within a few generations. There are families with immigrant grandparents who speak primarily their native language and some of ...
BBB says it goes further than many other review sites to ensure its reviews are genuine. The organization doesn't allow anonymous reviews, for example, and it requires reviewers to confirm their ...
Bimodal bilingualism. Bimodal bilingualism is an individual or community's bilingual competency in at least one oral language and at least one sign language, which utilize two different modalities. An oral language consists of a vocal-aural modality versus a signed language which consists of a visual-spatial modality. [ 1]