INCREASING THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE CONTENT ON FRANCOPHONE MINORITY SCHOOL BOARDS’ WEBSITES IN CANADA: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY (2008-2016) IN SUPPORT OF NON-FRENCHSPEAKING PARENTS AND GUARDIANS
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francophone minority education, websites, English language, parent-school partnership, school boardsAbstract
This paper focuses on the results of a longitudinal study examining the English-language content of Francophone minority school boards’ websites throughout Canada, mindful of the changing profile of the boards’ parental population. A document analysis research approach was used to analyse how the content destined for a non-French-speaking audience has evolved, enabling the audience to have access to new and pertinent information. It was observed that the majority of boards in Western Canada and Ontario have increased the presence of English on their websites. Atlantic Canada (with the exception of New Brunswick) has followed this trend. It is worth noting that other languages and content areas have shown up on the web sites, confirming the changing demographics of Francophone minority communities in Canada.
AUGMENTER LE CONTENU EN ANGLAIS DES SITES WEB DES CONSEILS SCOLAIRES FRANCOPHONES MINORITAIRES AU CANADA : UNE ÉTUDE LONGITUDINALE (2008-2016) À L’APPUI DES PARENTS ET DES TUTEURS QUI NE PARLENT PAS FRANÇAIS
Ce texte présente les résultats d’une étude longitudinale portant sur le contenu anglais des sites Web des conseils scolaires de langue française en milieux minoritaires partout au Canada, reconnaissant l’évolution du profil langagier de la situation familiale des conseils. Une approche de recherche documentaire a été utilisée pour analyser l’évolution du contenu destiné à un public non francophone, permettant à ce public d’avoir accès à de nouvelles informations pertinentes en anglais. Il a été observé que la majorité des conseils scolaires de l’Ouest canadien et de l’Ontario ont accru la présence de l’anglais sur leurs sites Web. Le Canada atlantique (à l'exception du Nouveau-Brunswick) a suivi cette tendance. Il est à noter que d'autres langues et contenus variés sont apparus sur les sites Web, confirmant ainsi l'évolution démographique des communautés francophones en situation minoritaire au Canada.
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