Mimi Masson and three EducLang members and students, Amanda Battistuzzi, Alaa Azan and Marie-Pier Bastien, recently published two articles for the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT). The two articles are detailed below:
Second Language Teacher Attrition, Retention, and Recruitment: A Literature Review on Issues, Challenges, and Strategies for French as a Second Language Teachers
A detailed review of research on teacher recruitment and a chronicle of efforts by researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to find and create strategies to increase FSL teacher retention.
Preparing for L2 and FSL Teaching: A Literature Review on Essential Components of Effective Teacher Education for Language Teachers
A review of research literature about essential components of teacher education for preparing second language teachers, with a focus on French as a second language teacher candidates.