Language Policy, Education, and Cultural Survival: Bill 101 and the Transformation of Anglophone Montreal, 1977-1985

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Language Policy, Education, and Cultural Survival: Bill 101 and the Transformation of Anglophone Montreal, 1977-1985
Abstract
The author notes that schools are institutions crucial to the vitality of minority communities. He points out that it is there that languages are taught, cultural values are transmitted from one generation to another, newcomers are integrated into the community and numerous group members find employment as teachers and administrators. If the future of Anglophone schooling is in question, then nothing less than the cultural survival of Anglophone Montreal is at stake. The author examines three aspects of the impact of Bill 101 on Anglophone education in Montreal. First, after briefly sketching the background, from a Francophone perspective, leading up to the enactment of the Charter of the French Language (Bill 101) in 1977, the author traces the response of Montreal Anglophones to the Charter's stipulations on language and education. Second, the author examines the impact of the Charter on the clientele, content and structure of Anglophone education in Montreal. Finally, the author speculates (circa 1986) on the likely future of Anglophone schooling and, by extension, the likely future of the Anglophone community in the Montreal region.
Publication
Québec Studies
Volume
Vol. 4
Pages
3-28
Date
1986
Language
en
Citation
Levine, Marc V. “Language Policy, Education, and Cultural Survival: Bill 101 and the Transformation of Anglophone Montreal, 1977-1985.” Québec Studies Vol. 4 (1986): 3–28.
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