School Districts’ Assessment of the French Language Proficiency of Prospective FSL Teachers
Mots-clés :
language assessment, French proficiency, hiring, French teachersRésumé
Presque tous les districts scolaires canadiens évaluent les compétences en français des candidats lors de l'embauche pour des postes d'enseignants en FLS. Ces évaluations sont conçues pour s'assurer que les enseignants de FLS qu'ils embauchent possèdent les compétences linguistiques requises pour enseigner le français d'une manière efficace. Cette étude a recueilli des données auprès de 112 districts scolaires (situés dans les 10 provinces) et a révélé que bien qu'il existe une gamme d'outils et de processus d'évaluation à travers le pays, la méthode d'évaluation la plus courante consiste pour un administrateur scolaire à poser une ou deux questions en français (avec la candidat répondant en français) lors de l'entretien d'embauche. Nous posons des questions sur la justesse de ces évaluations pour prendre des décisions d'emploi à enjeux élevés et offrons des preuves que les districts scolaires commencent à utiliser ces informations d'évaluation à des fins formatives ainsi que pour les décisions d'embauche.
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