2021, Vol.27, No.2

Asia-Pacific Journal of Canadian Studies 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.1

pISSN : 2951-0619 / eISSN : 2951-3952
https://journal.kci.go.kr/apjcs

Suh, Duck-Yull. (2021). The 60th anniversary of the OQLF in Canada: Reflection on its activities, Asian Journal of Canadian Studies, 27(2), 5-28. The Office Québécois de la Langue Française has had to adapt its actions to the various mandates entrusted to it under the language laws put forward by successive governments in power since its founding. The initial mandate given to it by the Le Sage government in 1961 focused on the quality of the language. The Office then had to work on some recovery of French. In this context, it seeks to lay the foundations for a standard for French written and spoken in Quebec aligned with international French and is counting on the collaboration of public authorities to implement this standard. It also adopts a proactive-type intervention strategy: it calls for the responsibility of the individual speaker, whom it addresses through campaigns to promote French and advertising posters. It also undertakes lexicographical and terminological work which it distributes in the form of linguistic bulletins and lexicons. To what extent have the actions carried out by the Office borne fruit? This is the main question we wanted to answer by carrying out this research. In other words, we have given ourselves the mandate to take stock of the actions of the Office at the end of its first 60 years of existence.

Economic integration in North America from national and subnational perspectives: Recent trends and projections. Asian Journal of Canadian Studies, 27(2), 29-59. This article analyzes trends in North America's economic integration during 1994-2020, highlighting the role of subnational entities. It examines the nature and characteristics of the national and subnational economies in the region in recent decades. There has been increased cooperation among subnational actors in North America. With the new United States, Mexico, and Canada Agreement, greater integration among the three North American countries is expected. After the economic downturn in 2020, triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, economic growth is expected in 2020 and 2021, according to estimates from international organizations.

A study of Francization for immigrants in Quebec, Canada. Asian Journal of Canadian Studies, 27(2), 59-84. The francization of immigrant people in Quebec is the subject of particular attention, to the point of becoming one of the priorities of the Government of Quebec. It is now on the same footing as access to employment in the current policy of welcoming and integrating immigrant people in Quebec. French has a special place in Quebec. A symbol of identity, language has always been seen as a tool of fundamental integration and a means of preserving national identity. This is how the budget allocated to francization was increased by $70 million in 2019, which led to the hiring of 141 additional teachers and to opening of the courses to a larger clientele. As a result, there were 16,971 registered students in the fall of 2019 compared to 13,728 in 2018. French second language courses are supervised by the Ministry of Immigration, Francization, and Integration (MIFI) in universities, Cegeps, and community centres, or by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEES) in the school service centres (formerly school boards). In both cases, the purpose of the courses is to make the learner autonomous as quickly as possible. The average time needed to reach this daily autonomy is about two years for both young and adults.