Pre 1950

 

-Mabel E. Gates    L.N.S. Form V    Ontario Teachers Manuals    1926

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               In conducting our research on the teaching of French language in Ontario
Secondary Schools, we came across some fascinating historical gems dating back to the 19th Century.

	The philosophy of education, according to Mabel E. Gates, quotations taken from her normal school teachers' manual
	Teacher contract agreements for employment dating from 1936-1949
	French Textbooks dating back to 1867
	Departmental French examinations

               In reviewing these French teaching resources, we discovered that French language instruction was comprised of strictly grammar & translation during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. Go Back to Main Page