Overview
                       Overview
    1.  Introduction
    1.  Introduction
    2.  Definition of Immersion
    2.  Definition of Immersion
    3.  History of Immersion Education
    3.  History of Immersion Education
    4.  Suitability
    4.  Suitability
    5.  Pros and Cons of Immersion
    5.  Pros and Cons of Immersion
    6.  Public support for Immersion
    6.  Public support for Immersion
    7.  Conclusion
    7.  Conclusion
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                    Introduction
                    Introduction
     Certain services and communications have to 
      Certain services and communications have to 
      be available in English and French
      be available in English and French
     Official Languages Act in 1969
      Official Languages Act in 1969
     Official languages in Canada are English and 
      Official languages in Canada are English and 
      French
      French
     Nunavut and Northwest Territories have 
      Nunavut and Northwest Territories have 
      additional official languages (e.g. indigenous 
      additional official languages (e.g. indigenous 
      tongues)
      tongues)
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           Language Distribution
           Language Distribution
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     Current linguistic situation in Canada
      Current linguistic situation in Canada
     30 million citizens of Canada 
       30 million citizens of Canada 
         67% native English speakers 
          67% native English speakers 
         26% native French speakers 
          26% native French speakers 
         7% native speakers of neither English nor French
          7% native speakers of neither English nor French
     English 17,352,315
       English 17,352,315
     French 6,703,325
       French 6,703,325
     Chinese 853,745
       Chinese 853,745
     Italian 469,485
       Italian 469,485
     German 438,080
       German 438,080
     Punjabi 271,220
       Punjabi 271,220
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           Definition of Immersion
           Definition of Immersion
     Uses the second language as the teaching and 
      learning language
     Second language is also used in other classes 
      like mathematics, history, and geography
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