Jezak, MonikaJezak, Monika2017-06-282017-06-282017-06-069780776625843https://press.uottawa.ca/language-is-the-key.htmlhttp://hdl.handle.net/10393/36222https://doi.org/10.20381/ruor-20502Language is the Key offers an examination of the widely recognized system of official language training for adult immigrants to Canada—the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) and their French equivalent, Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC).FOREWORD (Monika Jezak, University of Ottawa) ● CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION - Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) and Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) – Canadian language framework in the era of glocalization (Monika Jezak, University of Ottawa and Enrica Piccardo, University of Toronto, OISE) ● CHAPTER 2 - Design-based research methodology for establishing the common theoretical framework and the CLB/NCLC scales (Monique Bournot-Trites, University of British Colombia) ● CHAPTER 3 - Teaching and assessment with the CLB: Teacher experiences and perspectives (Eve Haque and Antonella Valeo, York University) ● CHAPTER 4 - Teaching and assessment: Using the CLB in a range of contexts under the stewardship of the Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks (Anne Senior, ASTEC Inc., Specialist Consultant CCLB) ● CHAPTER 5 - NCLC in minority settings: Past and future projects (Élissa Beaulieu, CCLB and Morgan Le Thiec, Université du Québec à Montréal, Consultant CCLB) ● CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION - Building the bridge to the future: Potential contribution of the CLB and the NCLC (Samira ElAtia, University of Alberta, Campus Saint Jean)enCLBlanguage testingsecond languagelinguistiqueBook