title: [Quebec's language policy and the behavior of young Quebecers of Greek and Portuguese origin].
abstract: "This paper briefly presents the results of surveys made in 1983 and 1984 within the Greek and Portuguese communities of Montreal [Canada], in order to investigate the reaction of these two groups with respect to policy measures directing their children towards the French school system.  Results show that, among Greeks, legislation did not markedly affect the privileged place of English, while among Portuguese, who previously were already much more French-oriented, the main impact of these policy measures seems to have been a decline in the knowledge of English among the young." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Veltman
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D002170:Canada; D003142:Communication; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004493:Education; D005006:Ethnicity; D007802:Language; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011640:Public Policy; D012574:Schools
keywords: Americas; Canada; Communication; Comparative Studies; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Education; Ethnic Groups; Language; North America; Northern America; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Schools