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A corpus of writing samples from 255 first-university-course students from both backgrounds was analyzed. Graduate writing proficiency was compared using total output and grammatical and syntactical accuracy measures. Few statistically significant differences emerged; however, a subgroup with authentic immersion outperformed other core French and immersion groups. 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My corpus consists of writing samples from 255 students from both backgrounds beginning a university course in French language. The writing proficiency of core French and French immersion graduates was compared based on total output and several measures of grammatical and syntactical accuracy. Few statistically significant differences emerge. However, a subgroup of core French learners who had benefitted from an authentic immersion experience appears to outperform both regular core French and French immersion groups. The purpose of this quantitative study is primarily diagnostic; the results should help universities better serve the needs of first-year students.  \nRésumé  \nLes études comparant la compétence écrite des étudiants de programmes d’immersion française et de français cadre sont peu nombreuses—particulièrement au niveau postsecondaire. Mon corpus consiste en des échantillons du français écrit de 255 étudiants issus de ces deux formations qui commencent un cours de français à l’université . J’ai comparé leur production globale et leur précision sur le plan morphosyntaxique. Peu de différences statistiquement significatives en émergent. Toutefois, un sous-grouped’étudiants cadre ayant bénéficié d’une expérience d’immersion authentique se révèle comme le plus compétent selon plusieurs des mesures utilisées. Les résultats de cette étude quantitative devraient aider les universités à mieux répondre aux besoins des étudiants de première année.  \nThe Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics: 17, 2 (2014): 91-112  \nCJAL * RCLA Lappin-Fortin 92  \nComparing Written Competency in Core French and French Immersion Graduates  \nIntroduction  \nCopious research has been carried out over the past four decades on Englishspeaking school children learning French as a second language (FSL), particularly in the increasingly popular French immersion (FI) program (e.g., Bournot-Trites, 2007; Genesee, 1987; Germain, Netten, & Séguin, 2004; Harley, 1989; Harley, Cummins, Swain, & Allen, 1990; Knaus & Nadasdi, 2001; Lapkin, 1998; Lapkin, Harley, & Taylor, 1993; Lyster, 1992, 1998, 2007; Mougeon, Nadasdi, & Rehner, 2010 ; Rebuffot, 1993) . In his overview of its first 25 years, Calvé (1991) recognised “le succès historique”(p. 15) of a Canadian FSL program where graduates were finally able to reach a level offunctional bilingualism; at the same time, he acknowledged the fossilised errors that characterise these learners and the ceiling of proficiency (le plafonnement) that they often meet. Since then, many have continued to study the linguistic (and sociolinguistic) competencies ofFI students in relation to native Francophone speakers, and have reported that FI graduates approach native-like abilities in receptive skills, but remain weaker in productive skills (see Lazaruk, 2007) . Where comparisons have been made with those in the regular stream, the consensus has long been that FI students outperform core French (CF) learners (Lapkin et al., 1993)—however, studies comparing the written production of these two groups of learners have been scarce. Lyster (1992) observed communicative competence to be more developed in his FI students than in his CF students—although his immersion students were not communicating accurately and demonstrated a fossilised interlanguage (“immersion French”) . Indeed, both the written and spoken French ofFI students is known to be “fluent but not flawless”(Lapkin & Swain, 2000, p. 8) . Nevertheless, according to Netten and Germain (2004): “Although French immersion possesses some limitations, it is the most successful means of developing communicative abilities in French in a sch","cbCaimLXJPq6DHKK","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimLXJPq6DHKK","pdf",333385,22,"English","# Abstract\n## Comparative study design and purpose\n## Background and prior research\n## Program placement and research assumption","[{\"question\":\"What comparison does the study make between core French and French immersion groups?\",\"answer\":\"It compares graduates’ written proficiency, using total output and measures of grammatical and syntactical accuracy.\"},{\"question\":\"How large is the corpus used for the study?\",\"answer\":\"The corpus includes writing samples from 255 students from both backgrounds.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the study’s main purpose for universities?\",\"answer\":\"The quantitative results are primarily diagnostic, intended to help universities better serve first-year students.\"}]","Comparing Written Competency in Core French and French Immersion Graduates | PDF",1792081399,55]