Tag Archives: bilinguism

Is it a 100% Failure?… Or is there Hope?

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: May 25, 2009

Last week, there was a long series of articles in The Ottawa Citizen triggered by the discovery of  a leak regarding reading comprehension and written expression tests in the Public Service of Canada. Of course, when something like this happens, it brings back an old debate to the surface: policies on the two official languages in [...]

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Too Much Power?…

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: May 7, 2009

This week was another roller-coaster of emotions… ups and downs… I should be used to this by now yet I am not!… Although people tell me not to get so involved personally, I cannot help it… I AM!!! Preparing people for their SLE tests with the government, with only a few hours, is a very [...]

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Demystifying Myths Surrounding PSC SLE Testing

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: May 1, 2009

First of all, in the news department, both Marina and Alicia encountered some hiccups in the fastidious process of getting their results! Marina had not signed the form authorizing the PSC to forward her oral interaction test results to HR before she went for her test on Monday… therefore, her results have been sent to [...]

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