Official Languages in the Canadian Sports System Vol. 1
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June 2000
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
2. METHODOLOGY
3. BACKGROUND
3.1 Evolution of the Sport System
3.2 Official Languages in the Sport System
4. OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
4.1 Anglophone and Francophone Participation in High Performance Sport
4.2 Factors Influencing Sport Participation
4.3 The Athlete’s View of the Sport System
4.3.1 SPORT MOTIVATION AND VALUES
4.3.2 LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE AND EXPECTATIONS
4.3.3 SUMMARY4.4 The Institutional Infrastructure
4.4.1.1 Funding to Sport Organizations
4.4.1.2 Athlete Assistance Program
4.4.1.3 Major Games
4.4.1.4 Linguistic Capability of Sport Canada4.4.2 NATIONAL SPORT ORGANIZATIONS
4.4.2.1 Official Languages Policies
4.4.2.2 Official Languages Programs
4.4.2.3 Relationships between NSOs and Provincial Sport Organizations4.4.3 MULTI-SPORT / MULTI-SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
4.4.3.1 a) Coach Education
4.4.3.1 b) Intercultural Education4.4.3.2 National Sport Centres
4.4.3.3 The Canadian Olympic Association
4.4.3.4 The Pan-American Games
6.1 Population of Carded Athletes, by First Official Language
6.2 Organization of Sport in Canada
6.3 Acronyms
