國際教育週專題講座（加拿大） 

EMBS介紹：

English Montreal School Board (EMSB)

With a youth and adult sector population of more than 35,000 students, the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) is the largest English public school board in Quebec. Established on July 1, 1998, when the province created new boards along linguistic lines. Our network consists of 73 schools and centres. It is the elected council of commissioners which runs the affairs of the EMSB. This 11 member body oversees a budget of $400 million. The funds are supplied through grants from the provincial government and, to a lesser extent, through local school taxation. EMSB schools and centres work in conjunction with governing boards, which are made up of an equal number of parents and staff, along with the principal or centre director. In addition, representatives of the community and students in the second cycle of high school are members of the governing board. There is also an EMSB Parents' Committee.

Our Mission

The mission of the English Montreal School Board is to support its schools and centres in their efforts to educate students within a caring, safe and inclusive learning community.

To fulfill its mission the EMSB will:

• Recognize and value the diversity of its community;

• Provide all students with the opportunity to develop their talents and achieve their personal best;

• Recognize the skills and competencies of its employees and support their continuous professional development;

• Encourage collaboration among the various educational partners;

• Use resources effectively and innovatively to help schools and centres focus on the mission of instruction, socialization, and qualification;

• Encourage lifelong learning and critical thinking.

The EMSB mission fosters the development of educated and responsible persons who will assume their position as active members of a democratic society.

「台中市國際教育週活動」日前在惠文高中盛大舉行，除邀請國際知名學者、台中市國際教育特色學校及參與國際教育師生，進行經驗分享與專業對話外，也邀請遠自加拿大前來的蒙特婁省EMSB教育局長Nicholas Katalifos進行雙語沉浸式教學經驗分享，來自各縣市高國中小校長、主任與師長們紛紛表示受益良多。 

教育局主任秘書郭明洲表示，市長盧秀燕非常重視雙語及語言教育發展，加拿大是雙語國家，擁有法語及英語兩種官方語言，並擁有大量法語和英語社區，因此蒙特婁省的沉浸式雙語(英、法語)教育推動經驗，可做為台中市在推動雙語教學的借鏡；他也感謝教育部國教署及國際司的重視，特別派代表出席活動。 

教育局指出，透過Nicholas Katalifos局長的分享，了解到雙語教學不僅是語言的傳授，更涉及到不同語言碰撞後產生的衝突、交融與相互理解。台中市在語言教育方面，除推動雙語教學外，也著重本土語言及新住民語言教學的推行。

蒙特婁省EMSB教育局長Nicholas Katalifos說，EMSB教育局成立於 1998 年 7 月，提供全面的英語及法語教學，此多語並存的現象，源於蒙特婁省的族群發展歷史，學生在家庭中使用的語言紛雜，也使得雙語教學在推動面臨著一些挑戰，而EMSB教育局的雙語教學目標為增進學生使用兩種語言的流暢性、文化意識覺醒、學業成就及認知發展等。

台中市國際教育中心專業工作人員，同時也是教育局補助赴加拿大全時進修獲獎者的吳彥慶分享，加拿大母語是英語，但教育現場學校有沉浸式法語課程，且政府以GDP總額的固定比例挹注經費，從幼兒園開始到小學三年級，都是以法語教學，四年級後讓學生自行選擇是否回到英語系教育體制，或持續在沉浸式學校就讀，後端的升學與配套都有完整規劃。台灣在推行雙語教育的同時，可以借鏡加拿大在推行沉浸式雙語課程的系統性觀點，並提供學生家長更多的教育選擇權。