Thomas, Alain2008-12-032008-12-032004International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching; 42(4): 365-3820019-042Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/2491This article is drawn from a large-scale ongoing study on linguistic progress in advanced French as a second language (FL2). The performance of 48 English-speaking students who spent their third year of university in France (the `experimental`group) has been compared to that of 39 classmates who chose to stay and study at home in southern Ontario, CanadaenFrenchFrench as a Second LanguageSociolinguistic variationOntarioSecond Language VariationArticle