Together for Success
Bringing the New Devis to Life - Together
The new ESL and FSL devis reflect years of collaboration and advocacy by teachers across Québec who wanted language learning to better reflect how languages are genuinely learned and used.
Created by and for the ESL and FSL community, this ECQ-funded website brings together practical tools, research-informed guides, classroom examples, podcasts, videos, and implementation resources designed to support that transition while respecting teacher expertise and local contexts.
Welcome to Together for Success
Choose Your Path
UNDERSTAND
Making Sense of the New Devis
Explore the ideas, concepts, and pedagogical shifts behind the new devis through resources such as:
RESOURCES
Understand Video
GUIDES
APPLY
Turning Vision into Action
Access practical tools and adaptable models to support implementation in your local context through resources such as:
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Introductory Video: Apply Section Overview
ADAPT
Bringing the Devis to Life
Discover how teachers across Québec are adapting the new devis through complete learning scenarios, classroom resources, interviews and videos, as well as guides on:
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Video: Adapt Section
AI tools
AI Rubric Generator
Generate customized descriptors and evaluation criteria aligned with the new devis while adapting them to your own tasks and evaluation practices.
AI Scenario Generator
Use AI to help design coherent learning scenarios aligned with the devis, including competencies, tasks, evaluation, and lesson-planning elements.
Learning Scenario Library
View all scenariosGet inspired with ready-made, new-devis-aligned learning scenarios, contributed by the CEGEP ESL and FSL community.
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FR 6 weeksBalados liés au champ d’études : découvrir, partager et créer
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7 weeksThe Culture Curator: Making Sense of Trends and Ideas
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3 weeksDebate Prep with Ethical AI Use
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FR 5 weeksArts autochtones : décoloniser l’histoire
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6 weeksA Screenplay Project to Stimulate Creativity
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FR 7 weeksDessine-moi un(e) collègue de classe : un portrait qui favorise l’ouverture
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3 weeksUnusual jobs: A Reinvestment-Driven Final Exam Sequence
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1 weekGuided Discussion for Active Learners
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10 weeksESL Heroes beyond the Classroom: A Quest for Autonomy
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FR 3 weeksDe la maison au restaurant : Décrire le monde autour de soi !
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FR 3 weeksMétiers insolites : une séquence d’évaluations axée sur le réinvestissement
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4 weeksBrown Skinned & Beautiful: Exploring Cultural Identity Through Poetry
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FR 8 weeksLaisser son empreinte : de la découverte à la création de récits numériques
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4 weeksRethinking Society: Lessons from Other Countries
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4 weeksChanging Times- Linking THEM and US: Exploring Culture through Past, Present and Future
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FR 4 weeksDans la peau d'Alexandre Dumas: réinvestir une œuvre littéraire de façon créative
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3 weeksGame-Based Learning for Ethical Citizenship and Digital Literacy
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FR 6 weeksAvoir l'œil ! Affiner son regard critique à l’aide de vidéoclips
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1-2 weeksLet’s Talk! Mastering Real-World Conversation
FAQ
View all FAQsFind quick answers to practical questions about teaching, learning, evaluation, and implementation.
Specific Objectives
How can we support the development of oral interaction in the classroom?
Here are some possible approaches: Plan a variety of interaction activities that encourage cooperation and willingness to take risks. Our Guide - Oral Interaction offers many different …
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What is the difference between writing a text and following a process of writing, revising, and correcting?
In the new objectives, the emphasis is not only on the final text, but on the process students use to create and improve it. Writing is viewed as a gradual process that develops over time …
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How can students reinvest their understanding of texts they have read, viewed, or heard?
Reinvestment tasks begin with comprehension. Students first use strategies to understand, interpret, and process information accurately. They then use that understanding to create something …
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What is the role of success indicators related to the overall objective?
These success indicators support the achievement of the overall objective and are not tied to a single skill or activity. For example, self-regulated learning strategies and adapting …
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What does the devis mean by self-regulated learning strategies that promote second-language autonomy?
Several factors influence second-language acquisition, and there is wide variability within student groups. The success indicator related to self-regulation is meant to take into account …
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How can teachers evaluate the demonstration of openness, respect, and curiosity toward other cultures?
The success indicator “Demonstration of openness, respect, and curiosity toward other cultures” is associated with intercultural communicative competence and can be shown through: Knowledge …
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How can we evaluate the evident progress mentioned in the success indicators?
Progress in second-language learning is not always linear and may look different from one student to another. Evaluation should therefore focus on observable development over time rather …
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How can teachers help students demonstrate appropriate use of reading, listening, correction, or revision strategies?
In order for teachers to assess the use of strategies, students need several opportunities to apply them in class. They can then demonstrate their use of strategies by leaving traces of …
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What does the devis mean by cultural experiences?
Cultural experiences refer to artistic, literary, and media works that reflect the values, perspectives, and realities of a culture or community. In the context of language teaching, this …
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What does the devis mean by authentic communication opportunities?
Authentic communication opportunities reflect real interactions students might experience in English. Here are some examples: Asking someone for information on the street or making a phone …
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Why is active engagement emphasized as an essential dimension of the overall objective?
In current pedagogical approaches, active engagement is considered essential to the development of language competencies. The action-oriented approach views learners as social agents who use …
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Why refer to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)?
The CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) is an international reference framework used to support coherence and transparency in language teaching, learning, and …
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Why was the word count removed from the new devis?
Two main reasons explain why word counts were removed. First, a word count does not reflect the complexity of the writing task. For example, a 200-word summary scientific article may require …
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Is there a place for plurilingualism and pluriculturalism in this devis?
Yes! Success indicators related to the overall objective create spaces for reflection and discussion about culture and the learning process. The success indicator “Demonstration of openness, …
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What place does artificial intelligence (AI) have in the devis?
The devis recognizes the importance of digital tools and resources in language learning. Across all levels, students are expected to use print and digital resources appropriately for …
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What is meant by “media text”?
A media text is a text that combines different modes of communication, such as words, images, sound, or video. Media texts can include things like advertisements, news reports, social media …
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What is meant by “creative writing”?
Creative writing involves original and imaginative contributions that go beyond simply reproducing information. It can include: Inventiveness: proposing unusual, unexpected, or new …
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Can teachers still teach oral presentations? Grammar? Literature?
Yes! These practices remain fully relevant within the new devis. What matters is not the activity itself, but how it supports the development of the targeted competencies and success …
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How can teachers incorporate oral presentations into their teaching with the new devis?
Oral presentations remain fully compatible with the new devis. Although the oral communication objective now places greater emphasis on interaction, presentations can still support the …
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How can teachers incorporate explicit grammar teaching into a course with the new devis?
Explicit grammar teaching remains an important part of ESL instruction in the new devis. At every level, the success indicators include the understanding and use of grammatical forms and …
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How can teachers incorporate literature into courses that follow the new devis?
Literature continues to have an important place in the common courses (A block) of the new devis, which focus on topics of social and cultural relevance. Literary texts can support the third …
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How can teachers use multiple-choice questions to assess reading and listening with the new devis?
The new devis place communication and meaningful language use at the center of learning and evaluation. As a result, assessment tasks should prioritize students’ ability to understand, …
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RASCALS’ Roundtable
Together for Success: The Tool That Launched a Thousand Plans Cadres
Brett and Danielle speak with Laurent Duval about Together for Success, an online resource designed to help teachers implement the new devis.
A Community in Motion
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