David Macfarlane

Bio:

From the beginning of his career, David Macfarlane has worked in the field of second language education, both in Canada and abroad. Learning specialist for many years with the New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, he was heavily involved in piloting the Intensive French program, training teachers in the NLA and participated in the development of a number of teaching units for the Post-Intensive French program. Since retirement, he has acted as an independent consultant and facilitates workshops across the country and in France, specialising in the Neurolinguistic Approach and second-language oral proficiency evaluation. He was also involved in the revitalization efforts for Indigenous languages in New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories (curriculum development and teacher training).