Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Methodology -- Chapter 3 Variation in L1 Spoken French -- Chapter 4 Students' Learning of Variation -- Chapter 5 The Potential Benefits of Increased FL1 Input in an Educational Context -- Chapter 6 Conclusion -- Appendix A: Semi-Directed Taped Interview Schedule - Including Reading Passages -- Appendix B: Student Questionnaire Survey -- Appendix C: Objectives of the Ontario Ministry of Education Concerning the Development of Sociolinguistic Competence by Secondary School French Immersion Students -- Appendix D: Results of the GoldVarb Analyses of the Sociolinguistic Variables Focused upon in the Current Research -- Notes -- References.