 It is specifically different from "Français langue seconde" (FLS) which is used when referring to prospective immigrants to francophone countries.It is related to, but not identical from French immersion, which is a strategy for teaching French as a second (never "foreign") language to children, especially in English Canada.The "Centre international d'études pédagogiques" (CIEP) of the French Ministry of Education offers three diplomas and an examination.