What is Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills BICS
100
Understanding a concept or idea that can transfer to L2.
What is conceptual knowledge
100
Developed the theory that included the zone of proximal development.
Who is Lev Vygotsky
100
Result of teachers assuming ELL's that are fluent in conversation also have academic knowledge and language proficiency.
What is special ed label.
100
"Survival chunks", simple grammar, high frequency vocabulary.
What are non academic context tasks.
200
Language for academic purposes
What is Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
CALP
200
This model is often used to show the relationship between BICS and CALP, with BICS being more visible than CALP.
What is the Iceberg Model
200
Brought to educators attention the distinction between BICS and CALP.
Who is Jim Cummins
200
Thomas and Collier believed this was the strongest predictor of L2 achievement.
What is the amount of schooling received.
200
Manipulatives, visuals, thematic units.
What are context embedded cognitively demanding tasks?
300
What a student already knows about a subject or understands about the conventions of language.
What is background knowledge
300
The time it may take for academic success and a full development of both BICS and CALP.
What is 5 to 7 years.
300
Researchers that noticed that Finnish immigrant children to Sweden appeared to be fluent in both languages but perfromed well below grade level expectations. This led to the work of Jim Cummins
Who are Skulnabb-Kangas and Toukomaa
300
The time it takes to develop "social language" or BICS.
What is 18 months to 2 years.
300
Analyze the language demands and adjust context and cognitive demand to the student's English proficiency level.
What can a teacher do to facilitate the development of CALP?
400
Language that is used in a way that makes it understandable to the learner.
What is comprehensible input
400
The difference between what a child knows and what they can accomplish with educational support.
What is the zone of proximal development.
400
Supports Cummins and believes knowledge of first language transfers to a childs second language.
Who is Stephen Krashan.
400
Comparing, classifying, synthesizing, evaluating and inferring.
What are skills needed to acquire academic language.
400
Face to face conversations and telephone conversations.
What are examples of BICS language?
500
Metalinguistic knowledge that can be used in any language being learned
What is common underlying proficiency CUP
500
These can be used to develop academic language and understanding academic content.
What are cooperative learning strategies.
500
This theorist made the distinction between playground language and classroom language.
Who is Gibbons
500
This combination can lead to academic success.
What is BICS and CALP.
500
Standardized tests, experiments and demonstrations.