Foundations of Language Acquisition
Vocabulary
Waco
Strategies
Stages of Language Development
100
Krashen's term for meaningful language that is clearly understood.
What is Comprehensible input.
100
Conversational or social language is commonly referred to as..
What is BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills)
100
This is most likely driving up the cost of real estate in Waco.
What is "Fixer Upper?"
100
By reducing "this," you maintain a friendly, comfortable environment.
What is Affective Filter.
100
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced & Advanced High
What are the PLD's (Proficiency Level Descriptors)
200
Emotions that will influence activities and level of participation and understanding
What is Affective Filter
200
L2
What is your second language?
200
This restaurant sells "oriental fries."
What is Kitoks?
200
Speaking slowly, enunciating clearly, using high-frequency words and reducing the number of pronouns are all examples of this.
What is simplifying teacher talk?
200
At this stage of language development you may encounter the silent period.
What is the pre-production stage? (Low Beginning)
300
"the you friend no is American." is an example of
What is interference.
300
Students may not speak for a lengthy time when placed in a new environment with a language they don't understand. This period is known as
What is the silent period?
300
Waco's newest resident from Laredo.
Who is Dr. Marcos Nelson?
300
These activities can be used to facilitate language acquistion.
What is memorization/repetition, visualization, categorization / organization, sensory input, elaboration, experiential learning and metacognition
300
At this level of development, the student can state and defend opinions and uses complex sentences orally.
What is the Near proficient / Transition Stage? (Advanced / Adv. High)
400
"I have a cat. Yo tengo un gato." is an example of
What is Transfer
400
The teacher notices the students writes "The apple red big." or "like you pizza?" The student is struggling with
What is syntax (structure of a sentence; also known as grammar.)
400
The name of a famous football player that won the Heisman Trophy.
Who is RG III? Robert Griffin III
400
These strategies gets students up and mingling to review vocabulary, multiplication or any new subject.
What is the onion ring, vocabulary match up.
400
The student functions at a social level, speaks with less hesitation and shows good comprehension when given rich context.
What is the Speech Emergence Stage (Intermediate)?
500
Meaning, Structure and Visual are all part of
What is the Three Cueing systems of reading.
500
Lessons are characterized by student-centered situational activities vs. lessons that are characterized by teacher-developed drills and exercises.
What is Acquisition vs. Learning.
500
The famous comedian born in Waco, TX.
Who is Steve Martin?
500
The 3 cueing systems, Does it make sense? Does it sound right? and Does it look right? Are examples of providing students with
What are reading strategies?
500
The annual test(s) given to demonstrate a student's progress in English.
What is Telpas?
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