This suggests acquisition of grammar structures follow a predictable order and is independent of age, background and exposure.
What is the Natural Order Hypothesis?
100
The greater the social distance between two cultures the greater the difficulty the learner will have in learning the second language
What is Schumann's Hypothesis?
100
Developed by Long and is a reception based and develops the more a learner participates in conversation.
What is the Interaction Hypothesis?
100
Teaches grammar rules explicitly and have students practice with decontextualized exercises.
What is Language as Structure?
100
ELLs are taught in a mainstream English class and are given no special circumstances.
What is English Immersion?
200
A student receives teaching that is one level above his current level
What is Input hypothesis?
200
When a student enters a country but only for a limited time and knows a lot of people who speak his same language and has a negative attitude toward learning the new language.
What is Social Distance?
200
Argues that students need output as much input to become as proficient as a native speaker.
Who is Swain?
200
Teaches only a few grammar rules that students can use to monitor output.
What is Language as a Mental Faculty?
200
ELLs are taught only in English BUT the teacher has training in teaching non-English learners.
What is Structured English Immersion?
300
A student becomes afraid to speak in class after being taunted for his accent
What is Affective Filter hypothesis?
300
Poor motivation, negative attitude and a culture shock causes a student to not learn a second language.
What is Psychological Distance?
300
Claims that certain conditions (practice, receptivity, investment) are necessary for certain outcomes (retention access, extension creativity).
Who is Van Lier?
300
Following a curriculum cycle, teach grammar forms and functions through modeling, joint construction, and individual practice.
What is Language as Functional Resource?
300
ESL students are pulled out of mainstream classes for ESL support where they learn basic grammar and vocabulary
What is ESL Pullout Traditional Instruction?
400
A teacher constantly corrects a student's use of 'two' for 'too' until the student uses it correctly.
What is Monitor Hypothesis?
400
This highlights the importance of social and psychological factors on acquisition.
What is Schumann's Acculturation Model?
400
A student is taught something then uses what he/she is taught to communicate with other students.
What is Output?
400
Argues that humans have an innate ability to construct rules that allow them to comprehend and produce utterances in any language.
Who is Chomsky?
400
An ESL specialist is pulled into mainstream classrooms to work with students to make the mainstream teaching more comprehensible to ELLs.
What is Pull-in Content Instruction?
500
Motivation and anxiety play into a student's ability to learn a language.
What is Affective Filter Hypothesis?
500
Refers to the power relationships between two social groups.
What is Social Dominance?
500
11 meters per second
What is the airspeed velocity of an European Swallow?
500
Ashur
What is the capital of Assyria?
500
Both English and Spanish are spoken somewhat equally in the classroom.