Vocabulary
Approaches
Concepts
People
Miscellaneous
100
The ability to speak 1 language.
What is monolingualism?
100
A largely ineffective monolingual approach to language learning.
What is English-only?
100
The power held by those who speak the dominant language.
What is linguistic capital?
100
A theorist who believes that L1 proficiency can transfer to L2 proficiency with exposure.
Who is Cummins?
100
The current state of our world in terms of languages spoken.
What is multilingual?
200
The ability to speak 2 languages.
What is bilingualism?
200
A sink-or-swim approach to language learning.
What is submersion?
200
The overpowering of a minority language by a dominant language.
What is language death?
200
A theorist that believes students use L1 or L2 in certain settings or with certain people.
Who is Grosjean?
200
The ideal time length of ELL programs.
What is long-term?
300
The idea that L1 and L2 are separate entities.
What is monoglossic?
300
A natural approach to language learning.
What is immersion?
300
The relationship of knowledge that makes language transfer possible.
What is common underlying proficiency (CUP)?
300
A theorist that believes L1 acquisition occurs through input and can be used for L2 learning.
Who is Krashen?
300
A more accurate and kind term than ELL.
What is emergent bilingual?
400
The idea that L1 and L2 are connected.
What is heteroglossic?
400
A subtractive language learning approach.
What is pull-out?
400
Individual languages have separate sections of the brain and are not connected
What is separate underlying proficiency (SUP)?
400
Theorists who believe effective ELL programs must be long-term.
Who are Collier and Thomas?
400
Clarifying or emphasizing meaning.
What is a reason to code switch?
500
A person who is equally competent in 2 languages.
Who is a balanced bilingual?
500
A language learning approach that results in a loss of proficiency.
What is early exit?
500
The exercise of switching between 2 known languages.
What is translanguaging or code switching?
500
A researcher who found that late-exit students scored better than English-only or early-exit students.
Who is Ramírez?
500
When a group acquiesces and learns the dominate language.
What is language shift?
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