True or False?
Songs are an ineffective way to support language learning
False
What are some ways to support spoken vocabulary?
_______ is the country that Canada received the most immigrants from in 2025 and 2021.
India
Before English was the dominant language of BC, immigrants learned this lingua franca to communicate.
Chinook jargon
Segregating ELL learners enhances their L1 acquisition.
False
How can teachers provide corrective feedback to students without overwhelming them?
2. Focus on corrections that are immediately pertinent.
Is it good practice to insist on English only in the classroom?
no
This language was the fewest number of vowel sounds of any known language?
Abkhaziam
It takes 5-7 years to acquire academic language.
True
What is a strategy to help improve listening skills?
movies with subtitles in L1, music with lyrics in L1, clear enunciation.
It is good to include signage in __________ languages in the classroom.
various
several
many
different
In an attempt to create a universal language that would be easy for everyone to learn, language enthusiasts made this constructed language in the 1880s.
Esperanto
ELL learners at the beginner stage benefit most from thinking and writing in their L1 language.
True
what is this activity called when there are missing words that need to be filled in?
cloze activity
Translating material for this group of people enhances the degree to which a classroom is welcoming.
Parents
How many distinct signed languages are there that we know about? (there are probably more)
Around 300