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Linguistic Systems
L1 Acquisition:
Theories & Models
L2 Acquisition:
Classroom Applications
L2 Acquisition:
Thoughts and Methods
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The study of sound systems which deals with pronunciation rules in a language.
What is phonology?
100
This first language acquisition theory maintains that language must be taught and learned through frequent practice, training, and reinforcement. Classical and operant conditioning involved.
What is behaviorism?
100
These terms refer to the two types of language that learners acquire and should be recognized as an important factor when making instructional plans.
What are BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communicative Language) and CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency)?
100
This method was first used by the U.S. during WWI to teach foreign languages to the military. Language is viewed as a habit-formation process. L2 is learned without reference to L1. It includes memorization of dialogues, with speaking and listening preceding reading and writing.
What is the audio-lingual method?
100
The term referring to the program in which English is taught to non-native learners.
What is ESOL?
200
The study of how humans process continuous stretches of speech and written text beyond the sentence level.
What is discourse?
200
This first language acquisition theory holds that all humans have an innate capacity to learn a language. Children acquire a language by contructing their own grammar , and not only imitating adults. (Chomsky)
What is nativism?
200
This model consists of five hypotheses, all useful for classroom application. They addresss the affective filter, comprehensible input, an internal accuracy monitor, and the acquisition/learning of a second language.
What is Krashen's Monitor Model?
200
This method holds that a second language is learned using the same process that children use to learn to speak. Meaning is emphasized over grammatical accuracy. Class activities are meaningful and relevant.
What is the Natural Approach?
200
Though all language learners are unique, all language acquisition occurs through these
What predictable, developmental stages?
300
The study of how humans order words within a written or spoken sentence.
What is syntax?
300
This first language acquisition theory emphasizes the role of social interaction in language acquisition. It combines both the nativist and behaviorist perspectives by holding that innate mechanisms and social interaction are necessary for normal language development.
What is social interactionism?
300
This term refers to Jim Cummins' assumption that content and skills learned in the primary language will transfer to the target language.
What is CUP (Common Underlying Proficiency)?
300
Physical action is used to teach language. Students listen and respond p hysically to oral commands in the target language. Errors are tolerated as meaning is the main focus.
What is TPR (Total Physical Response)?
300
They are entering, beginning, developing, expanding, bridging, and reaching.
What are the WIDA language proficiency levels?
400
The study of how meaning of utterances depends on the context in which it is used.
What is pragmatics?
400
The term that refers to the two levels of language that learners bring to their learning - the actual developmental level and the potential developmental level.
What is the Zone of Proximal Development?
400
Although natural in language learning, teachers must carefully correct these so that they do not remain permanent or fossilized in students' linguistic systems.
What are global errors?
400
This approach of learning English promotes acquiring language academic language skills through meaningful vocabulary and concepts of the content areas and the integration of language acquisition skills.
What is CALLA (Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach)?
400
A language variety defined by geographic location and social factors such as class, religion, or ethnicity.
What is a dialect?
500
The study of word formation that deals with the internal structure of words in a language.
What is morphology?
500
These first language acquisition theories stress that language learning is more than just a cognitive function, but stimuli such as visual, tactile, kinesthetic... and factors such as affective filter, comprehensible input, background experience, and learning approaches also influence language development.
What are brain-based theories?
500
This the framework that differentiates students' social and academic language. Teachers should use the activities to advance their ELLs through levels of language proficiency as the activities are based on abilities to comprehend cognitively demanding tasks and context embedded clues.
What are Cummins' Quadrants?
500
This method began in the early twentieth century and forbid the usse of native language in the class. Grammar was taught inductively through fill-in-the -blank exercises. Translation was not allowed.
What is the Direct Method?
500
Teachers can help their students by drawing their attention to these words that are derived from the same source and typically have similar form and meaning.
What are cognates?