Language Theories
A principle suggesting that the structure of a language influences its speakers' worldview or cognition, and thus people's perceptions are relative to their spoken language.
What is the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
often referred to as English Language Learners (ELLs) or English Learners (ELs), are students who are continuing to develop their home language while also learning an additional language.
What is emergent bilingual
Helps express very complex thoughts
What is holophrase
Parents are administered this when they enroll in a public school
What is a home language survey
There are approximately 5 stages of this
What is language development
Strategies that students use to improve their own learning process; "thinking about thinking"
What is metacognition
This linguistist is best known for "Language Acquisition Device"
Who is Noam Chomsky
This law provides funding for English learners
What is Title III
This is a term coined by Cummings about academic language, often referred to as an acronym
What is CALPS (Cognitive academic language proficiencies)
SIOP is an acronym that stands for
What is Sheltered Instructional Observational Protocol
A phenomenon in which speakers switch from one language to another in the same conversation
What is code switching
This program offers students of the same home language the opportunity to learn to speak, understand, read, and write in English while continuing to learn academic content in their home language.
What is transitional bilingual education
This theory posits that students learn best when they construct their own knowledge through a process of inquiry, investigation, and problem-solving
Discovery Learning Theory
It is recommended that teachers encourage language acquisition through....
What is LITERACY-RICH RESOURCES and COOPERATIVE LEARNING.
Strategies students use to understand a task at hand and include such activities as memorizing categorizing, summarizing generalizing, deducing and using inductive reasoning
What are cognitive strategies
This suit by Chinese parents in San Francisco leads to the ruling that identical education does not constitute equal education under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. School districts must take affirmative steps to overcome educational barriers faced by non-English speakers. This ruling established that the Office for Civil Rights, under the former Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, has the authority to establish regulations for Title VI enforcement.
Value group harmony and social acceptance and may see standing out as a cause for concern or stress
What is collectivist culture
Visual representations, body language, translation devices, and individualizes instruction are examples of
What is linguistic support:
Teachers may use artifacts from various cultures, events, or periods of time that are integral to creating a classroom environment that fosters a positive learning experience. These are called...
Authentic classroom materials
designed to make all students in the class literate in two languages. This is also called two-way immersion or two-way bilingual education.
What is a dual language program