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Models of Bilingual Education
To know me is to love my theory!
What's your method?
Languages Around the World
100
ELL
What is the acronym for English Language Learner
100
This is a subtractive way to learn language in which the student is taught with the mainstream student and given no special services.
What is immersion programs?
100
I developed the social development theory of learning. I stressed the "fundamental role of social interaction in the development of cognition" (_______, 1978).
Who is Vygotsky?
100
My method of teaching is presenting information for students to take in and apply.
What is direct instruction?
100
6,909
What is the number of distinct languages spoken around the world according to the Linguistic Society of America as of 2009.
200
ELA
What is the acronym for English language acquisition?
200
This is subtractive way to learn a language in which the student is given ESL support by way of basic vocabulary and language structure outside of the mainstream class.
What is pullout traditional instruction?
200
I derived the acculturation model. This model has two parts which must be considered during language acquisition: social and psychological distance between the learner group and the target language group.
Who is Schumann?
200
When I teach I provide examples, through actions or materials, on how I want students to do something.
What is modeling?
200
Countries on this continent have the highest percent of living languages? (2,322 languages or 33.6%)
What is Asia?
300
ESL
What is the acronym for English as a Second Language?
300
This is an additive way to learn language in which the student receives instruction in both the primary and secondary language for four to six years.
What is late exit or maintenance programs?
300
I make a distinction between two different types of language proficiency: SOCIAL (basic interpersonal communication skills) and ACADEMIC (cognitive Academic Language proficiency).
Who is Cummins?
300
My method of teaching is when I add support for students during instruction to enhance his or her learning. May be verbal, visual, or physical.
What is scaffolding?
300
This language is spoken in the most countries, 112.
What is English?
400
SLA
What is acronym for second language acquisition?
400
This is an additive way to learn language. Learners are taught content in a second language. The primary language is introduced in second grade or later for content instruction.
What is enriched immersion? (Example: French immersion in Canada)
400
I claim that humans have a "language acquisition device, a specialized area of the brain designed for language."
Who is Chomsky?
400
In order for learning to take place, the task must not be too easy to complete on one's own. In addition, it must not be too difficult to cause frustration or an unattainable task. It must be "JUST RIGHT."
What is the zone of proximal development or ZPD?
400
This language, or dialect of this language, is spoken by the most speakers. (1,213,000,000)
What is Chinese?
500
ESOL
What is the acronym for English for speakers of other languages?
500
This is an additive way to learn language. ELL and native speakers are taught language and content in both English and the first language of the ELL.
What is bilingual dual-language education?
500
I derived the Monitor Model of second language acquisition with five interrelated hypothesis: 1) acquisition/learning, 2) natural order, 3) monitor, 4) input, and 5) affective filter.
Who is Krashen?
500
To "function effectively in a new language" a learner needs two types of competence. One allows the leaner to talk about the world by giving or getting information. The other allows the learner to "know(ing) what to say to whom, when, and in what circumstances" (p. 93).
What are communicative competence and grammatical competence?
500
This is the official language of Equatorial Guinea, Africa.
What is Spanish?