Foundations of Language Acquisition
Vocabulary
Waco
Strategies
Stages of Language Development
100
Krashen's term for meaningful language that is clearly understood
What is Comprehensible Input
100
Conversational or social language is referred to as
What is BICS - Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
100
This is most likely driving up the cost of real estate in Waco
What is Fixer Upper
100
By reducing this, you maintain a friendly, comfortable environment.
What is Affective Filter
100
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced and Advanced High
What are the PLD's (Profeciency Level Descriptors)
200
Emotions that will influence activities and level of participation and understanding
What is Affective Filter
200
L2
What is your second language
200
This restaurant offers oriental fries.
What is Kitok's
200
Speaking slowly, enunciating clearly, using high-frequency words and reducing the number of pronouns are all examples of this.
What is simplifying teacher talk
200
At this stage of language development you may encounter the Silent Period
What is the Pre-Production Stage (Low Beginning)
300
"The your friend no is American." is an example of
What is interference
300
Students may not speak for a lengthy time when placed in a new environment with a language they don't understand. This period is known as the
What is the silent period
300
Waco's newest resident from Loredo.
Who is Dr. Marcus Nelson
300
These activities can be used to facilitate language acquistion through these cognitive processes.
What is (any of these answers will do) memorization/repetition, elaboration, categorization/organization, sensory input, experiential learning, visualization, metacognition etc.
300
At this level of development, students can state and defend opinions and uses complex sentences orally.
What is the Near Proficient/Transition Stage (Advanced/Advanced High)
400
"I have a cat. Yo tengo un gato." is an example of
What is transfer
400
The teacher notices this in the child's writing: "The apple red big." "Like you pizza?" The child is struggling with what
What is Syntax
400
The name of one famous football player from Baylor who went on to win the Heisman Trophy.
Who is Robert Griffin III
400
These strategies get students up and mingling to review vocabulary or any new subject matter.
What is the onion ring and vocabulary match up.
400
Functions at a social level, speaks with less hesitation, and shows greater comprehension.
What is the Speech Emergence Stage (Intermediate)
500
Meaning, Structure and Visualization are all part of this
What is the three cueing systems of reading
500
Lessons are characterized by student-centered situational activities VS. Lessons are characterized by teacher-developed drills and exercises
What is Acquisition VS. Learning
500
The famous comedian born in Waco.
Who is Steve Martin.
500
The three cueing systems, "Does it make sense?", Does it sound right?" and "Does it look right?" are all examples of providing students with
What are reading strategies
500
The annual test(s) given to demonstrate a student's progress in English
What is TELPAS