What is it when consonants tend to distinguish one dialect from another?
100
The graduation rate for ELL students was 64%
What was the graduation rate for ELL students in 2009 according to Swanson?
100
American Sign Language
What does ASL stand for?
100
Often referred to in the literature, no single dialect can be identified as such.
Standard English is often referred to as what?
200
Subtractive bilingualism
What is it when a second language replaces the first?
200
Grammatical Differences
What are differences in various aspects of grammatical usage can also be found.
200
ELL students
What students are often at a socioeconomic disadvantage compared to their peers?
200
YES, a growing number of colleges are accepting ASL as a second-language requirement.
Do colleges or university's accept ASL as a second language requirement?
200
Formal standard English
What is the acceptable written language that is typically found in grammar books?
300
development of a second language with no detriment to the first language.
What is the definition of additive bilingualism?
300
differences in the pronunciation of vowels are a primary means of distinguishing regional differences, whereas consonant differences tend to distinguish social dialects.
What is the definition of regional dialects?
300
Second with 13.34%
Where does Texas rank in the ELL enrollment?
300
A natural language that has been developed and used by persons who are deaf.
What is the definition for ASL?
300
Informal standard English
What is the language considered proper in a community?
400
ELL and ESL
English Language Learners and English as a Second Language
What are two classes that we learned about in this chapter that are taught to students who only speak a language other than English?
400
variations in language patterns among groups are significant when compared by age, socioeconomic status, gender, ethnic group, and geographical region.
What are the other differences in dialects?
400
Both ELL and ESL promote English proficiency for ELL students
What programs promote English proficiency for ELL students?
400
NO, just like oral languages, different sign languages have developed in different countries.
Is sign language is the exact same in all countries?
400
Few people speak formal Standard English
How many people speak formal Standard English?
500
The federal legislation views bilingual education more broadly, allowing and encouraging instructional methodology other than the use of two languages.
What is the view point of the federal legislation on bilingual education in the United States?
500
Teenagers... tend to adopt certain language patterns that are characteristics of their age group.
Who tends to adopt certain language patterns that are characteristics of their age group.
500
A million new immigrants enter the U.S. annually.
How many new immigrants enter the United States annually?
500
a system that translates the English oral or written word into a sign.
What is Signed English?
500
Individuals or institutions that enjoy power and status determine what is considered to be standard.