Linguistics
The scientific study of language.
Linguistics
A word that expresses emotion. For example, "Oh!" or "Wow!"
Interjection
This behavioral psychologist emphasized rewards and repetition.
B.F. Skinner
Words that appear to be similar in two different languages.
Cognates
The knowledge that words are made of specific sounds.
Phonemic Awareness
The study of meaning in language.
Semantics
A noun that receives the action of a verb. For example, "The pitcher will throw the ball."
Direct Object.
This theorist developed the idea of Universal Grammar.
Noam Chomsky
Using words from two different languages. For example, a student may ask "Where is the bano?"
Code-Switching
This approach engages multiple senses to learn a new concept.
Multisensory Approach
A language made by combining two languages together to help two groups of people communicate.
Pidgin Language
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. For example, "Sheep should sleep in a shed."
Alliteration
The theorist convinced many people that there is an innate genetic component to the human capacity to learn a language.
Noam Chomsky
This occurs when a student's first language gets worse as she/he learns a second language.
Subtractive Bilingualism
This states that learners should start at the top and work their way down (Top-Down).
Whole Language Approach
The social skills students use in everyday life when socializing on the playground, cafeteria, etc.
BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills)
A word that describes or modifies verbs. For example, "He ran fast."
Adverb
This theorist developed the Monitor Model, which is a set of 5 hypotheses.
Stephen Krashen
This occurs when someone applies knowledge of a first language onto another.
Transfer
This approach argues that little effort should be placed on grammar and technicalities, and the focus should be on overall communication in a stress-free environment.
Natural Approach
Using the language in a socially appropriate way and understanding register.
Sociolinguistic Competence
A noun that is formed by adding "-ing" to a verb. For example, "fishing" and "cooking".
Gerund
Jean Piaget is the theorist who established the Cognitive Theory of development, which includes 4 stages. List 2 of these stages.
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete Operational
Formal Operational
Two words that appear to be the same, but actually they have different meanings.
False Cognates
The understanding that language is made up of sounds, syllables, rhythms, words, and patterns.
Phonological Awareness.