Language Acquisition
Noam Chomsky believed that human beings have an innate ability/knowledge of language that he referred to as:
What is Universal Grammar
In this program, students are exposed to the L2 almost exclusively at first, and the L1 is slowly integrated into a portion of the day after the 2-3 years.
What is total immersion
The modes of communication are:
What is interpretive, interpersonal and presentational
In this stage, in which most elementary students find themselves, they become less egocentric and are more able to apply logical thought to physical object. They still struggle with abstract ideas, however.
What is concrete operational stage
Using motions, gestures, and expressions to convey messages and help students to learn the language via these motions is called:
What is Total Physical Response
Krashen believes that students need to be exposed to and immersed in the target language, which will lead them to learn it and eventually produce it. This is called:
What is comprehensible input
In this program, students are exposed to a taste of various languages.
What is foreign language exploratory or foreign language survey
The 3 P's of culture are:
What is products, practices and perspectives
Children have "brain plasticity," and therefore, you can throw as many languages at them as you want, and they will be able to learn them. True or false?
What is true
Chomsky believed that all human beings have an innate ability to organize language because all humans have a ______________.
What is Language Acquisition Device
Swain believed that students need opportunities to produce the language in order to find gaps in their knowledge and test out what they think they know. This is called:
What is output
In this program, the student population is comprised of approximately half native speakers and half non-native speakers. The day is spent half in the L1 and half in the L2.
What is dual language immersion, 2 way immersion or bilingual education.
In this standard, students demonstrate lifelong learning and learning that expands beyond the four walls of the classroom.
What is school and global communities
The way in which students feel in the classroom about what they are learning and the environment in which they are in affects how they learn the language. This is called:
What is emotions
When the unit and all lessons are placed within content that is meaningful and connected to culture, this is called:
What is contextualized instruction
The teacher uses language that is at the level of the students and slightly beyond to allow students to learn new vocabulary and gain proficiency.
What is i+1
In this model, students may receive anywhere from 20 min. a couple times per week to a set amount each day of the L2.
What is FLES (foreign language in elementary schools)
In this standard, students demonstrate an understanding of other disciplines and diverse perspectives of the culture.
What is making connections
Students learning together and creating a sense of community for students leads to better acquisition of the language. This is the _____ dimension.
What is social
Which language modalities (reading, writing, speaking, listening) are accomplished through each mode of communication? List them for each mode.
What is interpretive (reading, listening); interpersonal (speaking, writing); presentational (speaking, writing)
When students are forced to learn in a way that makes them uncomfortable, this comes into play, stopping learning in its tracks.
What is the affective filter
This program is designed for students of a native culture to allow them to learn the language of their people.
What is indigenous immersion
In this standard, students demonstrate an understanding of the nature of the L1 and L2 and of the C1 and C2.
What is language comparisons and cultural comparisons
The brain groups information together in order to learn it better. This is called:
What is patterning
The difference between what students can do with help and what they can completely on their own is called:
What is Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)