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100

The study of the formation of words; smallest unit that carries meaning; example-cat is a single morpheme-cats has two morphemes

What is Morphology

100

A person’s life where biologically they can acquire language more easily and after this “period” acquiring language becomes more difficult.

what is Critical Period

100

General characteristics of intellectual functioning that pertain to you as an individual, and that differentiate you from someone else

what is Learning style

100

The ideas, customs, skills, arts, and that characterize a given group of people in a given period of time

what is Culture

100

Most popular in America

what is English

200

All humans follow a standard sequence of learning when acquiring a language

what is L-S-R-W
200

As we mature the brain becomes lateralized to one hemisphere or the other

what is Lateralization

200

Self-Esteem relating to particular tasks within specific situations such as writing, reading, or playing an instrument

what is Task

200

The argument that one’s language is not merely a reproducing instrument for voicing ideas but rather is itself the shaper of ideas, the program and guide for the individual’s mental activity

what is Whorfian Hypothesis (cultural relativism)

200

2nd most popular in America

what is Spanish

300

Basic organization and system for delivering the course

what is Method

300

Learning is achieved when the student can relate to the material in a meaningful way

what is Ausubel's Meaningful Learning Theory

300

Can affect language learning by making a student more anxious or afraid of failure or risk taking

what is Inhibitions

300

Distinguish a mistake from an error: the study of learners’ ill-formed production (spoken or written) in an effort to discover systematicity

what is Error Analysis

300

Most popular in Europe

what is Russian

400

Taking the learned skill home to complete the assignment and practice the skill on their own

what is Beyond

400

Zone of proximal development; how we need to be careful to watch and help the student to move from where they are to what they could do with the help from their classmates

what is Vygotsky 

400

A person’s self-identity develops as she or he is learning the first language, that some aspects of language, especially pronunciation, may be closely linked to one’s ego, and that this may hinder some aspects of second or foreign language learning

what is Language Ego

400

Language skills are skills required for communication in social interactions. This includes language that is necessary to socially interact with others on a daily basis

what is BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills)

400

2nd most popular in Europe

what is German

500

Describes utterances or sentences as they are actually spoken or written

what is Surface Structure

500

Focuses on understanding the message in the foreign language and having little importance on error correction and on conscious learning of grammar rules. This emphasizes on the usage of a wide vocabulary base over learning grammatical structures.

what is The Natural Approach

500

"putting yourself into someone else’s shoes”. Reaching beyond the self to understand what another is thinking or feeling. It has been stated that people who are more empathic are more likely to connect and learn a new language

what is Empathy

500

Collectivist cultures focus on the group; the individuals view themselves as a group and may consider the needs of the group first.

what is Collectivist Societies

500

Most popular in the world

what is Mandarin