Academic and Social Language
Theories and Stages
Words, Verbage, and Such
Language and Content
100
It takes approximately 5 - 7 years to develop proficiency in this type of language.
What is CALP (academic)?
100
This stage of language development can involve the silent period.
What is early production stage?
100
This is the study of word formation.
What is morphology?
100
Teacher provide instructional support, or this, to make the content understandable and to ensure academic achievement.
What is scaffolding?
200
This involves hierarchial levels of critical thinking and is used to create objectives and questions.
What is Bloom's Taxonomy?
200
This stage of language development often is described as being proficient in English and grade-level academic performance.
What is advanced fluency?
200
This is the study of the sound system of a language.
What is phonology?
200
This is a person's background knowledge and experience.
What is schema?
300
This theorist believed that everyone has a language acquisition device.
Who is Noam Chomsky?
300
This theorist believed that children learn by doing and being socially interactive. He developed the concept of the ZPD.
Who is Lev Vygotsky?
300
This study of language involves know how to use language based in a particular setting.
What is pragmatics?
300
"Stand up and face west. Then, face north. While facing north, point to the east." These commands are examples of this teaching method.
What is TPR?
400
Scenario: In the Mr. Smith's kindergarten classroom, students' art and work is celebrated on the walls. His ELLs take risks with language because there trust has been established. The students know that he cares about them. This best describes Krashen's ____ Hypothesis.
What is Affective Filter?
400
This hypothesis states that drill and practice are not as significant as natural communication to gain language proficiency.
What is Acquisition v. Learning?
400
"It's not over until the fat lady sings!" - This idiom is an example of this study of language.
What is semantics?
400
This law involved a lawsuit between Chinese parents versus the CA State Dept. of Education on the basis of their children not receiving equitable opportunities to learn.
What is Lau v. Nichols?
500
Based on Cummins' 4 Quadrants, this intersection of language and difficulty includes multiple choice tests and lectures without visuals.
What is cognitively demanding and context reduced?
500
Scenario: Every morning, Mrs. Paul and her first grade students begin the day by singing and moving/dancing to Dr. Jean songs. This is an example of Cummins' intersection of:
What is context embedded and cognitively undemanding?
500
Scenario: Cilia used descriptive words to describe the rose: "It has thorns, smells sweet, and is the color...rojo." Cilia's interjection of her L1 when using L2 is called this.
What is code-switching?
500
Scenario: Sarah, an elementary ed. major, created her final internship lesson plan following the UDL format. She considered the needs of all the students and included a variety of ways to deliver the content so that all students had multiple opportunities to learn.
What is differentiated instruction?