Chapter 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
Learn new terms for student diversity
The process of acquiring a culture; a child’s acquisition of the cultural heritage through both formal and informal educational means.
assimilation (enculturation)
Educational programs in which students of limited or no English-speaking ability attend classes taught in English, as well as in their native language.
bilingual education
A theory that asserts that academic problems can be overcome if educators study and mediate the cultural gap separating school and home.
cultural difference theory
An approach to multicultural education that recognizes that students learn in different ways, and that effective teachers recognize and respond to those differences.
culturally responsive teaching
Acceptance and encouragement of cultural diversity.
cultural pluralism
A set of learned beliefs, values, and behaviors; a way of life shared by members of a society.
culture
A theory that asserts that the values, language patterns, and behaviors that children from certain racial and ethnic groups bring to school put them at an educational disadvantage.
deficit theory
The study and predictions of people and their virtual statistics.
demographic forecasting
An immersion approach to bilingual education that removes students from the regular classroom to provide instruction in English.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Students whose native language is not English and are learning to speak and write English.
English language learners (ELL)
A term that refers to shared common cultural traits such as language, religion, and dress. A Latin or Hispanic, for example, belongs to an ethic group, but might belong to the Black, Caucasian, or Asian race.
ethnicity
First made popular by Rosenthal and Jacobson, a theory that holds that a student’s academic performance can be improved if a teacher’s attitudes and beliefs about that student’s academic potential are modified.
expectation theory
Broad statements about a group that offer information, clues, and insights that can help a teacher plan more effectively.
generalizations
A bilingual education model that teachers students with limited English by using a “sheltered” or simplified English vocabulary, but teaching in English and not in the other language.
immersion
A bilingual education model that teachers students in classes where only English is spoken, the teacher does not know the language of the student, and the student either learns English as the academic work progresses or pays the consequences. This has been called a “sink or swim” approach.
language submersion
