Competency 004 Communicative Language Development Flashcards
Conversational Support for L2
Is the instructional conversations” for ELLs that provides opportunities to engage in interactions that promote analysis, reflection, and critical thinking.
Examples of Oral Language Development Strategies
Read-alouds and role-playing (including Legends, Riddles, Poetry, Analogies, Idioms/figurative language, jokes), Oral Tradition (stories passed from generations), Vocabulary related and repeated in classroom routines, Songs, Show and Tell, Choral reading, Taping and dubbing a TV Show.
Stages of Development in Communication Skills
Stage 1. One Way Communication: Learners listen to the new language but do not speak; Stage 2. Two-Way Communication: learners listen to communication and respond with either gestures or their native language. Stage 3. Full Two-Way Communication: Learners listen and respond effectively in the target language.
Language Transfers
Refers to a situation where the learning of a skill in one language transfers to a second language. For example, learning to read in Spanish will facilitate the ability to learn to read in English in an individual who speaks Spanish and is learning English. The transfer can be positive (use of cognates) or negative (false cognates).
Effective Transfer from L1 to L2
Teachers should take into consideration the language and cultural differences. By doing this, teachers can foresee what may be difficult or easy for the students when learning L2 and will provide clues of how to act. In the meantime, teachers of second languages should also consider the similarities between the native and target language and make emphasis on the similarities, especially during the first years of teaching L2.
Affective Filter Hypothesis by Krashen
Are the affective factors that play a role in second language acquisition, such as Low motivation, low self-esteem, and anxiety.
What is the meaning of the Affective Filter Hypothesis.
Low Affective Filter = High Language Acquisition (high motivation, high self-esteem and low anxiety). In other words, to acquire a second language, the affective filter must be low.
