Domain 1: Competency 1 Flashcards
ESL
English as a Second Language
ELL
English Language Learner
ESOL
English to Speakers of Other Languages
Language Functions
Describing, hypothesizing, reflectioning, predicting
Effective Practice
Hands-on learning promotes engagement and inquiry
Small-group
Authentic communication with other students
Strategies to help learn
Short stories or narratives- activate prior learning, expository text, comprehension questions, use various language functions, Venn diagrams, record data, sentence stems
ELPS
English Language Proficiency Standards
Cognate
Words that have a common origin
Discourse
Discourse is a continuous stretch of speech or written text, continuous sentence to express thought- taking turns during speech.
Lexicon
The knowledge that a native speaker has about language (relationships/structure)
Morphology
Internal structure of words- prefix, affix, root word, suffix, classes- verb, noun, adjective
function- subject and object
Lexical Ambiguity
Lexial- parts of speech, lexial ambiguity is when two or more words are spelled the same but have different meanings
Lexicon
The knowledge that a native speaker has about language (relationships/structure), list of words- dictionary
Morphology
Internal structure of words- prefix, affix, root word, suffix, classes- verb, noun, adjective
function- subject and object
smallest unit
Phonemes
Smallest unit of sound in speech
Phonics
Relationship between letters of written language and sounds of spoken language