ESL-EFL

Question 1

Accuracy

Answer 1

The correct use of the target language regarding pronunciation, word choice, and grammar.

Question 2

BICS

Answer 2

(Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills): This refers to the ability of a language user to interact with others in an informal setting. The language used is more concrete, simple, and imperfect. This is sometimes referred to as the language of the marketplace or the language of the school playground

Question 3

CALP

Answer 3

(Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency): This refers to the ability of the language user to accomplish tasks in a formal school setting. The language used is more abstract, technical, and complex. Literacy, or the development of reading and writing skills, is essential. This is sometimes referred to as the language of the classroom.

Question 4

CLT

Answer 4

(Communicative Language Teaching): An approach to language teaching that focuses more on fluency and less on accuracy. In other words, the focus is on becoming more comfortable using the language rather than using the language perfectly. Language learners seek to improve their ability to interact with other language users to accomplish a task or give and receive information. The role of language teachers in CLT is to act as a reassuring guide, rather than a taskmaster. Corrective feedback is not given very often, and when it is given, the teacher does it respectfully.

Question 5

EAP

Answer 5

(English for Academic Purposes): This type of English instruction focuses on improving literacy and academic abilities. It aims at preparing language learners for important academic language tests or to do well at an institution of higher learning.

Question 6

EFL

Answer 6

(English as a Foreign Language): When English is taught in a place where English is not the official or most popular language. Language learners are typically not exposed to or surrounded by English language use outside of classroom instruction.

Question 7

ELL

Answer 7

(English Language Learner): An individual learning English as a language in addition to their native or mother tongue.

Question 8

ESL

Answer 8

(English as a Second Language): When English is taught in a place where English is the predominant or common language.

Question 9

ESP

Answer 9

(English for Specific Purposes): English classes that are focused on a specific area such as business English, medical English, diplomatic English, English for air traffic control, and so on.

Question 10

Fluency:

Answer 10

Being able to communicate smoothly with a natural flow, without pausing too much or for too long. Fluency also means that your language production isn’t perfect, but you can still interact with others well enough and not have very many misunderstandings.

Question 11

L1:

Answer 11

The first language that is learned.

Question 12

L2:

Answer 12

A second, or additional, language that is learned.

Question 13

Language input:

Answer 13

In a language classroom, input is any language exposure that a student receives through reading and listening.

Question 14

Language output:

Answer 14

In a language classroom, output is any language that is produced by a student through writing and speaking.

Question 15

Pedagogy:

Answer 15

The methods and techniques used to teach an academic subject.

Question 16

Proficiency:

Answer 16

How well someone can use a language accurately. Language proficiency tries to measure what a person can do in a language. Typically, the more words one knows, the more time one spends using a language, and the more time one is surrounded by a language, the more proficient they are.

Question 17

Silent Period:

Answer 17

When someone is beginning to learn a language and can comprehend what is spoken or written, but they choose not, or do not yet have the capability, to produce language. This concept comes from watching children learn their first language. Children observe for many months before they try to mimic their caregivers. Similarly, language learners attempt to absorb as much of the target language as they can; yet, for a few weeks or months, they cannot (or choose not to) produce language.

Question 18

SLA

Answer 18

(Second Language Acquisition): The process(es) of internalizing a language well enough to use it.

Question 19

SWBAT

Answer 19

(Students Will Be Able To…): Used in creating lesson objectives.

Question 20

Syllabus:

Answer 20

A document describing what will be learned in a course. It contains a sequence of what the students will learn, and it also contains the teacher’s expectations of how the class will be operated, what the student’s responsibilities are, and a list of the resources needed for students to be successful.