Multicultural Classroom and Nature of Language Flashcards
Auditory Methods
lessons using materials for students to listen to
Additive approach
lessons, units and examples that represent broader range of cultures and perspectives are added to the curriculum that is already in place
cultural accommodation
the majority culture lives in harmony with the minority culture, each accepting and allowing the other to retain its cultural identity
acculturation
when one culture takes on some of the culture traits of another culture
ethnocentrism
the belief or view that your culture or society is better than any others
culturally responsive teaching
teaching that recognizes students’ cultural preferences
culture shock stages
- honeymoon stage – travelers are happy
- frustration stage – travelers begin to feel homesick
- adjustment stage – travelers begin to feel more familiar and comfortable
- acceptance stage – travelers feel more confident in the new country
assimilate
when an individual or group replaces most of their home culture with the new culture
Syllable Awareness / Syllabication / Syllable Segmentation
the ability to hear individual parts/syllables of words
“Education” has four syllables “ed-u-ca-tion”
Derivation
the creation of a new word from another word, typically by adding an affix to a base word
Example.
slow + ly = slowly, joy + ful = joyful
morphology
The study of forms of words, including affixes, roots, stems, and parts of speech.
Example.
The word “bicycles” is made up of three individual morphemes. The prefix bi-, the stem cycle, and the suffix -s.
Language Acquisition
the process by which individuals learn a language
voiced sounds
vocal cord vibrations cause sounds – g, r, m
Cummins’ Quadrants
model for categorizing language tasks based on cognitive demand and amount of context available
Example.
Quadrant A - relatable context, low cognitive demand
Quadrant B - relatable context, high cognitive demand
Quadrant C - less relatable context, low cognitive demand
Quadrant D - less relatable context, high cognitive demand
symnatics
The study of word or symbol meaning
Example.
“love” which has many different meanings in English
Literal vs figurative meaning of “Raining cats and dogs”
Dependent / Subordinate Clause
Term definition.
clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction but cannot stand alone as a sentence even though it contains a subject and verb
Example.
While we were shopping,
she spent her whole paycheck.
Phonology
the systematic organization of sounds in languages
Subordinating Conjunction
a conjunction used at the beginning of a subordinate clause
Example.
because, although, even though, since
suffix
letter or letters at the end of a root word that changes its meaning
prefix
letters added to the beginning of the word
pragmatics
The study of language in use, not in its structure; or the appropriate use of language.
back-formation
the creation of a new word by removing an affix
Example.
painter -> paint
Neologism
newly used word or phrase that is not yet formally accepted into a language
Example.
app, doubtrage
orthography
spelling patterns of language
phoetics
sounds of human speech
compounding
makes a word out of two or more porphemes
foot + ball = football
word blending
joining parts of two or more words to make a new word
Example.
smoke + fog = smog
syntax
Rules that govern the construction of words in order to make phrases, clauses, and sentences.
voiceless sounds
sounds articulated without vocal cord vibrations
Example.
/f/ /k/ /s/
intonation
Intonation patterns of a language are part of the broader pragmatics level.
Modal
Modal verbs, like can and should, should be followed directly by verbs in their base form, not the infinitive (to + verb) or gerund form (verb+ing)
