Section 1 Flashcards
- What is CAL?
Center for Applied Linguistics- DC nonprofit company who promotes bilingual and dual language instruction
- What is BICS
Basic interpersonal communicative skills
Conversational language usually developed in 2-3 years needed before advancing to academic language
- What is CALP
Cognitive academic language proficiency
More advanced academic language
- What is SIOP
Sheltered instruction observation protocol
8 component lesson plan Lesson prep Background Comprehensible input Strategies Interaction Practice Lesson delivery Review/ assessment
- What is a register error?
Using informal or formal language in the wrong setting- working vs workin
- What is deductive reasoning
Using one or more statements to reach a conclusion
Jaxon is a dog, all dogs are smart. Jaxon is smart
- What is inductive reasoning
Coming up with a guess based on evidence- but it may not be true (more of a theory).
All storms seem to come from the north. A storm is coming so it is probably coming from the north
- What is extrinsic reinforce
Using rewards as motivation (money, candy, recess, etc)
- What is an affective filter
Conditions that inhibit learning - laughing at students, correcting every error etc create a high affective filter
- What is self-regulated learning
Taking control of learning goals and being aware of strengths and weaknesses in learning
- What is sociopragmatic competence
Responding to someone appropriately according to the values and norms of the culture
Polish women will call out a foreign mother who has not dressed their child for the cold weather
- What is morphology
Understanding how words are morphed, or formed- prefixes, roots, suffixes, etc
- What is word stress
Accenting a certain sound or word in a sentence with volume or pitch
- What is intonation
The rise or fall of pitch when speaking
- What is syllabication
Separating words into syllables
- What is Brown vs Board of Education
Schools could not segregate white and black students
- What is Castaneda vs Pickard
Schools can not discriminate against students racially or ethnically. Bilingual education in schools must be based upon educational theory and proven effective over time
- What is norm-referenced vs criterion-referenced testing
tests where students are compared to how other students did on tests vs how students do on a specific task
- Subtractive bilingualism
When learning a 2nd language interferes with retaining the mother tongue
- What is the Direct method
Only everyday useful language is taught through speaking and listening- no emphasis on grammar or translation
- What is TPR
Total physical response
Vocab is taught through physical movement, the teacher says the word and moves and students mimic the movement
- What is suggestopedia
Creating a fun atmosphere for learning through music, singing songs, etc
- What are final intonation patterns
Rising and falling tone in sentences- raising voice when asking a question
- What are voiced vs voiceless sounds
B D G J L M N Sz Ng Th and all vowels - makes throat vibrate
Ch, F, K, P S, Sh, T
- What are word stress patterns
Saying parts of words louder and more clearly- dessert vs desert - causes communication errors if done incorrectly
- What is cultural assimilation
One culture adopts traits of another culture
- What is the critical period hypothesis
Belief that childhood to puberty is prime time to learn new languages
- What is language experience approach
Students turn language into writing- visit hospital, draw pic and write about it, read aloud to class
- What is a multi sensory approach
All senses are used in lessons- students read about apples, taste and smell apples, count seeds, etc
- What is the natural approach
Focusing on communicative skills rather than grammar- creating a stress-free environment to learn language
