Vocab 3 Flashcards
Social Learning Theory
The natural way to learn a language is by observing and imitating the behaviors of others.
Stephen Krashen Theory of Second Language Acquisition 1
Krashen’s Natural Order Hypothesis is the belief that there is a predictive and natural sequence for language acquisition.
Stephen Krashen Theory of Second Language Acquisition 2
Certain structures of a language are easier to acquire than others, and they should be taught in an order that is conducive to learning.
Krashen 3
The optimal way a language is learned is through natural communication.
Krashen 4
It is important to create a safe, welcoming environment in which students feel they can make mistakes and take risks.
Schema
Unfamiliar to a student
Nativist Theory of Language Acquistion
Nativist theory assumes that all children innately understand their native grammar when exposed to adult speakers.
Affective Factors
Affective factors are emotional factors that influence learning. In second language acquisition, these factors play an important role.
Ellicitation
In an elicitation, the teacher directly elicits the correct form from the student by asking questions, by pausing to allow the student to complete the teacher’s utterance (e.g., “It’s a….”), or by asking students to reformulate the utterance (e.g., “Say that again.”).
Sematics
concerned with the meaning of words
Pragmatics
Intonation patterns of a language are part of the broader pragmatics level.
Sematics 2
The semantics of these sentences are incorrect. Semantics is the meaning of a sentence, and the “grumpy car” or the “brain was singing” as phrases do not make sense in the English language. Therefore, this is the correct answer choice.
Reading Prosody
The expressive and melodic aspects of reading, including proper phrasing (intonation)
Sentence Fragment
“Like flowers and candy” is a sentence fragment, as it doesn’t contain all the necessary elements of a complete sentence.
Morphology
Morphology refers to the ability to apply rules to the structure and form of words.
Jargon
Jargon refers to words particular to a subject or hobby.
Register
Register refers to the degree of formality with which one speaks. Since the student was presenting a project in an educational situation, she should have used formal, academic language instead of informal, social language throughout her presentation.
