Vocab/Acronyms

Question 1

EL

Answer 1

English Learner (home language not English

Question 2

CLD

Answer 2

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse

Question 3

ELD

Answer 3

English Language Development (classrooms)

Question 4

LEP

Answer 4

Limited English Proficient

Question 5

L1

Answer 5

1st Language

Question 6

L2

Answer 6

2nd Language

Question 7

SLA

Answer 7

2nd Language Acquistion

Question 8

CELDT

Answer 8

CA English Language Development Test

Question 9

SOLOM

Answer 9

Sturdent Oral Language Observation Matrix

Question 10

Phonology

Answer 10

The study of the system of patterns of speech sounds in a language

Question 11

Phonemes

Answer 11

The sounds that make up a language

Question 12

Phonemic Sequence

Answer 12

Permissible ways phonemes can be combined

Question 13

Intonation

Answer 13

The use of pitch to modify a sentence meaning

Question 14

Tone Languages

Answer 14

Languages that use pitch to contrast meanings

Question 15

IPA

Answer 15

International Phonetic Alphabet: The most precise way to describe pronounciation

Question 16

Morphology

Answer 16

The study of the meaning of units in language

Question 17

Morphemes

Answer 17

The basic building blocks of meaning

Question 18

Free Morphemes

Answer 18

Can’t be divided and can stand alone

Question 19

Bound Morphemes

Answer 19

Occur only in conjunction with others (-ing, dis-, -ceive)

Question 20

Affixes

Answer 20

A bound morpheme (most) that is a prefix or suffix

Question 21

Infixes

Answer 21

A bound morpheme inserted into other morphemes (the “s” in mothers-in-law)

Question 22

Syntax

Answer 22

The structure of the sentences and the rules that govern sentence formation

Question 23

Semantics

Answer 23

The study of meanings of individual words and of larger units such as phrases or sentences

Question 24

Pragmatics

Answer 24

The study of communication in context

Question 25

CUP

Answer 25

Common Underlying Proficiency: The belief that L1 knowledge provides a basis for L2 learning

Question 26

SUP

Answer 26

Separate Underlying Proficiency: L2 proficiency is completely separate from L1 proficiency

Question 27

BICS

Answer 27

Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills

Question 28

CALP

Answer 28

Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency

Question 29

Code Switching

Answer 29

Learning strategy that alternates between L1 and L2 at he word/phrase/sentence level

Question 30

CALLA

Answer 30

Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach

Question 31

Phonics

Answer 31

Uses sound-letter correspondences to recognize words

Question 32

Schema

Answer 32

(Plural) Units of understanding that can be used to store knowledge in LT memory

Question 33

Scaffolding

Answer 33

Focuses students on relevant parts of a task

Question 34

SIFE

Answer 34

Students with Interrupted Formal Education

Question 35

CCSS

Answer 35

Common Core State Standards