GACE ESOL preparation (tests 119, 120, and 619) Study Guide
intonation - ✔️✔️the way the voice rises and falls in speech
morpheme - ✔️✔️the smallest unit of meaning in a language
Abraham Maslow - ✔️✔️developed the hierarchy of needs, which he theorized to be the
unconscious desires that motivate people
subordinating conjunction - ✔️✔️joins a dependent clause to an independent clause to
which it is related
stereotype - ✔️✔️an oversimplified belief that all people from a certain group or with
certain characteristics are the same
voiceless sounds - ✔️✔️sounds made without vibrating the vocal chords
Howard Gardner - ✔️✔️created the theory of multiple intelligences; proposed that using a
person's area of giftedness to demonstrate intellect will help learners achieve their
potential
classroom management - ✔️✔️active management of the physical classroom space, the
culture of the classroom, and individual student behavior
independent (or main) clause - ✔️✔️a clause that can stand alone as its own sentence
one word stage - ✔️✔️stage of language acquisition; characterized by a child's use of a
single word to convey a full meaning
reclassification criteria - ✔️✔️used to determine when English learners have achieved the
language skills necessary to succeed in English-only classrooms
humor stage - ✔️✔️stage of acculturation; when students start to come to terms with their
circumstances and move toward acceptance of their new culture
SIFE - ✔️✔️Students with Interrupted Formal Education
grade equivalent - ✔️✔️score found using the average score of students who fall into that
grade
labial consonant sound - ✔️✔️sound produced by the top and bottom lips coming
together
connotation - ✔️✔️the emotional association of a word
helping verb - ✔️✔️verb that indicates tense (when the action occurred)
Woodock-Munoz Language Survey - ✔️✔️an individually administered assessment that
measures cognitive aspects of language proficiency in the form of vocabulary usage,
verbal analogies, and letter-word identification
audio lingual method (ALM) - ✔️✔️an oral-based approach to language instruction
developed by linguists and behavioral psychologists; teaches the target language
through repetition
English Language Proficiency Assessment for the 21st Century - ✔️✔️consortium of
states whose assessments are aligned to the English Language Proficiency standards
developed by the Council of Chief State School Officials (CCSSO), which determines
the states' college and career ready (CCR) standards
phonetics - ✔️✔️the study of the production of sounds in speech
silent way - ✔️✔️teaching method based on the idea that language learning should be
much like problem-solving and discovery learning; teachers are as silent as possible
during lessons in order to promote student participation and experimentation and to
concentrate on learning over teaching
age equivalent score - ✔️✔️found using the average score of students within an age
group
dependent (or subordinate) clause - ✔️✔️a clause that cannot stand alone as its own
sentence
inferential item - ✔️✔️a piece of information that requires the test taker to read between
the lines in order to determine what the author is implying
communicative competence - ✔️✔️the ability to speak a language both appropriately in a
social context as well as correctly in terms of rules and structure
two word stage - ✔️✔️stage of language acquisition; children begin to learn words and
use word combinations
early stage of literacy development - ✔️✔️characterized by the learner's use of multiple
strategies to predict and understand words
lead and support - ✔️✔️teaching strategy that relies on one instructor assuming a lead
teaching role with the other providing support as needed
intermediate fluency - ✔️✔️fourth stage of language acquisition; learners have acquired a
vocabulary of about 6,000 words and are able to speak in more complex sentences and
correct many of their own errors
free morpheme - ✔️✔️a morpheme that can stand on its own
literal item - ✔️✔️information that refers directly back to the content of the reading
material where the answer is defined word for word
semicolon - ✔️✔️punctuation used to join two closely related sentences that could each
stand on their own
monitor hypothesis - ✔️✔️knowledge that is gained through formal learning that can be
used to monitor speech but is not useful in spontaneous speech
validity - ✔️✔️indicates how well an assessment measures what it is intended to
measure; a test is not considered valid if it is not reliable
scaffold - ✔️✔️the support that allows a child to work above their independent level and is
gradually removed as the learner gains mastery
3
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller OliviaWest. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $12.49. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.