MTEL ESL (54)

MTEL ESL (54) Cognition: - ANS-The mental act or process by which knowledge is acquired, including perception, intuition, and reasoning. Cognitive processes: - ANS-Needed to internalize language rules and vocabulary in L2: - memorization; - categorization; and - generalization [categorize and generalize vocabulary]. Metacognition: - ANS-An educational process that incorporates knowledge about one's abilities; the demands of given tasks, and potentially effective learning strategies; it involves self-regulation via planning, predicting, monitoring, regulating, evaluating, and revising strategies. Interlanguage: - ANS-The type of language produced by a non-native speaker in the process of learning a second language or foreign language. Interlanguage development: - ANS-The emerging language system the person creates based on L1 and L2 knowledge to communicate in L2. Fossilization: - ANS-A persistent lack of change in interlanguage patterns, even after extended exposure to or instruction in the target language. Acculturation: - ANS-Adapting to a new culture, which includes understanding cultural expectations, semiotics, values, and beliefs is essential to second language acquisition in that it provides appropriate context. Acculturation permits ELLs to adapt to new cultural expectations without the loss of the culture of origin. Success with BICS and CALP in L2 is dependent on a degree of success in L1. Piaget Language Acquisition Theory: - ANS-The Cognitive model. Children think before they speak; speaking just reflects this thinking; language is a way for children to represent their world. Vygotsky Language Acquisition Theory: - ANS-Language is a result of interpersonal communication. Zone of proximal development [Vygotsky]: - ANS-Describes the difference between what a person knows and what he could know if he received a personal assistance. Scaffolding: - ANS-The process of giving temporary aid to facilitate learning. Modeling, providing cues and encouraging. Bronfenbrenner: - ANS-Created the ecological model. B.F. Skinner: - Continues...