TESOL Praxis

LEP Limited English Proficiency TESOL Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages ESOL English to Speakers of Other Languages ESL English as a Second Language (the class) ELL English Language Learner EFL English as a Foreign Language TEFL Teachers of English as Foreign Language NABE National Association of Bilingual Education CLD Culturally and Linguistically DIverse ESP English for Special Purposes (research, travel...

Universal Grammar Chomsky-no dialect or language is more complex or sophisticated than the other. We are all born with the capacity to learn any language w/o formal instruction LAD Language Aquisition Device Generative Grammar set of rules that could be used to produce language Deep Structure our ideas, what we mean-derive meaning from social context Surface Structure what we say or write-literal meaning of words Natural Order Hypothesis Krashen- grammati...

Phonology study of the sound system of a language Digraphs when 2 letters make 1 sound (ex: sh, ea, ch, th) Allphones when sounds are similar, but not exact (ex: sam, cat, sat, ham) Phonetics a universal coding system used to describe variations like "nasal" and "aspiration". Also references organs of speech- tongue, lips etc. IPA International phonetic alphabet Articulation clarity of speech, where things are pronounced in the mouth. stop soun...

Which of the following is a clause? A.After several meetings about the situation B.Although she cannot be there on Monday C.In addition to his academic record D.The next speaker on the agenda B.Although she cannot be there on Monday Option (B) is correct. A clause is a segment of a sentence that consists of a subject and a predicate. This example is a subordinate clause. Makoto, a high school ELLE L L, was in the school hallway speaking to his peers using an informal reg...

i: close (high) front unrounded vowel (meet) ɪ near-close (high) near-front unrounded vowel (bit) u: close (high) back rounded vowel (boot) ʊ near-close (high) near-back rounded vowel (book) ɛ open(low)/mid front unrounded vowel (bed) e close(high)-mid front unrounded vowel (play) (similar to diphthong eɪ) ə mid central vowel (schwa) (the) ɔ: open(low)-mid back rounded vowel (talk, thOUGHt, aw) æ near-open(low) front unround...

Traditional Linguistics Perspective approach to grammar that emphasized correct speech should be used and that language rules are highest importance Applied Linguistics Type of linguistics that identifies and offers solutions to language problems. Structural Linguistics Popular between 1930 and 1960; founded by Bloomfield; emphasizes concrete linguistic data and organizing data into certain levels Contrastive Linguistics Type of linguistics that emphasizes difference bet...

Inter-language Strategy used by second language learner to compensate for lack of proficiency. the learners' language system is neither that of his mother tongue nor that of the second language, but contains elements of both. errors need to be seen as evidence of the learner's developing system. Overgeneralization Inter language strategy- attempts to apply a rule across the board w/o regard for exceptions. Bended vs bent. Simplification L2 learner uses resources that require l...

Clause A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb, but cannot stand by itself. Back Channeling The feedback which a listener gives to a speaker to show that (s)he is following, or understands what the speaker is saying. Convergence when languages come to structurally resemble one another as a result of prolonged language contact and mutual interference Self Repair The process by which a speaker recognizes a speech error and repeats what has been said with...

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