Bics and calp - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MTTC ESL STUDY SET VERIFIED ANSWERS 1st stage of first-language aquisition between 6-8 months babbling stage child makes repetitive patterns of sound with mouth 2nd stage of first-language aquisition one-word stage 9-18 months child makes basic word stems and single open-class words 3rd stage of first-language aquisition two-word stage 18-24 months child begins making miniature sentences with simple semantic relations 4th stage of first-language aquisition early telegraph sta...

oracy correct answers the ability to express oneself fluently and grammatically in speech literacy correct answers the ability to read & write Updated ELD Standards (1999 to 2012) correct answers The new CA ELD Standards specify the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to help ELs engagte with and master all of the CA CCSS. (Fewer, Clearer, and Higher standards) Aim/Goal of ELD Standards in CA correct answers 1. to guide the instruction of ELD 2. to supplement the CA CCSS for ELA, C...

ESL TEXES Supplemental Exam Questions and Answers Acculturation -Answer-The process of adapting to a new culture. The process of acculturation occurs through several strategies including the following: - Answer-assimilation & marginalization Assimilation -Answer-The members of a group are absorbed into a culture and lose characteristics of the first culture. The group is willing or forced to accept the surface and deep culture of the new culture and give up original culture. Marginalizat...

Abraham Maslow developed the Hierarchy of Needs Hierarchy of Needs unconscious desires that motivate people Albert Bandura - OK (social learning theory) Interactions are necessary to construct knowledge. Learn from one another, via observation, motivation, modeling. Social Learning Theory the theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination based on disabilities. Attribution T...

dialects - Answer Varying forms of a language that reflect particular regions, occupations, or social classes and that are similar enough to be mutually intelligible. cognates - Answer Words in 2 or more languages related through the same origin. syntax - Answer The rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences in a given language. allophone - Answer Letters or combinations of letters that make the same sound (i.e. k & c in keep cool). homonyms - Answer ...

Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP) - ACCURATE ANSWERAcademic language needed to work and study, Takes longer to develop, more difficult to develop, Formal language of Academics, relies less on content, requires higher level of cognition Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS) - ACCURATE ANSWERSocial skills students use in everyday life when socializing with friends. Quickly developed not context driven and does not rely heavily on formal rules. Jim Cummins - ACCURATE AN...

TESOL Practice Test Questions and Correct Answers Behaviorist Model - Answer-BF Skinner - individuals learn language as a direct response to stimuli. Considered to be overly simplistic Nativist Model - Answer-Noam Chomsky - individuals are born with a universal wired into their brains Zone of Proximal Development - Answer-Vygotsky - the difference between what a person knows and what he could know if given assistance from someone else -- scaffolding, modeling, cues, encouragement. So...

Advantages of General Rubric - -can reuse the same rubric with several tasks or assignments -supports learning by helping learners to "see" good work goes beyond one assignment -supports learner self-evaluation/reflection -learners can help to create the rubric Advantages of Task-Specific Rubrics - -makes scoring easier, as it quantifies the learner responses -easer to create "inter-rater reliability" (any teacher can score another teacher's leaners and "give" the same score) ...

Acculturation - ANSWERSThe process of adapting to a new culture. The process of acculturation occurs through several strategies including the following: - ANSWERSassimilation & marginalization Assimilation - ANSWERSThe members of a group are absorbed into a culture and lose characteristics of the first culture. The group is willing or forced to accept the surface and deep culture of the new culture and give up original culture. Marginalization - ANSWERSGroups lacking desirable traits ar...

Voluntary minorities correct answers immigrated to US Involuntary minorities correct answers brought to US, conquered, colonized, or subjugated Loss of culture correct answers participation in dominant cultural institutions (like school) Vygotsky correct answers emphasized that individuals make sense of their world through discourse and interaction with others. Thus, knowledge is socially constructed and situated in culture Krashen correct answers monitor model; creative construction...