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Cummins | 5-7 years to learn academic English |
Chomsky | universal grammar. Humans born with innate knowledge of things common to all languages |
Skinner | Behaviorism approach to learning language. Lang process of stimulus and response, what is reinforced is repeated |
Schumann's | Theory of second language acquisition, social factors motivation, attitude, and culture shock affect the rate of second language acquisition |
Vgotsky | developed ZPD theory. Must work at appropriate level(i+l) |
Interlanguage | an emerging linguistic system that has been developed by a learner of a second language |
Word recognition view | goal is to identify words to get to the meaning of text. |
Sociopsycolinguistic view | use background and cues from three language systems, word parts are studied |
bilabial | lips |
glottal | voice throat |
abicdentual | lips & teeth |
active voice | the subject performs action. John carried the papers to the desk. the thing described by a predicate adjective, John is a thoughtful boy. |
Passive voice | the action is performed by an unknown agent. the papers were carried to the desk. |
Base, Comparative, Superlative | high,higher,highest |
Personal Pronouns | takes the place of a name of a person, place, or thing |
1st person pronoun | I,me,my,mine |
2nd person pronoun | you,your,yours |
3rd person pronoun | he,him,his,she,hers,they,them,theirs,we,us,ours,it,its,who,whom |
Relative pronoun | used to relate to another noun in the sentence, The chef who won the prize studied in paris.Who,whom,whoever,whomever,that,which |
Indefinite pronoun | refer to an unknown person, place, or thing. another,anyone,anything,each,neither,nobody,someone,something,both |
Demonstrative pronoun | stand in place for a person,thing must be pointed to. That car is the one I want. this,that,these,those |
Interrogative pronouns | used to ask questions. Who,whom,which,what,whose |
Reflexive pronouns | refer back to the person to whom the pronoun refers. |
Modal Verbs | special verbs which behave differently than normal verbs. |
Common Modal Verbs | can,could,may,might,must,ought to,shall,should,will,would |
Ethnocentrism | evaluate other groups according to the values of one's one ethnic group. one's own group is superior to other groups |
Enculturation | the process of learning one's culture |
Culture | a shared, learned, system of values, beliefs, and attitudes |
Melting Pot Theory | when people from other cultures assimilate to the point where their original identities and culture disappear |
Multiculturalism | cultures mix together in a culture of respect for diversity. |
Equity pedagogy | fair and equal opportunities |
Multicultural competence | learning to navigate diversity issues |
Socialization process | the more control exercised over young children, the more field dependent they become |
Sociocultural tightness | the more established social structures exert pressure to conform, the more field dependent its people |
Ecological Adaptation | if survival depends upon accurate observations of environment, the more highly developed students' perceptual skills. |
Biological factor | children lacking protein or other nutrients may be more field dependent |
Language | the degree to which a society is literate influences if students learn thru languageor thru direct experience |
Individual racism | belief that one's own race is superior to another |
Institutional racism | consists of established laws, customs, and practices that systematically reflect and produce inequalities |
Cultural racism | includes both individual and institutional racism. subtle & pervasive use of power |
Castaneda vs. Pickard | segregation of ELL's only permissible when the benefits of remedying language barriers outweigh adverse affects of segregation |
United States code 1703 | no state shall deny educational opportunity of race,color,or orgin |
Title VI-Civil Rights Act,1964 | no person of race, color, or orgin shall be excluded from participation nor denied benefits |
Title VI | prohibits denial of equal accessof limited English proficiency. |
Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 | requires schools to design language programs to eliminate language barriers in schools. |
Plyer vs. Doe | 14th Amendmnet prohibits states from denying a free public education to undocumented children |
Title 111 | requires ELL's to receive equal numbers of textbooks and other resources as their English speaking peers |
NCLB | requires annual assessment of ELL's in reading and math, progress in English and increases accountability for LEP student's progress |
Cummins | BICS & CALP |
Krashen | comprehensible input(i+l) |
Behaviorism | learning is a process of stimulus and response. What is reinforced is repeated. |
Constructivism | students create their knowledge through real-life experiences |