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Praxis II Tesol
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1. Native & non - native work together...all students learning through two languages being translated back to back...students assume leadership roles - grade level instruction in both languages...strive for bilingualism & biliteracy

2. Learning L2 to achieve goals...for a career...corporation sends Japanese businessman to US for language training

3. Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol...rubric to make content material comprehensible...preperation - building background - comprehensible input - learning strategies - interation - practice & application - lesson delivery - review & assessment

4. Most expensive - least effective...common in elementary schools...students pulled out for a portion of the day to recieve instruction in ESL

5. Associate with Greek & Latin...focused on grammatical rules - syntactic structures - rote memorization...time spent talking ABOUT language - but no time talking IN the language

6. Meaning from experiences...born with ability to acquire language comprehension...enviromental interactions

7. 3-5 years...struggles with abstract - cognitively demanding subjects - especially with literacy...few grammatical errors...TEACHERS: provide comprehensible & interactive activities...teach thinking & study skills

8. 4 quadrants of cognitive and lingusitc demands...TEACHERS: have cognitively demanding tasks that are context embedded

9. Fear of language learning stops rapid acquisition...create a relaxing environement to enhance acquisition...students see text in L1 then L2...use conversation - retelling - role playing...downfall was budget cuts

10. 5-7 yearss...developed content area vocabulary...participates in grade level activities with minimal support...TEACHERS: continue to support students as necessary

11. Teacher is silent...students describe what they observe in L2...L1 not used...students develop their own critieria for language acquisition

12. Learning L2 to intergrate with culture...for immigration or marriage...Japanese - American parents send kids to Japanese language school

13. Preproduction...Early Production...Speech Emergent...Intermediate Fluency...Advanced Fluency

14. Traditional order is reversed...writing taught first...students develop quicker because it is a private activity so the affective filter is low

15. 1 to 3 months...non verbal responses...activiely listens...responds to commands...reluctant to speak...TEACHERS: use gestures - realia - pictures...do not force students to speak

16. Students choose what they want to learn...collaborate with each other...teacher is conselor...L1 is encouraged...similar to Natural Approach

17. First aquire fluency in L1...goal is to transition into English only classroom asap...3 years of lessons in L1 while learning L2...many skills transfer to the L2 later

18. Born with capacity for language (aka universal grammar)...part of brain call the LAD (Language Aquistion Device)

19. 1-2 word answers....mostly present tense verbs....TEACHERS: ask short answer questions...yes/no...either/or

20. Learning is based on stimulus repsonse...Pavlov and Skinner were notable behaviorist

21. Part of day in L1 other part in L2...students are able to keep up with grade level work while learning English

22. Traditional view at the contextual level...Listening - Speaking - Reading - Writing

23. Several months to 1 year...participates in small group activities...short phrases...some L1...grammar errors...TEACHERS: ask open ended questions...performance based assessments

24. Learn best by listening in large quantities...connecting words and prases to actions and objects...L1 translation not allowed

25. Most of day in mainstream...team teaching & team planning...ESL instruction is integrated into the content areas using listening - speaking - reading - writing - study skills - content vocabulary & cultural orientation