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1. A dialect used by many African Americans and used primarily by those in working-class families.

2. The English spoken by a particular group of individuals in a community. Typically this group is the professional educated middle class and the group with a high degree of influence and prestige in the community.

3. An initiative passed by California voters in 1998 that required all language minority students to be educated in sheltered English immersion programs - not normally intended to exceed one year. Although it has not completely succeeded - i was designe

4. The ability to speak only one language.

5. How an individual pronounces words

6. A dialect of the same language that is not considered standard.

7. Fundamentalist Protestants who accept the Bible literally as the word of God. The group may include fundamentalist militants who strongly oppose gay rights and abortion rights.

8. The fourth largest religion in the world. Founded in 535 b.c. by Siddhartha Gautama - who was believed to be prince of India. They believe in reincarnation and emphasize virture - good conduct - morality - concentration - meditation - mental developm

9. The general name given to an extremely divers group of Christians - who may differ slightly or greatly from one another. Together they form the second largest Christian group in the world after Roman Catholics. They are centered primarily in Europe a

10. A religion founded by Guru Nanak during the fifteenth or sixteenth century B.C.E in India. He drew from the elements of Hinduism and Islam - and stressed a universal single God. Union with God - he said - is accomplished through meditation and surren

11. Christians who have had a conversion experience with a spiritual rebirth into a new life.

12. A day of rest and holiness observed by Jews and a minority of Christian denomination. It is observed from sunset on Friday night until nightfall on Saturday. Most Christian groups observe Sunday as the Sabbath.

13. A natural language that has been developed and used by persons who are deaf using a system of manual gestures.

14. A dialect used by many African Americans and used primarily by those in working-class families.

15. Basic -everyday conversational skills - which English Language Learners can develop in approximately two years.

16. The holy writings of Islam - believed by Muslims to be the exact words revealed by God or Allah to the prophet Muhammad. It is written differently in English.

17. One who believes that the existence of God can neither be proven or unproven. An agnostic does not believe in a God or Goddess.

18. Conservative Christians who fall under a broad umbrella. Some are considered more moderate within the group and focus on social action agendas in addition to their religious agenda. Another group tends to be more conservative and focuses on issues su

19. The most conservative with of a religious group - whether Protestant - Catholic - Jewish - Islamic - etc. These are often groups that dig in their heels to protect their faith from external forces they perceive as attacking their faith and morality.

20. Occurs when two languages are of equal value and neither dominates the other

21. A nonreligiously based philosophy promoting man as the measure of all things. typically rejects the concept of a personal God and regards humans as supreme. Secular humanists tend to see God as a creation of man - rather than man being a creation of

22. Variations of a language usually determined by region or social class.

23. The term advocated by conservative Protestants who support the teaching of the Biblical account of creation in public schools in addition to or in place of the theory of evolution.

24. God in Arabic. it is the term used for God by Muslims and Arab Christians.

25. Somewhat secret vocabulary of a co-culture group.