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ED 339
Chapter 1
Term | Definition |
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ESOL | English for Speakers of Other Languages |
EL | English Learner |
ELD | English Language Development |
CLD | Culturally and Linguistically Diverse |
LEP | Limited English Proficient |
L1 | first language |
L2 | second language |
SLA | second language acquisition |
bilingualism | the ability to speak two languages fluently |
limited or subtractive bilingualism | occurs when the first language is replaced by the dominant/second language |
proficient or additive bilingualism | when students attain high levels of proficiency of both languages |
acculturation | the process of adapting to a new culture |
long-term English learners | been in the U.S. school more than 6 years without reaching English proficiency |
learning styles | differences in the ways in which learners approach a learning teask |
cognition | the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning |
motivation | the impulse, emotion or desire that causes one to act in a certain way |
anxiety | distress or uneasiness of the mind caused by fear or danger |
cognitive style | consistent and enduring tendencies or preferences within an individual |
tracking | practice of placing students in groups of matched abilities |