TESOL Certification Complete Study Guide 2026–2027 |
ESL Teaching Methods, Grammar, Lesson Planning &
Exam Prep Notes
phonology - correct answers -Study of a sound system of language
Generation 1.5 - correct answers -kids born elsewhere but heavily socialized in the us
Plyler v Doe - correct answers -states can't deny education for illegal immigrants amendment 14
ELL - correct answers -English Language Learner
CALP - correct answers -(Cognitive academic language proficiency) the language ability needed for
learning academic skills
Largest Language group in Florida - correct answers -Spanish
Inflectional - correct answers -adds es, s, ed, ing, er does not change the meaning of the word
Idiom - correct answers -an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the
words that make it up- Don't cry over spiled milk
Partial Immersion - correct answers -half of the day spent learning L2
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, Nonverbal communication - correct answers -communication using body movements, gestures, and
facial expressions rather than speech
Intonation - correct answers -rise and fall of the voice pitch
Free morpheme - correct answers -A morpheme that can stand alone as a word.
Minimal pairs - correct answers -A pair of words that differ by only a single sound and are recognized by
speakers as different words. i.e. bat/cat or hare/dare
State with the highest population of ELLS - correct answers -California, then texas, florida
Lexical ambiguity - correct answers -A situation in which a word has two or more meanings. Example:
pen-writing instrument pen- a place where pigs live
Look by the pen
Maxim of quantity - correct answers -A speaker must not give more or less information than required
maxim of quality - correct answers -say what you know or assume to be true, and do not say what you
know to be false.
Maxim of Relevance - correct answers -be relevant
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ESL Teaching Methods, Grammar, Lesson Planning &
Exam Prep Notes
phonology - correct answers -Study of a sound system of language
Generation 1.5 - correct answers -kids born elsewhere but heavily socialized in the us
Plyler v Doe - correct answers -states can't deny education for illegal immigrants amendment 14
ELL - correct answers -English Language Learner
CALP - correct answers -(Cognitive academic language proficiency) the language ability needed for
learning academic skills
Largest Language group in Florida - correct answers -Spanish
Inflectional - correct answers -adds es, s, ed, ing, er does not change the meaning of the word
Idiom - correct answers -an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the
words that make it up- Don't cry over spiled milk
Partial Immersion - correct answers -half of the day spent learning L2
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, Nonverbal communication - correct answers -communication using body movements, gestures, and
facial expressions rather than speech
Intonation - correct answers -rise and fall of the voice pitch
Free morpheme - correct answers -A morpheme that can stand alone as a word.
Minimal pairs - correct answers -A pair of words that differ by only a single sound and are recognized by
speakers as different words. i.e. bat/cat or hare/dare
State with the highest population of ELLS - correct answers -California, then texas, florida
Lexical ambiguity - correct answers -A situation in which a word has two or more meanings. Example:
pen-writing instrument pen- a place where pigs live
Look by the pen
Maxim of quantity - correct answers -A speaker must not give more or less information than required
maxim of quality - correct answers -say what you know or assume to be true, and do not say what you
know to be false.
Maxim of Relevance - correct answers -be relevant
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