MTTC ESL Test questions with correct answers

Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills Answer (BICS) Language skills and functions that allow students in school to communicate in everyday social contexts that are similar to those at home such as performing classroom chores, chatting with peers, consuming instructional media. BICS are context embedded b/c participants can provide feedback to one-another, the situation itself provides cues that further understanding and factors apart from linguistic code can furnish meaning. Takes 2+ years to develop. Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency Answer (CALP) The language needed to perform abstract and decontextualized school tasks successfully. Students must rely on language to attain meaning. Takes 5+ years for students to develop. CALP involves context-reduced communication and requires metacognition. Language Universals Answer All languages have structure, are dynamic and complex. Phonemes Answer The individual sounds in a language. Distinctive units make a difference when sounds distinguish words. English has 34-45 phonemes depending on the dialect. Diagraph Answer A pair of letters used to WRITE one sound or a combonation of sounds that doesn't correspond to the written letters combined-- 2 letters that SPELL one sound. Example: sh, ch, wh, th