ESOL Exam Prep Graded A+ (Verified)
Accomadation - ANSWER-Changes structure of brain to accept new things. That is a
dog b/c it barks and that is a cat b/c it meows.
Acculturation - ANSWER-John Schumann--cultural modification of an individual, group,
or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture; also : a merging of
cultures as a result of prolonged exposure--Adjustment ot a new cultural setting
Acquisiton-Learning Distiction - ANSWER-Acuisition is the subconsious feel for
learning; Learning is the consious rules
Adjectives - ANSWER-words that describe a noun.
Advanced Fluency - ANSWER-takes 4-10 years to achieve
Affective Filter - ANSWER-How they feel affects ability to learn. low stress = weak filter
(mental block)
allophones - ANSWER-all the phones that make up one phoneme
Argot and Jargon - ANSWER-specific vocab that is used by professionals and trade
groups.
Aricles - ANSWER-words used before a noun as, a, the, and
assimilation - ANSWER-change environment to go with thinking. Everything with four
legs is a dog.
Audio-Lingual Approach - ANSWER-Learn set patterns and then substitute in new
words. Stress pronunciations and repetitive drills.
Auxiliary - ANSWER-verbs functioning to give further semantic or syntactic information;
to be, to do, to have
Auxiliary Verbs - ANSWER-helping verbs, do, doing, did
avoidance - ANSWER-act of avoiding or shunning
BICS stands for? - ANSWER-Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
Bilabial - ANSWER-sound formed by using both lips p,b,m
CALLA - ANSWER-Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach
, CALLA (Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach) - ANSWER-teaches explicit
learning strategies while language is taught through content. Great for MS/HS.
CALP stands for? - ANSWER-Cognitive/Academic Language Proficiency
circumlocution - ANSWER-used in l2 learning when the speaker doesn't know the
specific word so he describes it instead.
Code Switching - ANSWER-bilingual speakers changing from one language to another
in conversation
coined phrase - ANSWER-idiomatic expression
Communicative Competence - ANSWER-ability to use language in many different
situations.
Comparatives - ANSWER-more/er
Connectionists Approach - ANSWER-approach that emphasizes the understanding that
the human brain is a neural network or group of networks that consists of nodes that
operate in a non-linear way when stimulated.
consonant diagraph - ANSWER-two consonants pronounced a single sound (ch, sh, th,
wh)
Constructivist (Piaget) theory promotes 4 things.. - ANSWER-concrete, not too far
above, discovery learning, student interest
Corpus Collous - ANSWER-pathways that allow for communication between cerebral
hemispheres.
cortex - ANSWER-the nerve cells that cover the surface of the brain
Cummins - ANSWER-says it take 5 to 7 years to learn academic English (new research
now shows 7-10)
Denotation - ANSWER-the literal definition of a word that is not inclusive of all of the
things that a word is associated with
Determiners - ANSWER-words that help to show which or how many people or thins are
being referenced. This, that, those, some, any, much, enough, a few
dialect - ANSWER-language used by a group of speakers.
dialectal Variation - ANSWER-regional or social variety of language distinguised by
pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary
Accomadation - ANSWER-Changes structure of brain to accept new things. That is a
dog b/c it barks and that is a cat b/c it meows.
Acculturation - ANSWER-John Schumann--cultural modification of an individual, group,
or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture; also : a merging of
cultures as a result of prolonged exposure--Adjustment ot a new cultural setting
Acquisiton-Learning Distiction - ANSWER-Acuisition is the subconsious feel for
learning; Learning is the consious rules
Adjectives - ANSWER-words that describe a noun.
Advanced Fluency - ANSWER-takes 4-10 years to achieve
Affective Filter - ANSWER-How they feel affects ability to learn. low stress = weak filter
(mental block)
allophones - ANSWER-all the phones that make up one phoneme
Argot and Jargon - ANSWER-specific vocab that is used by professionals and trade
groups.
Aricles - ANSWER-words used before a noun as, a, the, and
assimilation - ANSWER-change environment to go with thinking. Everything with four
legs is a dog.
Audio-Lingual Approach - ANSWER-Learn set patterns and then substitute in new
words. Stress pronunciations and repetitive drills.
Auxiliary - ANSWER-verbs functioning to give further semantic or syntactic information;
to be, to do, to have
Auxiliary Verbs - ANSWER-helping verbs, do, doing, did
avoidance - ANSWER-act of avoiding or shunning
BICS stands for? - ANSWER-Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
Bilabial - ANSWER-sound formed by using both lips p,b,m
CALLA - ANSWER-Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach
, CALLA (Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach) - ANSWER-teaches explicit
learning strategies while language is taught through content. Great for MS/HS.
CALP stands for? - ANSWER-Cognitive/Academic Language Proficiency
circumlocution - ANSWER-used in l2 learning when the speaker doesn't know the
specific word so he describes it instead.
Code Switching - ANSWER-bilingual speakers changing from one language to another
in conversation
coined phrase - ANSWER-idiomatic expression
Communicative Competence - ANSWER-ability to use language in many different
situations.
Comparatives - ANSWER-more/er
Connectionists Approach - ANSWER-approach that emphasizes the understanding that
the human brain is a neural network or group of networks that consists of nodes that
operate in a non-linear way when stimulated.
consonant diagraph - ANSWER-two consonants pronounced a single sound (ch, sh, th,
wh)
Constructivist (Piaget) theory promotes 4 things.. - ANSWER-concrete, not too far
above, discovery learning, student interest
Corpus Collous - ANSWER-pathways that allow for communication between cerebral
hemispheres.
cortex - ANSWER-the nerve cells that cover the surface of the brain
Cummins - ANSWER-says it take 5 to 7 years to learn academic English (new research
now shows 7-10)
Denotation - ANSWER-the literal definition of a word that is not inclusive of all of the
things that a word is associated with
Determiners - ANSWER-words that help to show which or how many people or thins are
being referenced. This, that, those, some, any, much, enough, a few
dialect - ANSWER-language used by a group of speakers.
dialectal Variation - ANSWER-regional or social variety of language distinguised by
pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary
