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How Languages are Taught and Learned - Coggle Diagram
How Languages are Taught and Learned
One of the goals of an ELL teacher is to "think linguistically"
Five functions that teachers perform to help students
Teacher as a Communicator, Educator, Evaluator, Educated Human Being, Agent of Socialization
Standard for Assessing English: Common Core Standards
Understanding Language
Five Subsystems of Language
Phonology: Study of structure of words
Syntax: Study of the rules governing the way words are combined to form sentences and the rules governing the arrangement of sentences in sequences
Semantics: Study of the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences
Pragmatics: Study of language from the point of view of the user OR "Invisible" meanings that are not explicitly stated
Morphology: Study of structure of words
What Does It Mean to "Know" a Language?
Communicative Competence: Using a language to communicate effectively and appropriately
Grammatical Competence, Discourse Competence, Sociolinguistic Competence, Strategic Competence
Register: Variation in language, including choice of words and grammar in a particular social setting
Language for Academic Purposes
Academic Language Proficiency: Level of language proficiency that ELL student needs to successfully comprehend and perform grade-level academic tasks
3 Tiers of Vocab
Tier 1: Basic Words
Tier 2: More sophisticated words
Tier 3: Words applicable to specific content areas
Theories and Methods of Language
How Language is First Acquired
B.F. Skinner and Noah Chomsky
Behaviorism, Innatist Perspective, Cognitive/Developmental Perspective, and Sociocultural Perspective
How Second Language is Acquired
Cognitive Approaches to Language
Focus on what happens in the brain
Monitor Model
Interaction Hypothesis
Comprehensible Output Hypothesis
Sociocultural Perspectives
Focus on Sociocultural Contexts
Language Socialization Research
Bilingual and Multilingual Pluralist Perspectives
Second Language Teaching Methods
Grammar-Translation Method
Audiolingual Method
Natural Approach
Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
Content-Based Instruction (CBI)
Whole Language, Multiple Intelligences, and Cooperative Learning
Critical Pedagogy
Questions I Have
What methods or practices should be employed to maintain cultural awareness of different language variations?
Does one subsystem of language take precedence over another?