Describe the five stages of second language acquisition
What will be an ideal response?
As with first language development, acquisition of another language takes time—up to about 10 years. In general, English language learners progress through five stages of language development: pre-production, early production, speech emergence, intermediate fluency, and advanced fluency. In pre-production, learners may be silent and not produce much oral language. In early production, they may speak in one- or two-word phrases but have developed a large listening/speaking vocabulary. During speech emergence, learners may communicate in brief conversations, but grammatical mistakes are commonly evident. Students who show intermediate fluency have added words to their listening, speaking, reading, and writing vocabularies and use complex language structures. Those with advanced fluency have reached near native language ability.
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a. The nurturing of a caring adult. b. A variety of experiences in the preschool years c. Positive identity with cultural attitudes and values d. An instinctive desire to succeed
Select a particular academic lesson, and comprehensively develop a social constructivist way to teach it.
What will be an ideal response?
Kayla is looking at one side of a two-colored block. Her friend Bobby is looking at the other side. Bobby declares that the block is green, because the side closest to him is green. Kayla becomes upset, responding that the block is blue, as the side she
sees is colored blue. Kayla and Bobby are displaying which cognitive characteristic of preschoolers? A) Self regulation B) Curiosity C) Animism D) Egocentricity
A sense of community evolves from collaboration if all of the following occur EXCEPT
A. Participants know their strengths can be maximized. B. Participants know their weaknesses can be minimized. C. Participants have a willingness to work toward a common goal that increases concern about individual differences. D. Participants have a belief that the result of the collaboration will be better for all.