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Teaching In A Pluralistic Society

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1. A religion founded in Korea in 1954 by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon. Individuals outside of the faith refer to the groups adherents as 'Moonies -' considered derogatory by its members. Members refer to themselves as Unificationists. Rev. Moon moved to the






2. One who positively does not believe in the existence of a God or Goddess.






3. The adherents of Islam. Estimates are as high as 1.3 billion in the world - and the highest estimates in the U.S. are approximately 7 million. Only about 20% of them live in the Middle East. India and Indonesia have the largest numbers with about 175






4. A dialect used by many African Americans and used primarily by those in working-class families.






5. A group of African Americans who now align themselves primarily with the Sunni form of Islam. In the U.S. They had likely had their early beginnings in the late 1800's - but at that time had little in common with traditional Islam. In the 1970's Elij






6. The general name given to an extremely divers group of Christians - who may differ slightly or greatly from one another. Together they form the second largest Christian group in the world after Roman Catholics. They are centered primarily in Europe a






7. Protestants who believe in the virgin birth of Jesus - the Bible being inerrant - and Jesus as the son of God as essential to salvation.






8. An individual who has the ability to speak or utilize two or more dialects.






9. A dialect of the same language that is not considered standard.






10. The term advocated by conservative Protestants who support the teaching of the Biblical account of creation in public schools in addition to or in place of the theory of evolution.






11. The Arabic word for Muslims - which means the struggle in the path of Allah or God. It can mean the struggle against human passions and instincts - which inhibit one from doing the work of God. It can also mean an armed struggle against forces of inj






12. Students who have limited or no English skills and who are in the process of learning English.






13. A system that translates the English oral or written word into a sign.






14. Occurs when two languages are of equal value and neither dominates the other






15. Somewhat secret vocabulary of a co-culture group.






16. The most conservative with of a religious group - whether Protestant - Catholic - Jewish - Islamic - etc. These are often groups that dig in their heels to protect their faith from external forces they perceive as attacking their faith and morality.






17. They had their origins with the Swiss Mennonites by broke away in the 1690's because of disagreements over church discipline. Like the Mennonites - they are forbidden to go to war - swear oaths - or hold any public offices. They require their members






18. The ability to function in two languages. While some contend that bilingualism implies native-like fluency - others measure competency in two languages as adequate to be considered bilingual.






19. Christians who have had a conversion experience with a spiritual rebirth into a new life.






20. Protestants who adhere to a simple lifestyle and simple forms of worship. They base their beliefs on the bible - particularly the New Testament - and place much focus on the Sermon on the Mount. They believe the Bible forbids them from going to war -






21. The language considered proper in a community.






22. The use of two languages as media of instruction. It accepts and develops native language and culture in the instructional process to learn english and to learn academic subject matter. It may use the native language - as well as English - as the med






23. The major religion of India and the third largest religion in the world - with over 750 -000 adherents and as many as 1 million in the united States. Unlike Christianity and Islam - they do not limit itself to as single religious book of writings - o






24. Conservative Christians who fall under a broad umbrella. Some are considered more moderate within the group and focus on social action agendas in addition to their religious agenda. Another group tends to be more conservative and focuses on issues su






25. Art or science of teaching - which includes instructional strategies and methods.






26. The oldest - most conservative - and most diverse form of Judaism. They look upon every word in their sacred texts as being divinely inspired. They adhere to a strict dietary law (kosher) - which requires the use of special ingredients and preparatio






27. Occurs when a second language replaces the first.






28. The ability to speak only one language.






29. Fundamentalist Protestants who accept the Bible literally as the word of God. The group may include fundamentalist militants who strongly oppose gay rights and abortion rights.






30. God in Arabic. it is the term used for God by Muslims and Arab Christians.






31. The English spoken by a particular group of individuals in a community. Typically this group is the professional educated middle class and the group with a high degree of influence and prestige in the community.






32. A dialect used by many African Americans and used primarily by those in working-class families.






33. How an individual pronounces words






34. A position supported by U.S. English - a citizen's action group - which is seeking to have English declared by Congress as the official language of the United States. Individuals who support this movement believe that all public documents - records -






35. The acceptable written language that is typically found in grammar books.






36. Programs that emphasize bilingual education as a means of moving from the culture and language most commonly used for communication in the home to the mainstream of U.S. language and culture. The native language of the home is used to help the studen






37. Members comprise the largest Christian church in the world with over 1 billion adherents. Most believers live in Europe - South America - and North America. The numbers of them in Africa and Asia have been growing in recent years. Catholics believe t






38. A theory that only an intelligent being could have created a natural world so complex and well ordered as ours. Some - if not most supporters of the evolution theory - view this as a new term for creationism or creation science.






39. One who believes that the existence of God can neither be proven or unproven. An agnostic does not believe in a God or Goddess.






40. Groups of people who exist and function apart from the dominant culture.






41. The holy writings of Islam - believed by Muslims to be the exact words revealed by God or Allah to the prophet Muhammad. It is written differently in English.






42. A dialect used by the majority of African Americans and used primarily by those in working-class families.






43. A day of rest and holiness observed by Jews and a minority of Christian denomination. It is observed from sunset on Friday night until nightfall on Saturday. Most Christian groups observe Sunday as the Sabbath.






44. A dialect used by the majority of African Americans and used primarily by those in working-class families.






45. The informal or conversational speech in a community.






46. A natural language that has been developed and used by persons who are deaf using a system of manual gestures.






47. Basic -everyday conversational skills - which English Language Learners can develop in approximately two years.






48. Members of the Roman Catholic Church who believe that the POpe in Rome is God's visible lieutenant on earth and the rightful leader of Christianity.






49. Variations of a language usually determined by region or social class.






50. A conservative religious group founded by rev. Jerry Falwell in 1979 consisting of a Christian action committee who campaigned and supported political candidates who supported Christian 'moral law' - believing that they supported the majority of peop






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