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1. Second Language Acquisition






2. Defined by Chomsky - ability to function in a communicative setting by using not only grammatical knowledge but also gestures and intonation - strategies for being understood - and risk-taking in attempting communication. MEANINGFUL context.






3. Present info - concepts - ideas on variety of topics to an audience of listeners or readers






4. Use of cooperative learning through the students completing tasks where:1)meaning is primary;2)listeners are not just parroting but rather processing;3)activities are real world based;4)task completion is a priority; 5)assessed on outcome. Emphasis i






5. Audio-lingual method; teaching oral skills by means of stimuls-response learning; repetition - dialogue memorization - and manipulation of grammatical pattern drills.






6. Traditional FORL teaching. Students analyze and learn grammar and vocab and later practice using them in communication. 'Skill getting'before






7. 'the ability to use language to perform global tasks or language function within a variety of contexts/content areas - with a given degree of accuracy - and by means of specific text types.' p. 247






8. Information/task based gap activity where each member of 'group assumes responsibility for a given portion of the lesson.' They first work with members of a group on same task to become expert on that task or info and then join in a group of expert r






9. Task-based activities where one student has information that another student does NOT have but needs. students must interact 'with others by using TL as means to an end' in an effort to fill in the gaps of information necessary to complete the task.






10. LINK with other disciplines and ACQUIRE info: 3.1 reinforce knowledge in other academic areas through the TL: 3.2






11. 'learned languages other than English at home and in the U.S. - as a result of their cultural or ethnic backgrounds; they speak and understand the HL (which refers to languages of immigrant - refugee - and indigenous groups as well as former colonial






12. Initiate - respond - evaluate: teacher asks a question - student responds - teacher evaluates - i.e. good/not correct/very gooooood--classroom discourse which limits students' involvement. doesn't allow student to use TL for interpersonal communicati






13. Standards for Foreign Language Learning-national standards: 5c's developed by ACTFL - AATF - AATG - AATSP






14. Activities that prepare students for the comprehension/interpretation task Pg.199 Tasks aim to deal with all of these issues: to generate interest - build confidence and to facilitate comprehension; setting the context - generating interest - activat






15. Foreign lanuguage teaching forum which offers discussion boards and internet resources for foreign language teachers






16. Target Language






17. The A of the PACE lesson; focuses learners' attention on some aspect of the language used during the Presentation phase. The attention phase takes place after the class has understood the story and is ready to move to a conversation about an importan






18. Content Based Instruction - the merging of language instruction and content. Uses content - learning objectives - and activities from school curriculum as the vehicle for teaching language skills - has been shown to enhance motivation - self-confiden






19. 'occurs at the end of a course and is designed to determine what the learner can do with the language at that point' (p.402)






20. Assessments that are administered throughout the year or the lesson and are integrated into the learning process-thus they 'serve to inform and change instructional practices.' Teacher can use FA to redirect lesson if students are not understanding a






21. By providing grammar in context - in an implicit manner - teachers can expose students to substantial doses of grammar. The book recommends a dialogic co-construction approach to grammar instruction. Pg 219






22. American Association of Teachers of French






23. Intitiate - respond - feedback; allows for interpersonal communication (S 1.1) - teacher initiates - student responds - teacher provides feedback and assisting questions which encourage learners to think and to provide follow-up response. More Socrat






24. Converse - provide/obtain info - exchange opinions - two-way communication - express feelings and emotions






25. Total participation techniques






26. PARTICIPATE in multilingual communities at home and in world: 5.1 use language in & outside school: 5.2 become life-long learners using TL for enjoyment and enrichment






27. Phase of a PACE lesson. After focusing attention on the target form - teacher assists students in raising their awareness about the target grammatical structure and helps them to compare it w/their own language. Features guided participation as stude






28. Graphic organizer which illustrates contrasts and comparisons by using two intersecting circles. similarities are illustrated in the overlapping intersection area and all that remains on either side of this area serve as contrasts of a given theme or






29. Pennsylvania Department of Education-Standards Aligned System-includes proposed standards for world languages (not yet promulgated)






30. Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (?Google)






31. Offered by ACTFL: test of oral proficiency that can be delivered electronically and on demand.






32. The proficiency framework assesses language ability in terms of four interrelated criteria: global tasks or functions - contexts/content areas - accuracy - and oral text type. The accuracy with which the tasks are performed: the grammar - vocabulary






33. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages






34. Present - Attention - Co-construct - Extension: model for structuring contextualized grammar learning. In this model grammar is not directly taught but rather illustrated through the use of authentic discourse (text or speech) which is episodically p






35. Computer Assisted Language Learning - ex: The Rosetta Stone - refers to the application of computers in teaching and learning languages. (pg 408 - ch 12)






36. Foreign Language in Elementary School






37. Technology Enhanced Learning - refers to all uses of technology in language education






38. PA State Modern Language Association






39. COMMUNICATE in other language besides English/native language: converse (interpersonal) - understand spoken and written (interpretive) - present spoken or written info (presentational)






40. Foreign Language Exploratory or Experience are programs in the middle school designed to introduce learners to one or SEVERAL languages and cultures (chpt. 4 - pg. 114).






41. DEVELOP & DEMONSTRATE insight into nature of language and culture: 4.1 understanding of TL by compairing with own language 4.2 understanding of 'culture' by comparing TL and own culture






42. (p. 183) involves beginning with the whole - the big picture and purpose - and the idea in L2 - e.g. poem. Then allow the student to experience it - then comprehend it then interact with others - and then focus on specific linguistic ideas like vocab






43. L2 learning occurs in same way as L1: via authentic language input - real world context - comprehension before production - de-emphasis of grammar at the beginning stage; stresses the importance of authentic language input in real-world contexts - co






44. Wrapping up loose ends at end of lesson - reducing ambiguity - students oriented towards closure want rules spelled out for them and like organization - a clear plan - and self-evaluating.






45. The simulated oral proficiency interview is a performance-based - tape-mediated speaking test.






46. 'learners acquire the rules of a language in a predictable sequence - in a way that is independent of the order in which rules may have been taught.' SLLs experience similar stages in development. (p15)






47. Total physical response - approach based on 'the way in which children acquire vocab naturally in native language.






48. Teaching all subjects in TL so that TL not only becomes the object of instruction but the vehicle of instruction as well






49. This is when you present the reading text. You need to motivate the students to read the text and give them a clear purpose for the first reading.






50. Long's theory that speakers will change and modify their language use based on interactions with others. They will negotiate meaning and interact to resolve meaning by 1)simplifying the input (familiar vocab & structures 2)using linguistic and extral







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