EDT 323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Quad 4 Engine, Sheldon Cooper, Calp
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Knowing the student"s content knowledge can help them more easily learn currently unknown vocabulary. Examples are necessary to help the el gain vocabulary proficiency. Additive bilingualism: learning l2 after l1 is fully developed. Subtractive bilingualism: learning l2 before l1 is fully developed. Cummins believes that only in ells who are able to develop high levels of proficiency in both languages then there were positive cognitive outcomes. By reaching these higher levels of proficiencies the first language will be able to transfer cognitive benefits to learn english more effectively. 1 day to 3 months of english. 3-6 months to 1 year of english. Questions to be answered with phrases labeling. Most will never reach the native fluency. Always using tier 2 and tier 3 words. Very informal, can be learned from tv, movies, etc . Social language is context embedded that comprehension is aided by context clues like facial expressions, body language, modeling etc .