The Vocabulary of ESL Teaching Conversations

The Vocabulary of ESL Teaching Conversations

The words we use when discussing quality ESL support for our ELL students

Learning Goals:

• Teachers will add words to their vocabulary and strengthen their ability to discuss academic support for ELL's and their families.

• Teachers will gain confidence in recalling word meanings related to ELL instruction when used in context.

Poll

Words related to ESL philosophies or theories: check the ones you can currently discuss with some level of confidence...

• Acquisition-Learning Theory (Krashen)

• Input Hypothesis (Krashen)

• Monitor Theory (Krashen)

• Affective Filter Hypothesis (Krashen)

• Natural Order Theory (Krashen)

Multiple Choice

Did you notice something about each philosophy that was the same?

• Yes, they were all proposed by Stephen Krashen, a prominent expert in the field of linguistics!

• No, it was a word salad. But salads are nutritious, so I am ready to be served!

• Maybe, I think I saw (Krashen) on all of the choices, but I don't know who or what that is. Help!

Acquisition-Learning Theory

Language is added by acquiring it naturally and spontaneously through meaningful conversations and by formal, conscious learning about grammar. Krashen felt acquisition was more important to progress in the second language proficiency.

Monitor Hypothesis

Formal learning of grammar acts as a monitor to acquired language which is used to create conversation. Krashen felt that low self-confidence caused over-monitoring and reluctance to use a new language. Extroverts are the opposite, ignoring grammar mistakes in their drive to communicate their meaning.

Multiple Choice

Which statement agrees with Krashen's Monitor Hypothesis?

• Language acquired by natural, meaningful conversations acts to monitor the learning of formal grammar.

• Formal grammar learned about a new language acts as a monitor to the conversations that create meaningful language acquisition.

Multiple Select

Which statements agree with Krashen's Monitor Hypothesis?

• Extroverts under-use monitoring in their excitement to communicate about meaningful content.

• Low self-confidence can cause over-use of monitoring which hinders conversational language acquisition.

• Crashin' happens when you fail to monitor your hippo's thesis.

Input Hypothesis

A learner improves and progresses along the 'natural order' when he/she receives second language 'input' that is one step beyond his/her current stage of linguistic competence. The input must be comprehensible, or make sense, to be useful in progressing the learner.

Listen to Dr. Stephen Krashen explain Input Hypothesis

Old video? Yes. Comprehensible input? Si', mi amigo! https://www.sk.com.br/sk-krash-english.html

Multiple Choice

Which learner appears to be receiving core content information as comprehensible input through scaffolds and supports?

Affective Filter Hypothesis

A number of 'affective variables' play a role in second language acquisition. These variables include: motivation, self-confidence, anxiety and personality traits. Low motivation, low self-esteem, anxiety, introversion and inhibition can raise the affective filter and form a 'mental block' that prevents comprehensible input from being used for acquisition.

Multiple Select

Which affective variables should you work to boost to minimize affective blocking of comprehensible input?

• motivation

• anxiety

• self-confidence

• personality traits

Multiple Select

Which affective variables should you work to reduce to minimize affective blocking of comprehensible input?

• motivation

• anxiety

• self-confidence

• personality traits

Multiple Select

Which affective variables is outside your control as you minimize affective blocking of comprehensible input?

• motivation

• anxiety

• self-confidence

• personality traits

Natural Order Theory

Suggests that the acquisition of grammatical structures follows a 'natural order' which is predictable. For a given language, some grammatical structures tend to be acquired early while others late.

Confidence Check

Remember the first question we asked you?

Poll

Words related to ESL philosophies or theories: check the ones you can currently discuss with some level of confidence...

• Acquisition-Learning Theory (Krashen)

• Input Hypothesis (Krashen)

• Monitor Theory (Krashen)

• Affective Filter Hypothesis (Krashen)

• Natural Order Theory (Krashen)

Thank you for investing in yourself and others.

Quizzizz author: Susan O'Dell,

Team Duke @ Union 6/7 Center,

ESL Certified

"Sheltered Instruction Team"