Second Language Learning Quiz

How does feedback help language learners to be successful?

Speaking is not the beginning of language acquisition, ____________ is.

What does comprehensible/optimal input mean?

What are two ways to increase comprehensible/optimal input for students?

Low self-esteem, low motivation, and __________ can hinder language acquisition.

List the stages of acquisition in order after the pre-production stage.

Students who produce simple sentences with grammatical errors are likely in which stage of language acquisition?

• Beginning Fluency

• Speech Emergence

• Pre-production

• Early Production

Give an example of a question prompt you would ask a student at the Early Production stage of language acquisition.

The BC Performance Standards and ELL standards both include four levels of performance descriptors.

• True

• False

The aspect column in the ELL Standards can be useful for...(select all that apply)

• Initial assessment

• Connecting with the broader curriculum and the BC Performance Standards

• Planning ELL support

• Understanding descriptors