Language and ESL Teaching Principles Worksheet

It is most important for a teacher who understands the nature of language and basic concepts of language systems to be knowledgeable about the general principles of human languages. Choose all of the options that reflect general principles of human languages.

• Language is functional and interrelated with culture.

• Language skills develop interdependently.

• Native language proficiency contributes to second language acquisition.

• All of the above.

An ESL teacher, works with beginner level students at Learning Academy. Students are sounding out the words: ship/chip, pet/pit, day/they, and sin/sing. Which language concepts is the instructor teaching her class to help her Emergent Bilingual learners be successful?

• Phonology

• Morphology

• Syntax

• Lexicon

In the majority of cases, BICS takes distinctly less time to expand than content academic language skills (CALP). Which THREE of the following scenarios best exemplify this trend?

• An English learner can participate in classroom conversations, but struggles appropriately using academic vocabulary

• An English learner exhibits excellent pronunciation

• An English learner is able to use slang daily, however struggles with to provide a comprehensible summary

• An English learner has difficulty observing the rules of grammar in their writing, however is able to converse in English fluently

A teacher is collaborating with the department chair to incorporate more of Marzano’s vocabulary research strategies to include into weekly lessons. By doing this the teacher hopes to

• Improve her students' vocabulary acquisition and retention.

• Reduce the amount of reading assignments for her students.

• Focus solely on grammar instruction.

• Eliminate the use of technology in her classroom.

Which of the following are the benefits of applying the Marzano vocabulary strategies ?

• This will allow teachers to assess students’ vocabulary skills weekly, which then can be counted as daily quiz grades

• By incorporating high level instructional strategies, this allows the students to ask/answer clarifying questions while mastering academic vocabulary

• Students will be given an opportunity to make connections involving academic information and conduct research

• Weekly examples will include students texting, following simple directions and listening to lectures with few illustrations

The students in a science class are advanced level Emergent Bilingual learners. Their teacher is collaborating with the ESL department chair to incorporate additional strategies for students to improve their content language skills. Which of the following is most important for the teacher to consider when determining the effect of second language acquisition?

• Working in isolation is best

• Learning with the same daily activities for the first 45 days of school

• Memorizing lists of words and practicing daily words and phrases

• Engaging in role play, projects and accommodations at their proficiency level

A teacher has a blended class of EB learners and native English speakers. During the first week of class, the teacher notices that the EB students are having a difficult time understanding idioms. What should be the first approach this teacher should take?

• Students will be required to highlight all of the idioms on a worksheet

• Students will define the term then write a paragraph about its meaning

• The teacher will provide an example that students will be able to relate to. In addition, the teacher will select a short video clip.

• Students will illustrate the literal meaning and figurative meaning of their chosen idioms and share with a partner.

An elementary level teacher attended a professional development on interrelatedness of listening, speaking, reading and writing in the instructional setting. By doing this the teacher hopes to better develop the students English language proficiency. Which options support this effort?

• Of the four language skills, reading has the maximum impact on students' success.

• Writing is the expressive mode of written language and involves using written symbols of language to communicate.

• By enhancing the use of all of the language domains, students will be more prepared to master academic vocabulary while supporting their English development.

• Speaking incorporates correct pronunciation, appropriate use of vocabulary and grammar.

In a meeting of an elementary school‘s sixth grade teachers, quarterly reading assessment resultswere reviewed. During this meeting, the ESL teachers noticed that intermediate students were doing well with basic reading skills, but struggled with content area vocab, skimming text, and applying critical thinking skills. Which components of reading instruction would be most important for the sixth grade team to work on with their students before the next reading assessment ?

• Phonemic awareness

• Phonics

• Fluency

• Vocabulary and Comprehension

Which of the following situations illustrates phonological transference of literacy competency from L1 to L2?

• An EB who does not understand idioms

• An EB who pronounces words through their L1

• An EB who has not mastered formal discourse

• An EB who confuses English syntax with syntax from their L1