English Language Teaching in Specialized Schools for Gifted Students

Vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts, theoretical foundations, institutional networks, and language teaching methodologies in specialized schools for gifted students.

Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS)

A specialized school network for gifted students analyzed for its language policies, multilingual education, teaching methodologies, and academic programmes.

Republican Physics and Mathematics School (RFMS)

A specialized school network for gifted students evaluated for its English language policies, teaching methodologies, and use of English as a medium of instruction.

Bilim Innovation Lyceums (BIL)

A specialized school network for gifted students, currently known as BIL and formerly known as Kazakh-Turkish Lyceums (KTL).

Kazakh-Turkish Lyceums (KTL)

The previous name of the specialized school network currently known as Bilim Innovation Lyceums (BIL).

CLIL

An instructional methodology used in specialized gifted schools that integrates subject content and language learning, utilizing the 4Cs framework.

4Cs framework

A theoretical framework associated with CLIL that contributes to effective English language teaching.

BICS

Basic interpersonal communication skills, representing everyday conversational English.

CALP

Cognitive academic language proficiency, representing academic English necessary for gifted students' success in an international academic environment.

Theorists in Gifted Education (Vygotsky, Gardner, Renzulli, Cummins, Marsh)

The key educational and psychological theorists whose concepts provide the theoretical foundations relevant to teaching gifted students.

English as a medium of instruction

The practice of using English as the instructional language for academic subjects rather than teaching it solely as an isolated subject.

IELTS and AP

Specific academic programmes and examinations providing international academic and higher education opportunities for gifted learners.

Euler diagram

A practical visual comparison tool used in group work to map out similarities, shared features, and specific characteristics among NIS, RFMS, and BIL.