Week 3 EDPY 416 Notes

This set of flashcards covers key vocabulary related to language acquisition and learning, including concepts from first and second language acquisition processes.

BICS

Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills, referring to the ability to converse in everyday social situations.

CALP

Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency, the ability to understand and use language in academic contexts.

First Language Acquisition

The process by which infants acquire their native language.

Second Language Acquisition

The process by which people learn a language other than their native language.

L1

First language, the language a person learns from birth.

L2

Second language, a language learned after the first language.

Nominalization

The process of converting verbs or adjectives into nouns.

Metalinguistic Development

The ability to think about and manipulate language as an object.

Critical Period Hypothesis

The theory that there is a specific time window for optimal language acquisition.

Interlanguage

The evolving language system that learners create over time while acquiring a second language.

Fossilization

When certain interlanguage features become permanent in a learner's language use.

Communicative competence

The ability to use language effectively and appropriately in various contexts.

Pragmatics

The aspect of language study that focuses on context and the use of language in social situations.

Cross-linguistic influence

The effect of a person's first language on their learning of a second language.

Feedback

Information given to a learner about their performance, typically aimed at improving learning.