TEA ESL Vocabulary Development & Academic Language

Question 1

Jim Cummins distinguishes between BICS and CALP. What does CALP stand for?

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Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency

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Communicative and Linguistic Proficiency

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Content-Area Language Proficiency

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Contextual Academic Language Practice

Question 2

According to Beck, McKeown, and Kucan's tiered vocabulary framework, which tier includes domain-specific words like 'photosynthesis' and 'isotope'?

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Tier 3

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Tier 1

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Tier 2

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Tier 4

Question 3

How long does research suggest it typically takes ELL students to develop CALP compared to BICS?

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BICS takes 1-2 years; CALP takes 5-7 years

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BICS takes 5-7 years; CALP takes 1-2 years

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Both BICS and CALP take approximately 3 years

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BICS takes 6 months; CALP takes 2-3 years

Question 4

Which vocabulary strategy involves teaching students to use prefixes, roots, and suffixes to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words?

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Morphemic analysis

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Semantic mapping

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Contextual redefinition

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Concept sorts

Question 5

A Spanish-speaking ELL notices that the English word 'celebrate' is similar to the Spanish word 'celebrar' and shares the same meaning. This is an example of a:

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True cognate

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False cognate

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False friend

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Loanword

Question 6

Which of the following is a false cognate ('false friend') that could confuse a Spanish-speaking ELL?

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'Library' in English and 'librería' (bookstore) in Spanish

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'Animal' in English and 'animal' in Spanish

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'Natural' in English and 'natural' in Spanish

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'Music' in English and 'música' in Spanish

Question 7

The Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) require ELL students to develop vocabulary across all subject areas. Which ELPS strand specifically addresses cross-curricular vocabulary development?

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Cross-curricular second language acquisition

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Listening

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Speaking

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Reading