Domain 1: Competency 1

Question 1

ESL

Answer 1

English as a Second Language

Question 2

ELL

Answer 2

English Language Learner

Question 3

ESOL

Answer 3

English to Speakers of Other Languages

Question 4

Language Functions

Answer 4

Describing, hypothesizing, reflectioning, predicting

Question 5

Effective Practice

Answer 5

Hands-on learning promotes engagement and inquiry

Question 6

Small-group

Answer 6

Authentic communication with other students

Question 7

Strategies to help learn

Answer 7

Short stories or narratives- activate prior learning, expository text, comprehension questions, use various language functions, Venn diagrams, record data, sentence stems

Question 8

ELPS

Answer 8

English Language Proficiency Standards

Question 9

Cognate

Answer 9

Words that have a common origin

Question 10

Discourse

Answer 10

Discourse is a continuous stretch of speech or written text, continuous sentence to express thought- taking turns during speech.

Question 11

Lexicon

Answer 11

The knowledge that a native speaker has about language (relationships/structure)

Question 12

Morphology

Answer 12

Internal structure of words- prefix, affix, root word, suffix, classes- verb, noun, adjective
function- subject and object

Question 13

Lexical Ambiguity

Answer 13

Lexial- parts of speech, lexial ambiguity is when two or more words are spelled the same but have different meanings

Question 14

Lexicon

Answer 14

The knowledge that a native speaker has about language (relationships/structure), list of words- dictionary

Question 15

Morphology

Answer 15

Internal structure of words- prefix, affix, root word, suffix, classes- verb, noun, adjective
function- subject and object
smallest unit

Question 16

Phonemes

Answer 16

Smallest unit of sound in speech

Question 17

Phonics

Answer 17

Relationship between letters of written language and sounds of spoken language

Question 18

Phonological Awareness

Answer 18

Recognize, work, manipulate the sounds of written language (syllables/rimes/onsets). Basis for phonics.

Question 19

How many types of language registers are there?

Answer 19

Five

Question 20

Phonics/Decoding

Answer 20

Relationship between letters and sounds

Question 21

Formal/ Academic Register

Answer 21

Interviews, public speaking, classroom (lectures)

Question 22

Syntax

Answer 22

How words are put together in a sentence, clause, or phrase. Word order in a sentence, agreement, subject/object

Question 23

Casual/Informal Register

Answer 23

Talking with friends, creating a rough draft, using slang

Question 24

Intimate Register

Answer 24

Conversation between lovers, sexual harassment

Question 25

Universal Rule

Answer 25

A person can go from one register to another, but if they skip any of the registers, it is considered anti-social behavior

Question 26

Four main aspects of language

Answer 26

Phonology, semantics, pragmatics, and syntax

Question 27

Linguistic Competence

Answer 27

Understands four aspects of language

Question 28

Communicative Competence

Answer 28

When a student can use and understands the four aspects of language

Question 29

Communicative Competence

Answer 29

When a student can use and understands the four aspects of language

Question 30

Phonology

Answer 30

the study of the system and patterns of these speech sounds: how they are pronounced, how they combine together, how they rhyme

Question 31

How many types of morphemes?

Answer 31

Two- free and bound

Question 32

Free morphemes

Answer 32

can stand alone as a meaning of a word (re-write)

Question 33

Bound morphemes

Answer 33

a morpheme that can't stand alone

Question 34

Affix

Answer 34

morphemes which are added to root words and stems

Question 35

Suffix

Answer 35

follows the root/stem

Question 36

Prefix

Answer 36

before the root/stem

Question 37

Infix

Answer 37

in the root/stem

Question 38

Conventional Syntax

Answer 38

How language is used- correct order in dialect

Question 39

True Cognate

Answer 39

The spelling and meaning of the word are the same, but it is pronounced differently (accent mark).

Question 40

Partial Cognate

Answer 40

The word in other languages is from the same origin, but the spelling is different. The meaning will be the same. Example: fragrance/ fragrancia

Question 41

False Cognate

Answer 41

The word in another language may have the same origin, but will have different spelling and meaning. Example: exit (to go out) and exito (false friend).

Question 42

Phonemic Awareness

Answer 42

A subset of phonological awareness and the alphabetic principle. This is more specific language-sound because there are 44 phonemes. Phonemic awareness is hard for EL's because they are learning the phonological system.

Question 43

Word families/Phonograms

Answer 43

inflectional, suffixes, prefixes

Question 44

Interrelatedness

Answer 44

Correlation between reading/writing/speaking