Second Language Acquisitions

CALP
1. Contributor:Jim Cummings
2. Example: When the student has the ability to read and write at an academic level
3. Usually after 1 to 2 years.
BCIS
1. Contributor: Jim Cummins
2. After 2 to 3 years
3. Example: Students by 2 years in program will be speaking english fluently and able to decode language.
4. Students have the ability to converse and understand discussions about people.
How We Acquire Language
1. Contributor:Stephen Krashen
2. We all acquire language the same way
3. Example: We use pictures and drawings to help language acquisition
4. Language input is comprehensive
Universal Grammar
1. Contributor: Noam Chumsky
2. Based on interactions of verbs, nouns, and adjectives
3. Example: No matter what language, it tells the same story
The Critical Period
1. Implemented in 1967
2. Contributor: Eric Lenneerg
3. Usually during ages two and puberty
4. Ability to learn language is negatively affected by the completion of the process of lateralization

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	Created by Hannah Alexandria almost 9 years ago