Perspectives in Language Development - Kelley Suchman

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This Mind Map is designed to show relationships among six different education/learning theory ideologists as they relate to English Language Learners. The map shows how these theories can be implemented in the classroom using a variety of techniques.
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Perspectives in Language Development - Kelley Suchman
  1. Transformational Grammar
    1. Chomsky
      1. The rules of language are applied, unconsciously, to what is heard. The brain then applies those rules and representations to then become a user of language.
        1. When working to immerse a student in language, be sure to use complete and simple sentence structures, as they are forming constructs for the rules of the language. As the student grows in language use, the sentence structures in use in the classroom, should become more complex.
    2. Communicative Competence
      1. Hymes
        1. Learning a language is more than just learning a set of grammatical rules. The ability to convey and interpret messages is key to true communication.
          1. inflection, body language and voice all play roles in learning true communication. As students and teachers are reading, acting or interacting, remember to emote and speak with more than your voice and sentence structure. All aspects of interaction form competent communicators.
      2. Interactionist Model
        1. Long
          1. Peer conversations enrich the acquisition of language. Face to face interactions help differentiate the level of language learning. As the learner interacts more, so do those the learner is interacting with, thusly, exposing the learner to more quantity and progressively higher quality of conversation.
            1. Through peer interaction opportunities, such as, turn and talk, jigsaw, pair and share activities, students will have several experiences where rich interactions can take place.
        2. Social Constructionism
          1. Vygotsky
            1. Language and thought combine to create meaning as a direct result of the social interactions an individual has with their peers and family members. To this end, there is a range, called the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) in which a student should work, such as within a range of a particular reading or mathematics level, that will yield optimal results for learning. Within the ZPD, the student will be both challenged, while minimizing frustration due to either boredom or because the material is simply too difficult to comprehend.
              1. It is a natural fit to use social constructs to develop language skills. Pairing students together, allowing students to role play, designing an interviewer/interviewee situation and/or having rotating responsibilities within a group-oriented, problem-solving environment are all different manners by which social interactions can be used to aide in the development of language skills and cognition.
          2. Interlanguage Theory
            1. Selinker
              1. An hypothesis that asserts that the second language learner is actually speaking a language that is unique to themselves; such that, their language does not necessarily follow particular rules and regulations traditionally applied to either of the languages they are going between. In this way, the language learner is viewed as more of a person who is speaking an intermediary language that is somewhat of a hybrid of the two, while they are developing the fluency skills necessary to eventually speak the second language without frustration and correction.
                1. It is important to be understanding in the classroom. It is necessary to provide a safe and trusting environment for each student so they can learn and develop language skills without worry of judgement and demand of perfection. This is also a time when the teacher must use their abilities to observe the patterns of student's mistakes, so they can better develop a personalized plan to help them learn.
            2. BICS vs. CALP
              1. Cummins
                1. BICS - Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills and CALP - Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency, are concepts centering around the idea that students who speak different languages have, in effect, two different skill sets associated with the spoken word. Just because someone seems fluent in terms of their BICS communication, does not mean that they are skilled with relation to the CALP. Typically, CALP proficiency is less due to the fact that the words of a particular subject, such as science, are more difficult and are used less frequently.
                  1. Bridging the gap between one's BICS and CALP levels first comes in the form of assessing that gap. It is also important to provide vocabulary alternatives for students; as well as, a means of deciphering more difficult words, perhaps by teaching skills in root word, prefix and suffix determination.
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