Exam 5: Language Development, Language Diversity, and Immigrant Education

Nikolas is an eleventh grader who came to America from Russia with his parents one year ago.He has gradually developed his fluency in the English language,but he continues to have some difficulty using English during classroom activities.What should Nikolas' teacher do to help him with his English language acquisition?

The basics of word orders,or syntax,are mastered by children well before they enter the first grade.

Which one of the following statements is TRUE about milestones in early childhood language development?

Which one of the following statements is TRUE?

When a student understands language and how it works,the student is said to have ________.

Early childhood is the best time for a child to learn a second language on his/her own.

While immigrants leave their home country voluntarily,______________ leave their country voluntarily,but leave because they believe their home country is not safe.

Research on bilingualism suggests that

Metalinguistic awareness begins to develop at about the age of puberty.

A _________ bilingual education approach refers to adding a second language without losing one's Heritage language.

Researchers have recently found that later (after age 5)bilingual exposure does change the typical pattern of the brain's neural organization for language processing,but early bilingual exposure does not.

Two Cambodian students who speak very little English move to your school district three weeks after school begins and are assigned to your sixth-grade class.Because a small Cambodian community has been established in the area,you already have five bilingual students in class who speak both Cambodian and English.You are having difficulty communicating with the new students and suspect that they are following very little of what is being taught in your class. -What are the likely outcomes (academic,social,personal)for the new students if no additional interventions or strategies are employed?

Darnel,an African-American second grader who uses nonstandard English,complained about his partner in spelling practice."Fred not say nothin' today." Which of the following would be the most relevant reply that the teacher could make?

Individuals who speak only one language are referred to as ________.