Pretest on Second Language Development



Pretest on Second Language Development

1. Children acquire a second language primarily through imitation and repetition.

2. Maintaining the first language in the home will facilitate and enhance the acquisition of English.

3. Oral fluency is a sufficient indication that an ESOL student has mastered the new language.

4. An initial "silent period" can benefit a second language student because it allows the student an opportunity to process and decode the new language.

5. Placing a limited English proficient student in a mainstream classroom will ensure that the student acquires English quickly.

6. Correction of students' language errors is an effective strategy to enhance the acquisition of the correct structure.

7. It may take some ESOL students five to seven or more years to develop academic language.

8. The only real difference between academic language and social language is the academic or technical vocabulary.

9. Students in the preproduction phase of language development should not be asked questions that require a verbal response.

10. Bilingual aides can be very helpful to beginning ESOL students by providing concurrent translations for them.

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