BICS |
BASIC
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS |
Conversational
English, High frequency words, Simple grammatical construction,
Pronunciation, (Cummins) 1-2 years |
|
CALP |
COGNITIVE
ACADEMIC ABILITY |
Language of
textbooks and classrooms, Less frequent vocabulary, Interpretation and production of increasingly complex language (Cummins) 5-10 years |
|
ELD |
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT |
ELL |
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE LEARNER |
ESL |
ENGLISH
IS
THE SECOND LANGUAGE |
FEP |
FLUENT
ENGLISH PROFICIENT |
FES |
FLUENT
ENGLISH SPEAKER |
IPT | IINDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT TEST |
L1 |
FIRST
LANGUAGE |
Native
Language |
|
L2 |
SECOND
LANGUAGE |
LEP |
LIMITED
ENGLISH PROFICIENT |
|
Individual
was not born in the United States or whose native language is a
language other than English; OR Who is migratory, whose native
language is a language other than English, and who comes from an
environment where a language other than English is dominant; and needs addtional instruction understanding, or
speaking, or reading or writing English. |
LER |
LIMITED
ENGLISH READER |
LES |
LIMITED
ENGLISH SPEAKER |
LEW |
LIMITED
ENGLISH WRITER |
LM |
LANGUAGE MINORITY |
A student who comes from a home
in which a language other than English is spoken;
the student may or may not speak
English well
|
|
MACll |
MACULITIS |
NEP |
NON
ENGLISH
PROFICIENT |
NES |
NON
ENGLISH
SPEAKER |
TESOL |
TEACHERS
OF
ESOL STUDENTS |
ESOL |
ENGLISH
FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES |