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A Brief Introduction To Academic Language, Margaret Grigorenko
A Brief Introduction To Academic Language, Margaret Grigorenko
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The theoretical concept of “academic language” came from research related to the education of speakers of other languages. Cummins (1981, 1984) made a distinction between “basic interpersonal communicative skills” (BICS) which are the language skills that are needed for casual, face to face communication, and “cognitive/academic language proficiency“(CALP), which refers to the specific literary language that is required in academic settings. Cummins described CALP as being more cognitively demanding than everyday interactions, and decontextualized, requiring students to use language in situations where they have relatively few contextual cues (like the intonation, facial expressions and gestures of BICS). In addition, academic …
Avoid The "Teaching To The Test" Mentality, Jeremy Ervin
Avoid The "Teaching To The Test" Mentality, Jeremy Ervin
Education Faculty Publications
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