ESL : 101 Jeopardy

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ESL 101 Jeopardy
Vocabulary Language Acquisition Testing ESL Instruction
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This term describes a student who is in the
process of learning English and receives daily
services from the ESL teacher.
ELL or English Language Learner
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• This term refers to a student who
• tested proficient in English in the previous
  school year
• no longer receives daily ESL instruction
• continues to be monitored by the ESL teacher

T1 or Transition Year One
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This term refers to a student whose home language
is not English. He or she has completely exited
the ESL program and receives no services from the
ESL teacher.
NELB or Non-English Language Background
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This term refers to a student who did not receive
ESL instruction during the previous academic
year. This student continues to be monitored by
the ESL teacher.
T2 or Transition Year Two
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This term refers to the subject of learning
English as a non-native speaker.
ESL or English as a Second Language Also called
ESOLEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages
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ESL teachers address four categories of language
learning. Name those categories!
Reading Writing Listening Speaking
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Which of these is acquired most easily by our ESL
students LISTENING, READING, SPEAKING, or
WRITING skills?
Listening
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Which of these is the most difficult for our ESL
students to acquire LISTENING, READING,
SPEAKING, or WRITING skills?
Writing
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Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS)
refers to the kind of English a person needs for
daily interactions with others. How long does it
take for a new arrival to learn these skills?
1-2 years
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CALP or Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
describes the level of language learning
necessary to succeed in school. How long does it
take for a student to acquire these skills?
5-7 years (or more!)
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True or False? ESL students have to make AYP.
True
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This assessment is used all over TN to determine
the English proficiency level of new students
whose home language is not English.
TELPA or Tennessee English Language Proficiency
Assessment
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True or False? ESL students can receive
modifications for testing such as extra time on
classroom tests, Gateways, TCAPs, etc.
True
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This exam is administered every spring to
determine progress in English language learning.
ELDA or English Language Development Assessment
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Who takes the ELDA?
Only ELLsstudents who currently receive daily
instruction from the ESL teacher.
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True or False? There are no state standards for
ESL.
FALSE
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How much ESL instruction is required by state and
federal law for all ELLs? (Thinkhow often? for
how long?)
One hour per day
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Name three ways that ESL instruction is delivered.
1. Pull-out 2. Push-in 3. Separate classes
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Name the 4 areas where our ESL students need
instruction.

1. Social English (BICS)
2. Academic English (CALP)
3. Culture
4. Content

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How is the language learning of our ESL students
different from learning a foreign language such
as French or Spanish in an American high school
or college?
Daily immersion makes it easier to pick up
speaking and listening skills, but ESL students
have to learn all of their content in a foreign
language, etc.