Glossary

Glossary

SIM: Sheltered Immersion Model based on the belief that students at different stages of language development learn language and content in the mainstream classroom with differentiated instruction and scaffolding; ESL – English as a Second Language as in: - ESL Program – structure and nature of services provided for second language learners; - ESL – status of students developing a level of proficiency that allows them to function with only in-class support. Students who have this status attend Thai class; EAP – English for Academic Purposes as in: - EAP classes designed for students who need significant support in developing academic language related to the mainstream curriculum; - EAP – status of students who need significant support. They receive support both in class and in EAP classes; beginners are pulled out during LA block instead of receiving in-class support; W&C – Watch and Consult as in: - Discontinued W&C: status of students on the Watch and Consult list who have been discontinued from the ESL program, are close to reaching grade-level outcomes, and can function in a sheltered classroom; - No Need W&C: status of new students who have been tested and admitted to ISB with a level of competence that allows them to function in a mainstream sheltered classroom; No Need – status of bilingual/multilingual students who have sufficient English language skills to function independently in the mainstream classroom; Beginner – a student new to English, who is beginning to develop very basic communication skills and is making first steps in basic literacy; In-class ESL support: practices used by the ESL teacher to support student language and content learning as well as performance in the mainstream classroom; High-needs students: students who need extra support in the classroom; Peer-competitive: as in peer-competitive students – students who are able to keep up and be successful in the mainstream classroom without ESL support; Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS): conversational fluency; basic language level necessary to make a person’s needs and wants known and communicate in familiar face-to-face situations; Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP): language proficiency needed to perform academic tasks; Language implications: the language demands of the curricula, including language functions, text types, language features, topic-specific vocabulary and cultural understandings; ELL: English language learner.