Bilingual Glossary

The variety of English used in schools, textbooks, and many business and government transactions.

Changes to spoken or written language to make it comprehensible for ELLs.

Vocabulary words that students use when speaking or writing as opposed to receptive vocabulary which are the words that students understand when used by others.

Modifications in materials and instruction made for ELLs. 

Bilingual program that promotes the development and retention of students’ first language as they learn a second language. 

the affective filter may interfere with language acquisition because it involves public practice and speaking in front of others.  The risk involved in public practice can produce anxiety that blocks the learner’s ability to process new information.  To counteract the affective filter, teachers can create an effective learning environment for ELLs that helps them integrate into their new school environment (e.g., provide a nonthreatening classroom experience and demonstrate to ELLs that their needs are understood.)