Linguistic competence - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

This document contains the following parts: 1) Profile of the learner group 2) Competence in Skills 3) Linguistic competence in systems: error analysis 4) Helping the learner 5) Bibliography 6) Appendices P.S. PASSED WITHOUT RESUBMISSION P.S.S. CELTA online

Competence - Linguistic knowledge is _____________________; people speaking a specific language are able to explain what constructions are correct or incorrect in that language, but they are not able to explain why; unconscious knowledge Register - variety of language used in very particular social settings Register/style - refers to the level of formality Grammar - mental system of rules that exists in the head of native speakers Mental grammar - system of rules allow native speakers of...

acculturation - Answer-SLA The process by which a person integrates into a particular culture. One of the first theories of SLA that attempted to prioritize social factors over purely cognitive ones. It has been partly rehabilitated under the name socialization. accuracy - Answer-SLA The extent to which a learner's use of a second language conforms to the rules of the language. Once thought to be a precondition for fluency. achievement test - Answer-TESTING Designed to test what learners h...

What is the purpose of LINA01? - The purpose of the course is to provide basic linguistic research tools that will explain in a scientific way why some constructions are correct/incorrect in a given language/languages. What is linguistics? - the scientific study of language What is linguistic knowledge? - It is the unconscious knowledge. When people speak a specific language and are able to tell what constructions are correct/incorrect in that language, but they are not able to explain...

ISSA MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAM Questions and correct Answers 2023/2024 Descriptive grammar is an explicit statement of what speakers know about their language and a. the unit, structures, and rules of a mental grammar b. the unit and structures of a mental grammar c. the unit, structures and rules of a teaching grammar d. the unit and structures of a teaching grammar - answersa. the unit, structures, and rules of a mental grammar Mental grammar is a(n): a. theory of the principles...

cultural competence the ability of providers and organizations to effectively deliver health care services that meet the social, cultural, and linguistic needs of patients. is defined as "a dynamic, fluid, continuous process whereby an individual, system or health care agency find meaningful and useful care delivery strategies based on knowledge of the cultural heritage, beliefs, attitudes, and behavior of those to whom they render care" culturally competent health care system can help im...

Linguistics 1 final ucla Q’s And A’s language as a TOOL - Answer-Speakers encode meanings into sounds, Listeners decode speech sounds (or hand shapes) into meaning language as a type of KNOWLEDGE - Answer-You have a finite set of building blocks and rules. You know how to use them. This is unconscious knowledge. You understand the inventory of sounds in your language: Phonetics. You understand the sound patterns in your language, what sequences are possible: Phonology. lexicon - Ans...

In descriptive grammar... - a. All varieties of a language are valid systems with their own logic and conventions. b. There is no scientific reason to expect one language to match the mold of another. c. Languages are continually changing in subtle ways without reducing their usefulness, preciseness or aesthetic value. d. All languages have adopted words from other sources. What is competence - (Linguistic knowledge) The unconscious knowledge in the head of native speakers What is men...

Behaviorist Theory of First-Language Acquisition correct answers Proposes that humans learn language through a process of reinforcement. In response to a stimulus, children offer a spoken response, usually a repetition of something they've just heard. Then they receive feedback which creates operant conditioning. BF Skinner Critics point out that the model excludes any theory of the mind, reducing the complexity of language to an input-output model. Also, how could kids produce utte...

What is linguistics? - Study of all things related to language What is competence? - Your unconscious knowledge of what can and can't be said What is performance? - How you actually use your linguistic competence to produce and understand speech Define grammar - A complex system of rules that governs how speakers organize sounds into words and words into sentences What are the 5 parts to grammar? - 1. Phonetics 2. Morphology 3. Phonology 4.Syntax 5. Grammar