1. ESL : 101 Jeopardy 10 20 30 40 50 Vocabulary Language Acquisition
Testing
ESL Instruction 10 20 30 40 50

2. 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
Category

3. 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
Category
T1 or Transition Year One

4. This term refers to a student whose home language is not English
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

5. 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

6. This term refers to the subject of learning English as a non-native speaker.
ESL or English as a Second Language
Also called ESOL—English for Speakers of Other Languages

7. ESL teachers address four categories of language learning
ESL teachers address four categories of language learning. Name those categories!
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking

8. Which of these is acquired most easily by our ESL students: LISTENING, READING, SPEAKING, or WRITING skills?
Listening

9. Which of these is the most difficult for our ESL students to acquire: LISTENING, READING, SPEAKING, or WRITING skills?
Writing

10. 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

11. 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!)

12. ESL students have to make AYP.
True or False?
ESL students have to make AYP.
True

13. 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

14. True or False?
ESL students can receive modifications for testing such as extra time on classroom tests, Gateways, TCAPs, etc.
True

15. This exam is administered every spring to determine progress in English language learning.
ELDA or English Language Development Assessment

16. Who takes the ELDA?
Only ELLs—students who currently receive daily instruction from the ESL teacher.

17. There are no state standards for ESL.
True or False?
There are no state standards for ESL.
FALSE

18. How much ESL instruction is required by state and federal law for all ELLs? (Think…how often? & for how long?)
One hour per day

19. Name three ways that ESL instruction is delivered.
1. Pull-out
2. Push-in
3. Separate classes

20. Name the 4 areas where our ESL students need instruction.
Social English (BICS)
Academic English (CALP)
Culture
Content

21. 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.