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Academic Vocabulary

DevelopmentSpring, 2012

Local District English LearnerCoordinators



b!ectives• Establish a common understanding about the

de"nition o# $Academic English%

•

&rie'y e(amine recommendations #rom variouse(perts in Language Development

• Consider the language o# standardi)ed

assessments in one content area *Algebra 1+

• Discuss the characteristics o# e ectivevocabulary instructional techni-ues.



Academic English

/uic rite 3o4 4ould you e(plain Academic English 5



Academic English3o4 does it di er #romcasual6social English5

$Academic English is a variety or registero# English used in pro#essional boo s andcharacteri)ed by the speci"c linguistic

#eatures associated 4ith academicdisciplines.%

78obin Scarcella, Accelerating Academic English,

2009, page 1: ;



<ive Components o# AcademicEnglish

Phonological component Stress, intonation, and sound patterns

Lexical component =re"(es, roots, and su>(es

Grammatical component 8ules o# grammar, synta( #or description, de"nition, analysis,

and persuasion

Sociolinguistic component ?no4ledge o# di erent genres

Discourse component 8ecognition o# elaboration that occurs in di erent genres

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-Robin Scarcella, Accelerating Academic

English, 2003



Academic Vocabulary• 3igh #re-uency in academic te(ts• Appears across content areas• &oosts comprehension o# school7based

te(ts• ust be connected to prior no4ledge• Learned in conte(ts re-uiring their usage• Easiest to learn 4hen e(amples are

provided

B3andout 9 he Academic ord List



Fnstructional odule1 SampleAssessment

Algebra F CS



hin 7=air7ShareAnaly)ing ultiple7Choice /uestions

• Gumber o 17 .• Study the multiple7choice -uestion 4ith that

number.• hin hat 4ould ma e this -uestion di>cult #or

an English Learner5• Hnderline the academic language in your-uestion.

• Circle any language that might be problematic #orother reasons.

•

hat are the teaching implications o# thisin#ormation5• =air 4ith your partner and discuss your "ndings.• &e ready to share out.

:3andout ; Sample Assessment Ftems, Algebra F CS



he CH&S ath Strategy

• C ircle the -uestion.• U nderline ey 4ords and numbers that

4ill help you solve the problem.• B o( the 4ords that tell you 4hat

operation to per#orm.

• S ide Commentary by translating 4ordsto mathematical symbols *E(., variables,#ormulas, pictures, graphs, operations,etc.+.



Provide adescription,explanation,or exampleof the new

term.

Ask students torestate thedescription,

explanation, orexample intheir own

words.

Ask students toconstruct a

picture,sym ol, or

graphicrepresentingthe term or

phrase.

Engagestudents in

activities thathelp them add

to theirknowledge ofthe terms in

theirnote ooks.

Periodically askstudents todiscuss the

terms with oneanother.

!nvolvestudents

periodically in

games thatallow them to play with

terms.

A Six-Step Process or !eaching "e# !erms

"uilding "ackground #nowledge for Academic

Achievement Debra Pic$ering an% Robert &ar'ano

Page ()*

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Iuided=ractice



Fne ective Vocabulary Fnstruction• eaching 4ords 4ithout providing a conte(t

– Go grammar – Go connotations – Go di erentiation o# multiple meanings

• 8elying e(clusively on dictionary de"nitions• Go personal connection• Go clari"cation

• Conducting activities that do not re-uire verbalinteraction

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-Robin Scarcella,

Accelerating Academic English,2003



E ective Vocabulary Fnstruction

1;3andout ; E ective Activities #or eaching Vocabulary



Vocabulary ?no4ledge 8ating Scale

rend

Fnverse=ropertyIivenValueDistributive/uotientDivisor

Dividend

Vocabulary List




Step + Engage students in activities that helpthem add to their knowledge of the terms intheir notebooks/layered books.

1B



Layered &oo #orVocabulary Fnstruction



=rocess #or Vocabulary Fnstructionusing the Layered &oo s

• ords and ratings – rite the 4ords – 8ate ho4 4ell you no4 the 4ord

• =redictions – =rovide a prediction #or each 4ord

• hat do you thin it means5• De"nitions

– =rovide a de"nition #or each 4ord• Visuali)ations

– Dra4 a picture or symbol that allo4s you to associate the 4ord 4ith thede"nition

• E(amples – =rovide e(amples o# ho4 the 4ord could be used in conte(t

• <uture Applications – hin about 4ays in 4hich the 4ord can be applied in other content areas




Step * Periodically ask students to discuss theterms with one another.

1:

Io7Around E(ercise



Io7Around E(ercise *<or 8evie4+

• <orm groups o# no more than ;• eacher distributes math vocabulary cards to

students *see e(ample on ne(t slide+• he #acilitator reads the math card to the group

*de"nition and e(ample+• ne person starts by saying a sentence using themath vocabulary 4ord on the card.

• 8otating cloc 4ise, each group member createsand says a sentence using the math vocabulary

4ord on the card.• A#ter every student in the group has had anopportunity to utter a sentence, the grouppresents its sentences to the class as a 4hole.



<actor

* + ( *+

ord

Iraphic or Symbolic

8epresentation

&ac

De nition <or 4holenumbers, an integer thatdivides into another integere(actly is called a actor.

Example &y multiplying* x K 2+ and * x K 9+,

4e get x 2 K @ x K B.So, * x K 2+ and * x K 9+are the

actors o# x 2 K @ x K B.

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Step 4 Involve students periodically in gamesthat allow them to play with terms.

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%hinking, 5667 pp 8(-8*

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