Limited English Proficiency
A programming model in which linguistically diverse students are instructed in the use of English as a means of communication and learning.
Affective Filter
This is the acronym used for English Learners, which is the term used in ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) to determine students that are not proficient in English. Previously, these students were referred to as ELL students (English Language Learner).
Personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life.
LEP
EL
The first stage of the process of second language acquisition in which students may not communicate verbally.
Culture Shock
Silent Period
Bilingual Program
Is an invisible psychological filter that can either facilitate or hinder language production in a second language.
Refers to the teaching of academic content in two languages, in a native and second language.
ESL
