1. When annotating this chapter 1 (Characterizing the Language of Schooling), please consider the following questions. Highlight the part you found in the article or put the page and paragraphs that you want to annotate. ( least 3 annotating comments)
How is school language being conceptualized in Schleppegrell (2004)?
In what way does Schleppegrell’s definition of language differ from other definitions of language you have learned?
What are the connections and contrasts between Schleppegrell and Zwiers in their perspectives on the roles and the nature of language in school?
What do these notions of language inform your thinking about working with multilingual learners in language classrooms and/or in content area classrooms?
2. this annotation task is required at least 5 annotating comments that are spread throughout the article; comments should demonstrate in-depth understanding of the text quoted.Highlight the part you found in the article or put the page and paragraphs that you want to annotate.
When annotating the article, please attend to the following questions:
What do the concepts of BICS and CALP mean? What did Cummins differentiate these two dimensions of language proficiency?
What does the term academic language mean?
What theories or theorists did Cummins draw on to support his concepts of BICS and CALP?
What are some of the major critiques on the term academic language?
Connect what you read from this article to Dr. George Bunch’s comments on academic language in his video conversation with Aída Walqui.
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