Language ideology: commonsense notions about
language, language acquisition, and language use (De Jong, 2011).
Language policy: formal and informal decisions
about language use; it includes laws, regulations, statutes, and practices (De
Jong, 2011).
First
generation:
foreign-born and often foreign-educated English Language Learners (Bardack,
2010).
Second
generation:
United States-bon children of immigrants (Bardack, 2010).
Additive
bilingualism:
instructional approach that promotes the acquisition of a second language
without impeding the development of the first language (Bardack, 2010).
Ancestral
language:
Home or family language in English speaking countries (Bardack, 2010)
Authentic
language:
a genuine or natural language used by native speakers in real-life contexts
(Bardack, 2010).
Biliteracy: the ability to
communicate, understand, and write thoughts and ideas using grammatical systems
and vocabulary form two languages (Bardack, 2010).
Culturally
and linguistically diverse: a term that can apply to English Languages learners
in order to highlight their distinct backgrounds (Bardack, 2010).
First
language (primary language, or home language): terms holding
several potential meanings referring to the first language learned, the
stronger language, the native language, and/or the most frequently used
(Bardack, 2010).
