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•Produces simple sentences & questions

•Begins to acquire more standard word order

•May mispronounce and/or omit important sentence components

•Grammar & Pronunciation errors

•New errors may reflect overgeneralization of grammar rules

•Vocabulary of about 3,000 words

•Good comprehension

•Shows difficulty adjusting language for different situations & individuals (no situational awareness)

•Misunderstands jokes, idioms, sarcasm

•Native language interference may occur

•Time Frame: 1 – 3 years

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3. Speech
emergence

By this stage,
learners typically acquire a vocabulary of up to 3,000 words, and learn to
communicate by putting the words in short phrases, sentences, and questions.
Again, they may not be grammatically correct, but this is an important stage
during which learners gain greater comprehension and begin reading and writing
in their second language.

http://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/news/five-stages-of-second-language-acquisition/ 

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3. Speech
emergence

By this stage,
learners typically acquire a vocabulary of up to 3,000 words, and learn to
communicate by putting the words in short phrases, sentences, and questions.
Again, they may not be grammatically correct, but this is an important stage
during which learners gain greater comprehension and begin reading and writing
in their second language.

http://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/news/five-stages-of-second-language-acquisition/ 

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Speech Emergent - Speech becomes more frequent, words and sentences are longer, but the individual still relies heavily on context clues and familiar topics. Vocabulary continues to increase and errors begin to decrease, especially in common or repeated interactions.http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/language-acquisition-overview

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- Also called the "Silent Period"
- May have up to 500 words but not yet speaking
- Parroting, not producing
- Able to respond to visuals and duplicated gestures
- Teachers should focus on listening comprehension and building receptive vocab.
- Repetition is crucial
- "Buddy" system may be beneficial

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-6000 words vocabulary
-complicated structure
-are willing to express thoughts and opinions
- many errors and in grammar and sentence structure
-translating their written text from native language

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The silent period:

-       May last a few days OR a year
-       The length of the period depends on
- personality type
- native culture
- Teacher instruction
-        Students are learning!

ELLs need time to listen to others talk, to digest what they hear, to develop receptive vocabulary, and to observe their classmates’ interactions.

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-Communicates fluently in all contexts
-Can maneuver successfully in new contexts
-When exposed to new academic information.
-The individual may still have an accent and use idiomatic expressions incorrectly at times.
-The Individual is essentially fluent and comfortable communicating in the second language.
-4-10 years to achieve
-Still needs help in history, social studies, and writing
-The 6th stage of language acquisition.

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-1000 words
-uses key words and familiar phrases
- uses present tense verbs
-develop listening skills and build vocabulary
-time frame- 6 months to 1 year
-makes random errors