Course BG5
School Issues of an Internationally Adopted Child: Language
Instructor Dr. Boris Gindis
Unit 1: The specifics of English
language acquisition by an internationally adopted child.
- How do international adoptees differ from other
English language learners?
- What are communicative language fluency and cognitive
language mastery?
Unit
2:
The
implications of the process of English language acquisition by a
child for his school and family.
- What is the dynamic of English language learning
in an internationally adopted child?
- How do language disorders or delays differ from
the passing difficulties of second language learning in internationally
adopted children?
- Discussion.
- Quiz: Is it language disorder, or not?
Unit 3: What does native language
loss mean for an internationally adopted child?
- The causes of rapid loss of the native language
by an international adoptee.
- The therapeutic value and negative consequences
of a rapid loss of the first language by an international adoptee.
- What are the pros and cons of preserving the native
language?
- Parents share thoughts about their experience with
bilingual issues.
Unit
4: Acquisition of communicative fluency and cognitive
language mastery by an internationally adopted child.
- What are the "learning curve" and typical
stumbling blocks in English language acquisition?
- English as a Second Language (ESL) program: opportunities
and limitations
- How to convert ESL into a remedial
service
- Language therapy and academic
remediation: how to be proactive in offsetting past detriments
Unit
5: Action plan for managing language-related issues of an
internationally adopted child.
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