Meaning CALP
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CALPcognitive academic language proficiency: the ability to use language for formal academic purposes as opposed to social communication
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CALPCognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP) is language development for academic learning. Jim Cummins observed that it takes seven to eight years for L2 learners to attain a level of English suitable for academic school study. Language events are context reduced (little support) and cognitively demanding. Meaning is accessed primarily through t [..]
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CALPThe level of language needed to understand decontextualised academic situations. Often referred to as Academic English as opposed to ‘playground English’ or BICS. *Cummins ‘Bilingualism and Special Education (1984)
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CALPCognitive/Academic Language Proficiency (academic language skills)
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