Transcription of Introduction to BICS/CALP
1 What is BICS/CALP ? Introduction to BICS/CALP . BICS =. Basic Interpersonal communication Skills An Introduction to BICS/CALP and language proficiency CALP =. Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency 1 2. What is BICS/CALP ? Comparing BICS/CALP . BICS CALP. BICS =. Basic Interpersonal communication Skills Context embedded Context reduced The language necessary for day to day living, Context embedded means that Context reduced is the language of the including conversations with friends, informal the conversation is often classroom in which there are fewer interactions. face-to-face, offers many cues non-verbal cues and the language is to the listener such as facial more abstract.
2 Expressions, gestures, concrete CALP = objects of reference. Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency The language necessary to understand and 3 discuss content in the classroom. 4. Comparing BICS/CALP Cummins Quadrants BICS CALP A more detailed picture of BICS/CALP can be obtained by looking at language along 2 scales . Cognitively undemanding Cognitively demanding Cognitively Undemanding Cognitively undemanding Cognitively demanding language language is easy to understand, relates to abstract concepts, has deals with everyday language specialized vocabulary and uses more and occurrences and uses complex language structure. Context Context simple language structure, Embedded Reduced 5 6 Cognitively Demanding 1.
3 Cummins Quadrants Various school activities and subjects can then be fit into each quadrant in this chart .. Click for more One language model of BICS/CALP . Cognitively Undemanding Talking with friends Telephone conversation Sometimes BICS/CALP is represented as an iceberg . Absence excuse Note from friend Buying lunch Written instructions BICS. Art, music class Context Context Embedded Reduced Demonstrations Standardized tests CALP. Audio visual lessons Reading/writing Science experiments Math concepts Basic math computations Most content classes! What implications or meaning can you derive from the idea of Cognitively Demanding an iceberg?
4 7 8 Click for more What does this mean for school children? 2 language model of BICS/CALP . Now, let' s expand the iceberg idea to represent a person with While BICS/CALP can be used to describe the language 2 languages . proficiency of single language students, it is primarily There is a common area of used as a way to understand and evaluate the language level language proficiency which of students learning English as a second language. L1 L2 provides the foundation for use of both languages. Click for more Cummins studies of second language learners indicates that children can develop BICS (social language) in 2 years, CUP. but it takes 5 -7 years for a child to work on the same level as native speakers in CALP.
5 Common Underlying Proficiency 9 10 Click for more What does this mean for school Implications for L2 . children? The implications of the 2 iceberg model are that: A child's language ability can easily be over-estimated by looking at the BICS and not realizing the complexity The second language grows from the foundation of the and difficulty that second language students have in acquiring first language. CALP in the second language. The stronger the first language, especially CALP, the Click for more stronger the second language can be. Think about the student with whom you work. Can you see a big difference in their BICS vs. their CALP abilities?
6 Deaf children may not have had the opportunity to develop BICS and CALP in their primary language Think about yourself in Sign Language. How's your BICS vs. 11 12 your CALP? 2.
