Jim cummins professor biography
Jim cummins language acquisition...
The language learning theories of Professor J. Cummins
Introduction
Professor J. Cummins is one of the world's leading authorities on bilingual education and second language acquisition.
This page covers four of his most influential insights: different types of language (BICS/ CALP), common underlying language proficiency, a way to assess task difficulty, and additive/subtractive bilingualism.
@ Mainstream teachers who have a knowledge of Cummins' insights will be in a much stronger position to help the ESL students in their classes learn the mainstream subject while at the same time developing their English language proficiency.
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BICS/CALP
Cummins makes the distinction between two differing kinds of language proficiency.
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BICS are Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills. These are the "surface" skills of listening and speaking which are typically acquired quickly by many students. This is particularly true for students from language backgrounds similar to