Glossary of Terms:

 

Grammatical Knowledge: In the most general terms, knowledge of grammar is part of our knowledge of the world and of ourselves. The use of language is a distinctively human activity, so it is appropriate for us to understand how it works. Retrieved from: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/intro/intro.htm

 

Language Learning Awareness: To make learners aware of the processes involved in language learning and to help them find environments that suit their needs best. Retrieved from: http://www.kalbos.lt/zurnalai/03_numeris/18.pdf

 

Lexical Competence: Lexical competence is the ability to recognize and use words in a language in the way that speakers of the language use them. Lexical competence includes understanding the different relationships among families of words and the common collocations of words. Retrieved from:

http://www-01.sil.org/lingualinks/languagelearning/otherresources/gudlnsfralnggandcltrlrnngprgrm/WhatIsLexicalCompetence.htm

 

Lexical knowledge: Lexical knowledge encompasses all the information that is known about words and the relationships among them. Outside of strictly linguistic knowledge such as phonology, morphology, and grammatical categories, this includes conceptual knowledge, such as on various ontological categories, and pragmatic knowledge, such as conventional usages for certain words. Somewhere in between lies semantic information. Retrieved from: http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/~tomohara/comps_review/node14.html

 

Linguistic  Awareness: Linguistic awareness is not a matter of consciousness, but of access. This access is probably largely unconscious, but the degree of consciousness is not very relevant. Moreover what the linguistically aware person has access to is not his linguistic activity- the processes by which he actually produces and understands sentences- but rather his knowledge of the grammatical structure of sentences. Retrieved from:  Retrieved from:  http://www.haskins.yale.edu/Reprints/HL0516A.pdf

 

Linguistic Competence: Linguistic competence is a term used by speech experts and anthropologists to describe how language is defined within a community of speakers. This term applies to mastering the combination of sounds, syntax and semantics known as the grammar of a language. People with such competence have learned to utilize the grammar of their spoken language to generate an unlimited amount of statements. This term is distinct from the concept of communicative competence, which determines what is socially appropriate in speech. Retrieved from:  http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-linguistic-competence.htm

 

Phonology: Phonology is the study of how sounds are organized and used in natural languages. Retrieved from: http://www-01.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsPhonology.htm

 

 

Semantics: The study of the meanings of words and phrases in language. Retrieved from: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semantics

 

Source language: A language, usually the learner's native language, that is a source ofinterference in learning another language.Retrieved from:  Retrieved from: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/source%20language?&o=100074&s=t

 

Syntax: The branch of linguistics that deals with the grammaticalarrangement of words and morphemes in the sentences of alanguage or of languages in general. Retrieved from: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Syntax?s=ts

 

Translanguaging: The process by which a human brain is capable of accessing two or more linguistic data bases in order to formulate a tapestry of words in various languages ( all bound by the rules of English grammar) in the formation of a thought. Translanguaging is to Linguistics what a key change in the middle of a symphony is to music. Both convey a mastery of critical thinking and by no means is there a deficiency exhibited. Retrieved from: http://bilingualeducationtranslanguaging.bravesites.com/translanguaging