Interpersonal Vs. Academic language
In today's blog I am talking about Interpersonal vs. Academic language , In the early 1980s Jim Cummins introduced that there is a distinction between the English spoken in informal, everyday conversations and the English spoken in classrooms which is necessary for success. What is that difference? The difference is that students might use different languages in school rather than talking to their parents or other peers outside the classroom. Being aware of the distinction is a surprise and a relief to many teachers around the country. When I say that students use different language in school than at home, I mean that the students might use slang language at school with their friends rather than at home where they might use mature language with their parents. So, in this case that interpersonal language that Jim Cummins is talking about is that language that the students might be using at home and academic knowledge is what they will use at school. Not knowing the di...