Glossary

Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.

3 results found in language pedagogy.

L1 and L2 Language Learners (First Language Learner, Second Language Learner, Native Signer, L1/L2)
In language pedagogy, L1 refers to a learner's first or native language and L2 to a language learned after L1 is established. In ASL education, L1 learners are typically Deaf children of Deaf parents …
Receptive and Expressive Skills (Receptive Signing, Expressive Signing, Receptive Skills, Expressive Skills)
In language learning, receptive skills are the ability to understand a language — reading and listening in spoken languages, watching and comprehending signing in sign languages — while expressive ski…
World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (ACTFL World-Readiness Standards, WRSLL, 5 Cs of Foreign Language Education)
A set of US national standards for language education published by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). The standards are organised around five goal areas — Communication…