review on communicative competence
BICS stands for
basic interpersonal communication skills
CALP stands for
cognitive academic language proficiency
who coined the BICS and CALP
Jim Cummins
playground language (speaking with friends and greeting)
Bics
classroom language ( analyzing, evaluating, and reading technical texts)
Calp
generally develops within 6 months to 2 years
BICS
requires 5 to 7 years or more
CALP
context: embedded (refers to communication supported by immediate, situational, for visual cues making it easier to understand such as face to face conversation gestures or demonstrations. rely on gestures, facial expressions and immediate situations)
BICS
context reduced (language refers to communication or academic task with few environmental cues. (gestures visuals immediate situational context) to support understanding and relying almost entirely on linguistic abstract or written content. often lacking external clues and purely relying on linguistic cues)
CALP
cognitive demand (cognitively undemanding)
BICS
cognitive demand (highly demanding)
CALP