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3. <strong>Language</strong> and Thinking<br />

• <strong>Language</strong> is more than Communication Skills<br />

• <strong>Language</strong> is linked to <strong>the</strong> Thinking Process<br />

• BICS versus CALP (Cummins)<br />

• Cognitive Academic <strong>Language</strong> Proficiency =<br />

using language as tool, for discourse functions<br />

• Goal: Developing „Conceptual Literacy“<br />

• Solving cognitively demanding tasks in a more<br />

and more de-contextualized manner<br />

• Cognitive-Cultural Variables for school success<br />

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