CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -BICS = social language Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS) refer to linguistic skills needed in everyday, social face-to-face interactions.

Detailed explanation-2: -BICS vocabulary words are simple. They usually contain one or two syllables and are concrete. Examples of BICS vocabulary words include book, pencil, marker, cup, plate, apple, banana, shirt, pants, hat, coat, car, plane, eye, nose, or mouth.

Detailed explanation-3: -BICS refers to conversational fluency in a language while CALP refers to students’ ability to understand and express, in both oral and written modes, concepts and ideas that are relevant to success in school.

Detailed explanation-4: -Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS) is often referred to as “playground English", “survival English", or “social language.” It is the basic language ability required for face-to-face communication where linguistic interactions are embedded in a situational context called context-embedded language.