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BICS and CALP: a standalone construct

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BICSand CALP1 CONSTRUCTBICS and CALPCUMMINS · BILINGUALISM

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Bilingualism

the distinction between everyday conversational fluency and the academic language proficiency that takes longer to develop.

In bilingualism, BICS and CALP refers to the distinction between everyday conversational fluency and the academic language proficiency that takes longer to develop. This meaning comes from Cummins (1980) in TESOL Quarterly.[1]

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  1. Cummins, J. (1980). The Cross-Lingual Dimensions of Language Proficiency: Implications for Bilingual Education and the Optimal Age Issue. TESOL Quarterly, 14(2), 175. https://doi.org/10.2307/3586312

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