Aumad, a six-year-old first grader, is a recent arrival from somalia. he and his family have refugee status as they fled the war in his country. aumad sits in the classroom during instruction and does not utter a word. he makes his needs known by using gestures. which stage of second-language acquisition does this reflect?

The Pre-production Stage or receptive stage

Explanation:

The Pre-production Stage: This is a stage when someone hasn't started to actively use the words that they have learnt however at this stage the have receptive vocabulary.They understand the meaning of these words but haven't gained enough confidence to actual try using these words in their sentences or when making conversation. They may imitate every word that is being said without real taking into consideration what it means. They are active listeners at this stage and copies every English word but haven't really been able to use these words. They are not producing the langauge yet but just receiving it.

the historians cited in the article all agree with one another about the cause of the civil war. despite coming from different backgrounds and cultures, the historians agree that slavery was the root cause of the civil war. the fact that all these historiansgenerally agree with one another makes their shared viewpoints more reliable and valid, especially because the historians have different backgrounds and all work for the well-respected institutions of howard university, clemson university, and the university of colorado.

the earthquake in haiti was a magnitude of 7.0 according to the u.s geological survey yet the smaller earthquake in haiti killed more than 200,000 and left more than 1.2 million people homeless. the chile earthquake was a magnitude of 8.8 and 500 times more stronger but chile's earthquake only injured 712 people.