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CSET Spanish Subtest

Subjects : cset, languages, spanish
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Chinese student against San Francisco School District - said that students didn't receive equal education when taught in language they don't understand. Result: ESL classes - English tutoring and bilingual education for English Language Learners






2. Ability to communicate accurately in different contexts






3. Happens when learner has weak identification with own ethnic group - does not regard their ethnic group as inferior to dominant group - finds their position mobile and wishes to move into 'out - group'






4. Receptive skill: reading - Productive skill: writing






5. Ability to use verbal and non - verbal communication strategies to compensate for gaps in language user's knowledge






6. People have two separate language systems for each language then share a separate non - verbal system that is shared by both






7. Type of second language information received when learning language






8. Immersion: optional - thrives on conviction - students generally start with same lack of experience in second language - additive bilingualism.






9. Castaneda argued that Texas school district was violating his children's rights by not offering them bilingual education to help them overcome their language barriers. Decision: district had to provide bilingual education to help students overcome hu






10. Language teaching is about conveying meaning - focus on socially appropriate forms of communication; suggests learners need to identify some of their own errors. Implicit rule formation rather than explicit habit






11. The ability to interact with text in reading or writing in order to produce meaning






12. Aim is to be bilingual and bicultural without loss of achievement. form depends on when child begins.






13. Need to emphasize speaking and writing (ability to communicate with others) in addition to input (listening and reading) in the classroom






14. Language is a matter of habit forming; careful control of input by teacher very important






15. Plaintiffs sued the state to complain about appalling conditions of public schools. included specific provisions state better bilingual education instruction was needed. State settled and is making changed throughout the state






16. Inner - mental representation of language






17. The ability to think about the nature and functions of language






18. Ability to use appropriate strategies in constructing texts and spoken discourse






19. Requires that language sub skills are repeated until they move from being controlled to automatic; difficult to delete.






20. Occurs when there are contextual supports and props to support language (functional meaning)






21. Effect on self - esteem and ego - new cultural reference






22. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






23. Decline in speaker's first language proficiency while a second language is being learned






24. People who translate and sometimes transform ideas into socially acceptable terms






25. Changing languages at word level






26. IQ tests - force students to converge onto one answer






27. Learning language to survive






28. A language minority separates from the language majority in order to protect their language






29. Refers to those people whose experiences are not well represented by their language and therefore have difficulties expressing their thoughts and feelings verbally






30. Acquires both languages at the same time and prior to the age of 3






31. Differences between two languages that might pose problems for the teacher/students - was later found that many errors couldn't be explained through a negative transfer from the first to second language






32. Major education reform. set high standards for immigrant communities and continued federal support for bilingual programs. acknowledged benefits of bilingual education






33. Second language acquisition depends on the extent to which first language is developed






34. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






35. Brain is a complex network of links between information - links are strengthened when repetitively activated






36. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






37. Two languages in a community






38. Learn second language with little pressure to replace/remove first






39. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






40. Simply reading and writing so one can operate in society (usu. low level) - reading and writing seen as separate skills






41. Ability for person to come up with multiple answers to a problem (more creative thinkers)






42. Humans are cognitively wired for language and have universal - abstract nature of rules that underlie competence






43. Essentially wanted to end bilingual education - only leaving sheltered English programs. Largely decreased enrollment in bilingual education programs - but still some parents/schools could opt in to bilingual






44. Outward evidence of language competence






45. Moving back and forth between registers - dialects - or languages. change languages at phrase level






46. Skills in literacy of primary language can be transferred to second language






47. Supreme Court declared a state law prohibiting the teaching of a foreign language unconstitutional under 14th Amendment. Found that proficiency in other language was not 'injurious to health or morals of child






48. Awareness of sociocultural context in which language concerned is used by native speakers






49. Authorized by Congress in 1978 - allowing native language to be used only as much as necessary to develop English skills






50. Students are taught with simplified vocab