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CSET Spanish Subtest

Subjects : cset, languages, spanish
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






3. Minority language student taught entirely in majority language - first language is replaced. Students cannot develop cognitively






4. Two languages in a community






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






6. Someone who does not have total competency in either language






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






8. Inner - mental representation of language






9. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






10. Language learner is adapting to new culture - degree to which new language is gained depends on degree to which person integrates self into new culture






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






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






13. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






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






15. When children use their home language as a means of instruction with goal of full bilingualism. native language protected and developed alongside English. minority language used 50%+ of the time. Mostly elementary schools






16. 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






17. Can be measured in six different ways. need to measure in ways beyond linguistic competence






18. Includes pressure to replace or demote first language






19. Outcome of formal instruction






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






21. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






22. Apx 50% immersion throughout infant and junior schooling






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






24. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






25. Foreign words that have become permanent part of recipient language. part of continuum of codeswitching






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






27. Hearing/reading a lesson/passage in one language and the development of the work in another. Promotes more thorough understanding






28. Outward evidence of language competence






29. Ability to use particular social strategies to achieve communicative goals - i.e. know when to interrupt - how to initiate conversation






30. Ralph Yarborough introduced Bilingual Education Act as an amendment. Enacted in 1968. Indicated that bilingual programs were part of the federal education system.






31. Individual characteristics affect language input: ability - aptitude - attitude - motivation






32. Type of second language information received when learning language






33. Allows around 40% of classroom teaching in the mother tongue until the 6th grade






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






35. Federal case that determined segregation of Mexican and Mexican - American students in Orange County was unconstitutional






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






37. Ability to communicate accurately in different contexts






38. Receptive skill: reading - Productive skill: writing






39. Literacy: learning to read/write naturally for a purpose - for meaningful communication and for inherent pleasure. Reading and writing seen as connected - demands process of learning is interesting and relevant to student






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






41. Learning language to survive






42. Bilingual doesn't equal two monolinguals in one person - can't measure against native speaker. Different languages in different contexts






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






44. Goal: assimilation. contain bilingual kids but are barely bilingual in nature






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






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






47. Required that immigrants learn English






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






49. 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






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