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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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1. Awareness of social nature and communicative functions of language (when to use which language - etc.). Allows bilinguals to correct errors faster and understand needs of listener






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






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






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






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






6. Outcome of formal instruction






7. Outward evidence of language competence






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






9. Learning language to survive






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






11. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






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






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






14. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






15. Two languages in a community






16. Apx 50% immersion throughout infant and junior schooling






17. Majority language students learn minority language. works better if there is high incentive (economic - social) for students to learn language






18. When equal numbers of minority and majority language students are in the same classroom. aim is to produce balanced bilinguals. language compartmentalization






19. 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






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






21. Idea that languages constitute two 'balloons' in the brain and there's only so much room for both of them. Incorrect - languages share






22. Most supported by VII funds. students are temporarily allowed to use native tongue until they are competent enough to move into mainstream education






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






24. Starts with 100% immersion in second language - reducing after 2-3 yrs to 80% for next 3-4 yrs - then ending junior schooling with apx. 50% immersion






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






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






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






28. Both languages operate through the same central processing system






29. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






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






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






32. Changing languages at word level






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. Inner - mental representation of language






41. 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






42. 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'






43. Includes pressure to replace or demote first language






44. Two years maximum in mother tongue






45. 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






46. Students are taught with simplified vocab






47. Ability to communicate accurately in different contexts






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






49. Minority students in submersion programs but are pulled out to have ESL lessons. Students fall behind on classroom content and seen as remedial






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