Test your basic knowledge |

CSET Spanish Subtest

Subjects : cset, languages, spanish
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






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






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






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






5. Pejorative term for borrowing between languages






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






14. Includes pressure to replace or demote first language






15. Two years maximum in mother tongue






16. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. Receptive skill: reading - Productive skill: writing






23. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Type of second language information received when learning language






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






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






35. Language learning is made possible by acquiring distinct set of speech habits. Lessons should move from simple to complex linguistics






36. Receptive skill: listening - Productive skill: speaking






37. Idea that readers bring their own meaning to text






38. Promoted foreign language acquisition due to Cold War; fear that US wouldn't be able to compete in international world






39. 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






40. Minority language speakers are denied access to programs/schools






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






42. 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






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






44. Two languages in a community






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






46. Learning language to survive






47. 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






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






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