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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. Apx 50% immersion throughout infant and junior schooling






2. Someone who is equally competent in two languages






3. Literacy can be used to maintain hegemony/control masses and it can also be a liberator






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






5. Two years maximum in mother tongue






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. Changing languages at word level






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






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






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






18. Ability to communicate accurately in different contexts






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






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






21. Includes pressure to replace or demote first language






22. 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






23. Context reduced situations: pronunciation - grammar - vocab






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






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






26. 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






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






28. Inner - mental representation of language






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






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






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






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






33. Required that immigrants learn English






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






35. Idea that the further the child moves to balanced bilingualism - the more likely cognitive advantages exist. 1st threshold: enough proficiency to avoid negative effects. 2nd threshold: enough for advantages to exist






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






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






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






39. What is actually assimilated. more important than input






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






41. Majority member learning second language without losing first languages






42. 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






43. 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






44. Learning language to survive






45. 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'






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






47. 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






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






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






50. Ability to develop appropriate cultural meaning from texts